Cultural Heritage

A Cultural Heritage is a cultural item that is a heritage asset.

• Example(s):
  • Dia de los Muertos, within Mexican culture.
  • Dancing Devils of Corpus Christi, within Venezuelan culture.
  • Idea and practice of organizing shared interests in cooperatives, within German culture.
  • Organ craftsmanship and music, within German culture.
  • Rebetiko, within Greek culture.
  • Vedic chanting, within Hindu culture.
  • Ramlila, within Indian culture?.
  • Yoga Culture, within Indian culture.
  • Kun Qu Opera, within Chinese culture.
  • Guqin, within Chinese culture.
  • Uyghur Muqam, within Uyghur culture.
  • Tibetan Opera, within Tibetan culture.
  • Nowruz, within Central Asiatic culture.
  • …
• Counter-Example(s):
  • Cultural Appropriation,
  • Cultural Assimilation,
  • Cultural Genocide,
  • Cultural Imperialism,
  • Cultural Revolution.
• See: UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, Heritage Asset, Cultural Property, Monument, Intangible Heritage, Natural Heritage, Indigenous Intellectual Property, Conservation (Cultural Heritage), Museum.

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References

2023a

• (Wikipedia, 2023) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_heritage Retrieved:2023-1-8.
  • Cultural heritage is the heritage of tangible and intangible heritage assets of a group or society that is inherited from past generations. Not all heritages of past generations are "heritage"; rather, heritage is a product of selection by society.

    Cultural heritage includes tangible culture (such as buildings, monuments, landscapes, books, works of art, and artifacts), intangible culture (such as folklore, traditions, language, and knowledge), and natural heritage (including culturally significant landscapes, and biodiversity). The term is often used in connection with issues relating to the protection of Indigenous intellectual property.

    The deliberate act of keeping cultural heritage from the present for the future is known as preservation (American English) or conservation (British English), which cultural and historical ethnic museums and cultural centers promote, though these terms may have more specific or technical meanings in the same contexts in the other dialect. Preserved heritage has become an anchor of the global tourism industry, a major contributor of economic value to local communities.

    Legal protection of cultural property comprises a number of international agreements and national laws.

    United Nations, UNESCO and Blue Shield International deal with the protection of cultural heritage. This also applies to the integration of United Nations peacekeeping.

2023b

• (Wikipedia, 2023) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNESCO_Intangible_Cultural_Heritage_Lists Retrieved:2023-1-8.
  • UNESCO established its Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage with the aim of ensuring better protection of important intangible cultural heritages worldwide and the awareness of their significance. This list is published by the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage, the members of which are elected by State Parties meeting in a General Assembly. Through a compendium of the different oral and intangible treasures of humankind worldwide, the programme aims to draw attention to the importance of safeguarding intangible heritage, which UNESCO has identified as an essential component and as a repository of cultural diversity and of creative expression.

    The list was established in 2008 when the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage took effect.

    As of 2010 the programme compiles two lists. The longer, Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, comprises cultural "practices and expressions [that] help demonstrate the diversity of this heritage and raise awareness about its importance." The shorter, List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding, is composed of those cultural elements that concerned communities and countries consider to require urgent measures to keep them alive.

    In 2013, four elements were inscribed on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding, which helps States Parties mobilize international cooperation and assistance to ensure the transmission of this heritage with the participation of the concerned communities. The Urgent Safeguarding List now numbers 35 elements. The Intergovernmental Committee also inscribed 25 elements on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, which serves to raise awareness of intangible heritage and provide recognition to communities' traditions and know-how that reflect their cultural diversity. The list does not attribute or recognize any standard of excellence or exclusivity. Both lists combined totaled 584 elements, corresponding to 131 countries .

    Elements inscribed in the lists are deemed significant manifestations of humanity's intangible heritage, the highest honor for intangible heritage on a global level.

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