“Implementation of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Republic of Serbia”

1. Implementation of the Convention for
the Safeguarding of the Intangible
Cultural Heritage in the Republic of
Serbia
Brač, Croatia, 14-15 June 2016

2.  Registration and nomination for UNESCO Representative list
 Documentation - upgrading the National Register of
Intangible Cultural Heritage
 Education, awareness-raising and capacity-building
IMPLEMENTATION
2015 - 2016

3. The National Registry of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of the
Republic of Serbia established in June 2012
32 elements inscribed on the National Register
INVENTORY

4. NOMINATION ON THE UNESCO REPRESENTATIVE
LIST OF THE INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF
HUMANITY
KOLO, TRADITIONAL FOLK
DANCE

5. The Faculty of Music, the Department of Ethnomusicology
KOLO, TRADITIONAL FOLK
DANCE
• Centre for Intagible Cultural Heritage Serbia
• The Ensemble of folk dance and songs of Serbia “Kolo”
• The Faculty of Music, the Department of Ethnomusicology
• The Centre for Research and Preservation of Traditional Dances of Serbia
(CIOTIS/CRPTDS)

6. Digitizing the documentation of the National Register of
Intangible Cultural Heritage and the application of new
information and communication technologies in the protecting
and promotion of ICH
DOCUMENTATION

7. Project „Digitizing the documentation of the National Register
of Intangible Cultural Heritage and the application of new
information and communication technologies in the protecting
and promotion of ICH“
- Database for intangible cultural heritage of Serbia
- - Platform for access to ICH using new IT technologies
DOCUMENTATION

8.  Input of data related to the elements included in National Register,
their regular updating and depositing various document types
relating to ICH elements (text documents, video, photo and audio
materials);
 Defining access levels for users with various permissions (along with
administrators and database operators, other user types may have
access to data, under defined conditions, for the purpose of research
and study);
 The public availability of a selected set of data from the database
through the internet presentation (www.nkns.rs/nacionalniregistar)
DATABASE AND THE
PRESENTATION PLATFORM

9. Raising Awareness of the Importance of Registered ICH of the Republic of
Serbia through the Enhancement of the National Register of ICH
November 6, 2015, at the Ethnographic Museum in Belgrade
with the support of UNESCO under the 2015 Participation Programme
CONFERENCE

10. Participants:
• representatives of the Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic
of Serbia and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of
Serbia;
• National Committee for Intangible Cultural Heritage, Commission for
Inscription of Intangible Cultural Heritage in the National Register,
• regional coordinators,
• ICH bearers and nominators for inscription on the National Register,
• representatives of cultural institutions, professional associations, NGOs
and interested individuals
CONFERENCE

11. Conclusions:
• The established system of ICH safeguarding has proved to be
functional and it has covered all relevant stakeholders in the process
of ICH safeguarding and preservation;
• Professional bodies – the National Committee for ICH, the
Commission for Inscription of ICH in the National Register,
regional coordinators, the Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage,
have clearly demarcated responsibilities and areas of action;
• The inscription on the National List of ICH has been recognized as
an important first step in the safeguarding of ICH element
CONFERENCE

12. Recommendations:
• Improving coordination between professional bodies through the exchange of
information and identification and harmonization of priorities in ICH
safeguarding;
• Creating opportunities for a more active and visible role for professional
associations, which may be the crucial link between ICH bearers/nominators
and professional bodies;
• Elaborating safeguarding measures relating to individual elements inscribed on
ICH lists, which could become an integral part of the decision on including an
element in the National Register;
• Updating documentation on ICH by regular reporting on the planned and
implemented activities relating to ICH.
CONFERENCE

13. Department of Ethnology and Anthropology/Faculty of
Philosophy and Serbian Ethnological and Anthropological
Society
• Weekend about intangible cultural heritage
• Training for students „Continuous education of professionals
on the Convention for the Safeguarding of the ICH and its
practical implementation“
EDUCATION

14. •Conference on the visibility of Serbian cultural heritage inscribed on and
nominated for the UNESCO world heritage list, Kazan kult Kladovo, Institute
for Protection of Cultural Monuments in Belgrade,
•Festival „Antika Fest“ Zaječar
•EUROPEAN HERITAGE DAYS 2015, „Old and Traditional Crafts –
Preservation and Sustenance“
AWARENESS-RAISING ACTIVITIES

15. Capacity building workshop for national ICH experts in Serbia in partnership
with the Ministry of Culture and Media of Serbia and the Centre for the
Intangible Cultural Heritage of Serbia at the Ethnographic Museum in
Belgrade
Venue and dates: Belgrade, October 2016
FORTHCOMING

16. Thank you!