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.