Albania has made several achievements regarding the protection and promotion of its intangible cultural heritage between 2015-2016. It signed the 2003 UNESCO Convention in 2005 and ratified it in 2006. The Albanian iso-polyphonic singing was inscribed on the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2008. New legal and administrative measures were adopted, including a new cultural heritage law and action plans for cultural minorities and Roma people. Capacity building workshops were held for over 100 people. An inventory application was submitted to UNESCO in March 2016. Educational and promotional activities engaged over 12,000 students and featured exhibitions, festivals, and training of artisans.

1. MINISTRY OF CULTURE OF ALBANIA,
prepared by Arlinda Kondi Toci
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ICH IN ALBANIA
ACHIEVEMENTS 2015-2016
CROATIA , JUNE 2016

2. THE CONVENTION AND ALBANIA
• Albania signed the
Convention in 2005 and
ratified it in April 2006
• In 2008 the Albanian Iso
Poliphony was proclaimed
as a Masterpiece of
Intangible Heritage of
Humanity and in 2008
included in the
Representative List of
Intangible Heritage of
Humanity
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3. MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS ON ICH
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• PROTECTION AND PROMOTION MEASURES
• LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES

4. LEGAL MEASURES
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• New Strategy on Culture
• 5 national experts
• 1 international expert
• New law on cultural heritage
• A specific chapter related to ICH reflecting obligations of
the 2003, 2005 Conventions

5. LEGAL MEASURES
• An Action Plan for the promotion of the identity and
intangible heritage of cultural minorities was crated and
is in process of approval
• An Action Plan for the integration of Roma people was
approved in December 2015 , where a specific chapter
is dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Roma
culture and intangible heritage of this community
• A specific chapter on traditional crafts is provided within
the Law on Crafts in the Republic of Albania
• “Show your culture” initiative –registering ICH elements in
video format and upload in the MoC page
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6. CAPACITY BUILDING
• National training
workshop held on 14-
18 September in
Tirana “Building
capacities for the
Convention of 2003
of UNESCO”
• Workshop on methods
of registering ICH
elements in video
format , July 2015.
Tirana
• 100 persons trained
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7. WORKSHOP ON THE 2003 CONVENTION
TIRANA, SEPTEMBER 2015
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8. WORKSHOP ON THE 2003 CONVENTION
TIRANA, SEPTEMBER 2015
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9. 9
INVENTORY
A PPLI CA TI ON FOR I NVENTORY OF I CH WA S SUBMI TTED TO
UNESCO I N MA RCH 2016

10. EDUCATION THROUGH CULTURE HERITAGE
AND ICH
• 12.054 students in 147
schools in 2015
involved in education
through cultural
heritage and ICH
• One person in Regional
Directorate appointed
for ICH and
collaboration with
Education Directorates
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11. PROMOTION
• 80 traditional
costumes were
produced according
to old techniques
and patterns
• 100 artisans (women)
trained
• EXPO Milano 2015 2015
• Albanian Week in Essen
• EXPO KLICK ,Tirana,
november 2015
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12. PROMOTION
• Albanian legends
through comics
• Exhibitions and workshops
on ICH personalities
• National festivals
• Biennale of Architecture:
Isopoliphonic singing
• Celebration of
International Roma Day,
World Cultural Diversity
Day, National Heritage
Day
• National Festival of
Gjirokastra 2015, once in 5
years
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13. HVALA!
FALEMINDERIT!
www.kultura.gov.al
Arlinda.kondi@kultura.gov.al
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