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Category: Capturing Culture

Intangible cultural Heritage?includes oral traditions, performing arts, social practices, rituals, festive events, knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe or the knowledge and skills to produce traditional crafts.
There are many such specimens around us, the task is to choose any one of them, they may not necessarily be on the?UNSECO?list.

The GCA needs to talk to the artistes or?practitioners of the culture, talk to them about the legacy, the importance?of the culture in history of civilisation and its current state. GCAs need to include the interview with the artist in an article and their suggestions and ideas on preserving the ICH.?

Blog, Capturing Culture, Community, Intangible Heritage, North America

UNESCO Creative Cities: The Paducah Edition

Posted onDecember 6, 2017December 10, 2017

Where do I begin? The last two months have been marked by ups and downs, related to both UNESCO, and I. The USA needs to …

Africa, Arts and Crafts, Capturing Culture, Internship July December 2017

Preserving Culture through craft in Lamu

Posted onDecember 5, 2017January 8, 2018

The famous monsoon trade of the western Indian Ocean entrenched a unique culture on the East African coast that is manifested by the magnificent stone …

Arts and Crafts, Capturing Culture, Cultural Identity, Go Heritage Runs, Sports

When running a race makes you culturally aware

Posted onNovember 14, 2017December 19, 2017

As a marathon runner, I try to run in as many cities or countries as I can. ?Runcations? have been a huge part of my …

Arts and Crafts, Asia, Capturing Culture, Photo Stories

The story of carved faces from Bengal in India

Posted onNovember 11, 2017December 24, 2017

The masks are traditional objects of worship and devotion in Bengal. The craft of Gomira Mask making is one such art form. In its pristine …

Asia, Blog, Capturing Culture, Explore the Unexplored, Heritage

Kolkata – the city that lives with its past

Posted onSeptember 11, 2017February 7, 2018

Kolkata, formerly known as Calcutta is the capital of the Indian State of West Bengal, and is largely ?ignored by ?foreign travelers, who mostly visit …

Best of 2016, Blog, Capturing Culture, Food Heritage, Heritage, Intangible Heritage

The Migrant’s plate in Australia

Posted onAugust 30, 2017October 24, 2017

For most Australians, the main way we experience and interact with different cultures is through food. Recipes and culinary traditions have traveled with migrants from …

Best From Our Students, Best of 2016, Capturing Culture, Food Heritage, Heritage, Intangible Heritage, Student Program, Traditions

Say Cheese! The inseparable relation between Italy and cheese

Posted onAugust 27, 2017September 24, 2017

Why is food considered an Intangible Cultural Heritage? What does cheese represent in Italy and in Friuli-Venezia Giulia region? Can a cheese dish represent a …

Arts and Crafts, Best of 2016, Capturing Culture, Community, Interviews

Interview: Retelling the Story of Bidriware

Posted onAugust 15, 2017September 20, 2017

Any form of art or art requires a great deal of patience and a passion for art making. The Bidriware Artisans are one such category …

Capturing Culture, Food Heritage, Internship July December 2017, South America, Student Program

Arroz con Leche: The Latin American dessert with multicultural variants

Posted onAugust 7, 2017September 24, 2017

Latin America comprises most of Central and South America, and in the Caribbean – Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico, and is home to …

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    The Culture of Telangana

  • The History of the Ibaloi Group from The Philippines

  • The Atilogwu Dance

  • Nueva Ecija: The rice granary of the Philippines

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