Center for Intangible
Cultural Heritage of Serbia
The Center for Intangible Cultural Heritage of Serbia was opened in the Ethnographic Museum in Belgrade on June 20th, 2012. The starting point of the Center's activities is the UNESCO Convention on the Preservation of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (2003), which was ratified by the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia in May 2010.
The center is in charge of collecting, documenting, researching and presenting elements of intangible cultural heritage from the territory of the Republic of Serbia. A particularly significant activity of the Center relates to cooperation with heritage holders and local communities, with the aim of raising awareness of the importance of intangible cultural heritage, its recognition, practice and transmission to the next generations. In order to work more effectively on the preservation of intangible cultural heritage, the Center proposes and coordinates programs and projects at the national, regional and international levels.
With the adoption of the Law on Museum Activity (2021), the activity of preserving registered elements of intangible cultural heritage was established as a general interest. This law also established that the Center for Intangible Cultural Heritage of Serbia performs the tasks of the central institution for the preservation of intangible cultural heritage. In this regard, the activities of the Center have been expanded, and in addition to maintaining the register of intangible cultural heritage, it has also been entrusted with the tasks of participating in the development strategy of protection institutions, ensuring the harmonization of international professional standards in the field of museum activity, as well as issuing expert instructions for museums in the Republic of Serbia, in the field of preserving intangible cultural heritage.
The center is in charge of collecting, documenting, researching and presenting elements of intangible cultural heritage from the territory of the Republic of Serbia. A particularly significant activity of the Center relates to cooperation with heritage holders and local communities, with the aim of raising awareness of the importance of intangible cultural heritage, its recognition, practice and transmission to the next generations. In order to work more effectively on the preservation of intangible cultural heritage, the Center proposes and coordinates programs and projects at the national, regional and international levels.
With the adoption of the Law on Museum Activity (2021), the activity of preserving registered elements of intangible cultural heritage was established as a general interest. This law also established that the Center for Intangible Cultural Heritage of Serbia performs the tasks of the central institution for the preservation of intangible cultural heritage. In this regard, the activities of the Center have been expanded, and in addition to maintaining the register of intangible cultural heritage, it has also been entrusted with the tasks of participating in the development strategy of protection institutions, ensuring the harmonization of international professional standards in the field of museum activity, as well as issuing expert instructions for museums in the Republic of Serbia, in the field of preserving intangible cultural heritage.
National Network for the Preservation of Intangible Cultural Heritage
The national network of professional bodies and institutions for the preservation of intangible cultural heritage consists of:
The National Committee for Intangible Cultural Heritage, an expert body at the Ministry of Culture,
Commission for registration in the National Register of Intangible Cultural Heritage, expert body at the Ethnographic Museum in Belgrade,
The Center for Intangible Cultural Heritage of Serbia, the central institution for the preservation of intangible cultural heritage at the Ethnographic Museum in Belgrade,
Network of regional coordinators for the protection of intangible cultural heritage.
About intangible cultural heritage (Intangible Cultural Heritage): UNESCO Convention on the Preservation of Intangible Cultural Heritage The first issue of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Serbia magazine Catalog of the "Intangible Cultural Heritage of Serbia" exhibition National Register of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Serbia
The National Committee for Intangible Cultural Heritage, an expert body at the Ministry of Culture,
Commission for registration in the National Register of Intangible Cultural Heritage, expert body at the Ethnographic Museum in Belgrade,
The Center for Intangible Cultural Heritage of Serbia, the central institution for the preservation of intangible cultural heritage at the Ethnographic Museum in Belgrade,
Network of regional coordinators for the protection of intangible cultural heritage.
About intangible cultural heritage (Intangible Cultural Heritage): UNESCO Convention on the Preservation of Intangible Cultural Heritage The first issue of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Serbia magazine Catalog of the "Intangible Cultural Heritage of Serbia" exhibition National Register of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Serbia
