How can we preserve and pass on creative and cultural heritage in the country we call home? IMMART has its own projects and practices to this end, and recently joined a UNESCO project that aims to safeguard living heritage. Read more below.
UNESCO defines Living Heritage (or intangible cultural heritage) as oral traditions, performing arts, social practices, rituals and festive events, knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe, and the knowledge and skills related to craftsmanship inherited from our ancestors and passed on to our descendants. It can promote social cohesion, respect for cultural diversity and human creativity, as well as help communities build resilient, peaceful and inclusive societies.
Food is a catalyst for IMMART. From brainstorming breakfasts to the conviviality of our IMMART Dinners. Individually and collectively, we seem to gravitate towards the space that food creates for action, for reflection, for connecting. We have been working on the project Food Memories since 2017 in collaboration with Integrationshuset Kringlebakken. As a humanistic, artistic and heritage project, Food Memories incorporates photography, literature, storytelling, sound and video in collaborations between artists, social workers and women from all over the world who have in common that they live in Denmark.
Initiated by UNESCO in 2021 and led by the Finnish Heritage Agency, the LIVIND project concentrates on recognising the practical ways that living heritage can support sustainable development, and how living heritage could be developed and used in sustainable ways in education and other practices. Read more about IMMART’s partnership and activities within LIVIND.
The Spinner of Living Heritage makes it possible for different groups to spark an uncomplicated discussion about cultural heritage or to lead learners of different ages into deeper reflection. The spinner is available in 12 languages including Danish.
The Wheel Chart of Sustainability and ICH has been developed to discuss and analyse the different dimensions of sustainable development in relation to living heritage in a practical way. The wheel is available 18 languages.
The Living Heritage SDG Daisy explains how culture can contribute to achieving the 17 SDGs.
A guide to safeguarding Living Heritage through education with examples on how to integrate living heritage into the curriculum.
List of the 90 Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity proclaimed by UNESCO
IMMART co-creates opportunities for networking, for knowledge exchange, and for paid work in the arts and culture scene at home and abroad – no matter where you are from or what your cultural heritage is!