We are pleased to announce that, on 10 September 2020 at the 8th session of the General Assembly of States Parties to UNESCO’s 2003 Convention for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage, the Persian Garden Institute for Living Heritage (PGILH) was granted accreditation to the intergovernmental Committee of the Convention under Resolution 8.GA 13 of the meeting….
Shah Mahmud. A polo game: an illustration from the poem Guy u Chawgan (the Ball and the Polo-mallet) (F1935.18, manuscript). Safavid dynasty. Color and gold on paper
Nowruz celebrations in Cyrus the Great tomb in Pasargadae
This carpets on display belongs to a group known as “Polonaise.” Produced during the reign of Shah ‘Abbas I (r. 1587–1629), these carpets were not only enjoyed in Iran but also made for export to Europe, where they came to be mistakenly identified as Polish (Polonaise). The floral and saz-style ornament in this rug is…
Dr Janet Blake presenting the Keynote Speech entitled “Living Culture, Identities and Sustainable Community Development – Taking a Human Rights-based Perspective to Community Participation” at the International Symposium “For Everyone” organized in Edinburgh (Scotland) by Museums and Galleries Scotland (a UNESCO accredited NGO) on 4 November 2015. Present in this symposium were representatives from NGOs…
Dr Janet Blake presenting the Keynote Speech entitled “LivingCulture, Identities and Sustainable Community Development – Taking a
Ahmed Skounti Anthropologist National Institute of Archaeology and Heritage sciences, Morocco
Introduction The relationship between living or intangible cultural heritage (ICH) and the Covid-19 pandemic has been a somewhat paradoxical one. In the early stages of the outbreak of this crisis, some festivals and other cultural gatherings served as hotspots for transmission, including the world-famous Carnival in Rio de Janeiro in late February and many of…
National Museum of Iran, Tehran The International Expert Panel on West and Central Asian Ethnic and Nowrouz Dolls and Puppets was the second international expert gathering on the annual action plan of Tehran ICH Centre. The Expert Panel was programmed as part of a larger national Iranian programme to celebrate Nowrouz, the West and Central…
Joint Research Project Tehran, Carpet Museum of Iran, Spring 2016, International Day of Museums Employer: Iranian Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts, and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO), Deputy for Cultural Heritage, Directorate for Museums and Movable Cultural-Historical Properties, Carpet Museum of Iran Contractors: Pishin Pajouh Culture and Art Centre Persian Garden Institute for Living Heritage (PGILH) Executive Director:…