Ahmed Skounti
Ahmed Skounti Anthropologist National Institute of Archaeology and Heritage sciences, Morocco
Intangible Cultural Heritage during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Iran
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…
Participation in the International Expert Panel on West and Central Asian Ethnic and Nowrouz Dolls and Puppets
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…
Amuqli Heritage of Iranian Carpet Weaving
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:…
Lucas lixinski
“Associate Professor of Law, university of New South Wales and ICH Expert”.
Revitalization
The success of the 2016 International Expert Panel on West and Central Asian Ethnic and Nowrouz Dolls provided the ground for closer networking of PGILH with NGOs involved in the safeguarding of ethnic dolls and the art of doll-making. This networking action was, soon, followed by inviting PGILH to join with these NGOs. The following…
Participation in International Expert Meeting on Safeguarding West and Central Asian Intangible Cultural Heritage
Qeshm Island, Hormozgan Province Themed ‘Proposals for Concrete Safeguarding Measures’, the Qeshm Island Expert Meeting consisted of a three-day event with expert panels, presentations, discussion forums, exhibitions, cultural performances, tour of the Island’s representative/endangered ICH, and visits of good safeguarding practices. The Qeshm Island Expert Meeting was an event on the 2015 Action Plan of…
Accession of 40,000 Historical Coins to the Holdings of the National Museum of Iran
Research and Implementation Tehran, National Museum of Iran, 2011-12 Employer: Iranian Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts, and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO), Deputy for Cultural Heritage, Directorate for Museums and Movable Cultural-Historical Properties, National Museum of Iran Contractors: Pishin Pajouh Culture and Art Centre Persian Garden Institute for Living Heritage (PGILH) Executive Director: Mohammad Reza Miri Research Team: Dr….
Implementation of Iranian Linguistic Atlas (ILA)- (Phase 1)
(Phase 1: Transcription of First Package of Linguistic Interviews) Credit Holder and Employer: Languages and Dialects Research Center, Iranian Research Institute for Cultural Heritage and Tourism (IRICHTO) Contractor: Pishin Pajouh Arts and Culture Institute The Iranian Linguistic Atlas (ILA) is a national Iranian linguistic heritage preservation project. The project has a long history of nearly…
Proposals for ICH Safeguarding Projects
In the course of the years of its active involvement in ICH safeguarding, PGILH has always relied on the expert talents of its staff and provided proposals for ICH safeguarding to involved stakeholders. One such proposal has been explained in more detail in the present archive under the title the ‘Guilan Rural Heritage Museum’. The…