The 11th ICH Protection Forum successfully held!

In the afternoon of June 8th, the 11th International (Shanghai) Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Forum was held in Shanghai, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage.



Guests and audience in the forum
The forum themed of "All Rivers Flow to the Sea", invited speakers from China, Japan, South Korea, Egypt, Iran, Slovakia, Indonesia, Armenia, Pakistan, United Kingdom and other countries, to talk about the International cooperation and national expression of intangible cultural heritage.
Take a look at the forum
Leaders' speech

Welcome speech by Wang Chengyang
Head of ICH Division of Chinese Ministry of Culture and Tourism

Welcome speech by Xiao Yeying
Deputy Director General of Shanghai Administration of Culture and Tourism
Host

Wu Penghong, Director of Shanghai Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center
Welcome speech by
the hosting organization

Hu Muqing, President of SACM introduced guests and leaders present

Xu Tao, Head of Shanghai Art and Design Academy
Signing ceremony

Shanghai Art Collection Museum, Shanghai Art and Design Academy and Indonesia Institute of the Arts, Yogyakarta joined the Network of ICH Protection
Speakers

Zhang Zhiying
Deputy Director of ICH Protection Office of China National Academy of Arts spoke of behalf of Zhou Qingfu,
Head of CNAA
Speech:Chinese Practice and Achievements in Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage: Theoretical and Practical Experiences of the Chinese Academy of Arts Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage in China

Shahbaz Khan
Director and Representative of UNESCO Beijing Office
Speech: International Cooperation and Experience on Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage
Section One
Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection from a Global Perspective

Svetlana Waradzinová
Head of the Cultural Department of Bratislava Region, Slovakia
Speech: Intangible heritage –Concept of Culture Policy of the Slovak Republic

Ali Abdelhalim Ali
Director General of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo
Speech: Experience of Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection of Ancient Egyptian Papyrus Paintings

Nishikawa Akihiko
Former director general of Shosoin Office of the Imperial Household Agency of Japan
Speech:Reproduction of Shogakuen Treasures -“People, Articles, and Hearts” in Reproduction

Zhong Fulan, President of Shanghai Folklore Culture Society
Speech: Protection and Utilization of Intangible Cultural Heritage Resources in the Background of “Urban Renewal”
Section Two
The power of teaching in the protection of diversity intangible cultural heritage in various countries

Host: Tang Tingqiang
Dean of School of Arts and Crafts at SADA

Timbul Raharjo
Rector of Indonesia Institute of the Arts, Yogyakarta
Speech: Preservation of Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Craft Study Program, Faculty of Fine Arts, Yogyakarta Indonesian Art Institute

Hara Satoshi
Professor of Kanazawa College of Arts and Crafts, Japan
Speech: Approaches and Experiences of Japanese Art Universities in the Preservation of Intangible Cultural Heritage--About the cultural heritage preservation efforts of Kanazawa College of Art

Yulriawan Dafri
Director of the Department of Visual Arts, ISI Yogyakarta
Speech: Preservation of “Wayang Beber” Yogyakarta as an Object of Cultural Heritage


Yang Yuliang
Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Former President of Fudan University
Yang Yuliang gave an academic conclusion
Section Three
Local experience and measures of
intangible cultural heritage protection

Davit Mkhitaryan
Vice Chairman of Armenian Chinese Partnership Center
Speech: Introduction to the Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Republic of Armenia: Protection and Preservation

Dai Hang
Former Director of Jiangsu Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center
Speech: Experience and Thinking of Intangible Heritage Protection in Jiangsu Province

Kang Jae Hyun
Savina Museum of Contemporary Art, Chief Curator
Speech: Application and Innovation of Tradition and Korean Contemporary Art
In addition, some guests who were unable to attend the forum in person participated in the forum in the form of video speeches and written papers.
Video speech

Ohi Chozaemon XI ·Toshio
Famous Pottery Artist
Speech: Tradition Crafts Encountering Innovation: Reflection and Practice


Marenka Thompson-Odlum
Research Curator (Critical Perspectives), Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford
Speech: Innovative Approaches and Experiences in Intangible Cultural Heritage Conservation at the Pitt Rivers Museum of University of Oxford
书面演讲

Hassan Mohammadi Adib
General Director of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts of Ardabil Province
Speech: The Intangible Cultural Heritages of Ardabil

Philippe Augier
Director of the Museum Pasifika, Bali, Indonesia
Speech: Protection of Balinese Culture, Contribution for the Future

Chen Anying
Director and Professor of the Department of Art History and Theory, School of Fine Arts, Tsinghua University
Speech: Regional Culture and Gathering of Arts: A New Theory of Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection and Revitalization

Ali Bordbar
Executive Director of the Belt and Road Foundation (Iran)
Speech: The Role of Persian Art in Heritage of the Country (Iran)

Qiu Zhijun
Director of Fujian Provincial Art Museum
Speech: Crafts in the Perspective of Fujian Studies--Taking Material Ware, Wood Carving, Shoushan Stone Carving and Lacquer Ware As Examples

Li Jin
Professor and Doctoral Supervisor, School of History and Culture, Sichuan University
Speech: Practice in Protecting Intangible Cultural Heritage in Sichuan

Li Jing
Master of Chinese Arts and Crafts
Speech: Carrying on Artisan Spirit and Promoting Cloisonné Culture--Beijing Enamel Factory as an Example

Tang Tingqiang
Dean of School of Arts and Crafts of Shanghai Arts and Design Academy
Speech Topic: The Academic Role of Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection and Inheritance in Modern Time--From the Perspective of Academic Intervention and Leadership of Contemporary Arts and Crafts Criticism
Guests and audience from European and African Office of Shanghai Foreign Affairs Office, the International Exchange Office of the Shanghai Administration of Culture and Tourism, representatives of the Yangtze River Delta intangible cultural heritage institutions, research institutions, etc. were also present.