A Window into Intangible Heritage

Online Photo Exhibition Windows to ICH

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Photos on Living Heritage Taken by Communities and Researchers

Photo Exhibition: A Window into Intangible Heritage

ICHCAP held the photo exhibition, A Window into Intangible Heritage, with four keywords—ICH, UNESCO, 2003 Convention, and ICHCAP— on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage.

From September to November 2013, the exhibition was held in Gwang-ju, Jinju, and Seoul in the Republic of Korea, targeting ICH stakeholders and the general public. It was composed of approximately fifty pictures of twenty elements in the five domains (performing arts; oral traditions and expressions; social practices, rituals and festive events; knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe; and traditional craftsmanship), which were collected through ICHCAP’s various projects.

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The images were not shot by professional photographers; people who took the photos were community members or researchers for the ICH elements. Therefore, you could see their deep affection for the elements in each photograph.


The exhibition, which created a space for rendezvous, participation, coexistence, and attention, is now represented online so that more people can encounter living heritage and recognize the value of diversity.

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