Intangible cultural heritage refers to the oral traditions, performing arts, social practices, rituals and festive events, knowledge, and skills that communities, groups and individuals recognize as ...

Each year, UNESCO recognizes culturally significant practices, traditions and customs. 2025's list includes weaving, handmade paper craftsmanship, yurt making, a genre of Cuban music and yodeling. You ...

The U.N.'s Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has added 55 new inscriptions to its Intangible Cultural Heritage List for 2023, in an effort to safeguard traditional art, dance, food, ...

The bombing and shelling of populated cities, towns, and villages produces horrific humanitarian consequences. In recent armed conflicts—in Gaza, Myanmar, Sudan, Syria, Ukraine, Yemen, and ...

Erica Meneghin does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

A few streets away, a young apprentice holds a bow of horsehair against an unfinished two-stringed instrument, trying to coax out a sound his teacher calls “as old as the steppe.” These scenes reflect ...

Azerbaijan Deputy Culture Minister Farid Jafarov has addressed the event, which marks the 120th anniversary of the Azerbaijan Cultural Workers' Trade Union, a member organisation of the Azerbaijan ...

Nuclear science and technology are often used in the study and preservation of valuable cultural objects. These objects include everything from paintings, clothing and musical instruments, to statues, ...

The same example is reflected in the crimes perpetrated against Uyghur minorities in Xinjiang, which have also resulted in the destruction of mosques, causing the loss of links to generations past.

The attack on the Gokteik Viaduct in Shan State, Myanmar, on August 24 may not resonate with many, being not particularly well-known outside of Myanmar. Yet the structure carries significant weight in ...