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Museums and Safeguarding ICH

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  Link from external source relevant to my potential research Blake, J. (2018). Museums and Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage – Facilitating Participation and Strengthening their Function in Society. International Journal of Intangible Heritage. Vol.13 . 17-32. https://www.ijih.org/volumes/article/701      African Heritage Exhibit, National Museum, Port of Spain (Photo: Gerard Besson) This article highlights the paradigm shift from an emphasis on global to local heritage. Very importantly, it examines this shift as moving the focus from valuing monuments, sites, artefacts and other objects, to safeguarding ICH, also known as living heritage that is primarily located in the skills, knowledge and know-how of contemporary human beings and the role museums can play in safeguarding ICH.  The article points out that the shift has been particularly notable following UNESCO’s 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heri...
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Safeguarding ICH in Trinidad and Tobago

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      Siparee Mai Devotions, Siparia (Source: The Catholic News April 21, 2024) Safeguarding the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) in Trinidad and Tobago: Assessing Practices and Policies My potential research The protection of disappearing folk traditions, indigenous cultural expressions and traditional knowledge has been gaining interest by governmental authorities, international organizations and peoples in general around the world in recent years.  UNESCO’s 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (https://ich.unesco.org/en/convention), which came into force in 2006, provided a framework for national and international practices and policies associated with ICH and served to heighten attention to safeguarding practices and policies. Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) refers to the practices, representations, expressions, knowledge and know-how (e.g. Calypso music, Stick Fighting, the Siparee Mai devotions, First Peoples Smoke Cere...
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