“Implementation of the UNESCO 2003 Convention in Hungry: Networks and Cooperation for Safeguarding of ICH”

1. Dr. Eszter Csonka-Takács
Director
Intangible Cultural Heritage Department
Hungarian Open Air Museum
Implementation of the UNESCO
2003 Convention in Hungary
Networks and cooperations for
safeguarding of ICH

24. Expert meeting at the Hungarian Open Air Museum
• to strengthen the international cooperation
• to develop networks of experts
• to share experiences
• to learn about the national elements in State Parties

25. Hungary’s accession
to the ICH Convention in 2006
ratifies the
Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural
Heritage, meeting in Paris, from 29 September to 17 October
2003
Act XXXVIII of 2006

26. Organizational structure of the implementation of the
Convention in Hungary
UNESCO
State Party
Hungary
Ministry of National
Capacities
Hungarian
National Commission
for UNESCO
ICH Expert
Committee
Hungarian Open
Air Msueum
Intangible Cultural
Heritage Department
Professional and
non-governmental
organizations
and ICH experts
Bearer communities

27. Intangible Cultural Heritage
Expert Committee of the
Hungarian National Commission for UNESCO
- an advisory body to the Minister responsible for Cultural Heritage
- founded in 2008, reconstructed in 2012
- 29 deputed members (professional institution, ministries)
Tasks:
• elaboration the steps of the Convention of national realization
• ensures implementation of the points of the Convention on a
national level
• making recommendations to the Minister for inscription of a
particular element on the National Inventory, as well as for
Hungarian nominations for inscription on the UNESCO Lists
President: Eszter Csonka-Takács Ph.D.

28. Intangible Cultural Heritage Department of the
Hungarian Open Air Museum
• Implementation of the UNESCO Convention and the coordination
of professionals
• Care about the national registry
• Organization of the network of experts and coordinators
• Organization of professional conferences, forums and festivals for
the communities
• Publications
• Maintain thematic website
• Secretarial duties of the Expert Committee of ICH

29. Procedure of the nomination
Minister responsible for Culture
Intangible Cultural Heritage
Expert Committee
Experts
Intangible Cultural Heritage Department
Community
(experts, tradition bearers, self-government, church, cultural
institutions, non governmental organizations)

30. National Inventory of ICH in Hungary
24 elements – 4 programs
Social practices, rituals and festive events
• ‘Busó‘ Festivities at Mohács. A masked end-of-wintercarnival custom (2008)
• Pentecostal church decoration of village Mende (2011)
• ‘Tikverőzés’ Ritual in Moha – Masked Carnival Tradition (2011)
• Emmaus in Bóly - Easter Monday Folk Tradition (2011)
• ’Molnárkalács’ cakes in Borsodnádasd (2012)
• Celebration of the ’Grapevine Bud Break’ (2013)
• ´Csobánolás´ - masked nativity plays of the Székely's of Bukovina (2013)
• Living tradition of the Quarters' professionin Eger (2014)
• The tradition of the Kossuth-kult in Cegléd (2014)
• Student traditions of Selmec - Survival ofstudent traditions at the Mining and
Forestry Academy of Selmecbánya in the successor institutions (2014)
• Logpulling at the Slovenian Rába Region (2015)
Awardees of the ‘Master of Folk Art’ distinctionand their knowledge
and activity (2008)

31. National Inventory of ICH in Hungary
Knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe
• Mutton Stew of the Cumania Region According to the Karcag Tradition (2010)
• Falconry in Hungary (2010)
• The tradition of plum jam making of the Szatmár-Bereg region (2013)
• Traditional artisan fishing on the lower part of Danube in Hungary (2013)
Traditional craftsmanship
• Living traditional heritage inthe cultural space of Kalocsa:
Embroidery, ornamental painting, traditional dress and folk dance (2010)
• Pottery tradition of Mezőtúr (2010)
• The living tradition of lace-making in Halas
• Matyó Heritage – living traditions of embroidery,dress and folklore
• Folk Art of the Sárköz region (2012)
• The tradition of the bulrush weaving in Tápé (2013)
• Pottery tradition of Magyarszombatfa (2014)
• Bueprinting tradition in Hungary (2015)

32. New elements on the National Inventory in 2016
• And of winter maskarade in Novaj
• Guarding to tomb of Christ in Hajdúdorogon
• Bagpipe tradition in Hungary
• Circus arts in Hungary
• Pilgrimage to shrines of Virgin Maria

33. Representative list: Busó Festivities at Mohács (2009)

34. Representative list: Matyó Embroidery (2012)

35. Representative list: Falconry (2012) with 13 States

36. Best Safeguarding Practices Register
Táncház Method (2011)

37. Participation in preparing multinational nomination

38. Networks of experts
- County coordinators of ICH
- Voluntary professionals
as capacity building facilitators

39. Network of county coordinators of ICH
19 coordinators in Hungarian counties
Main tasks:
• Raising awareness,
• initiating and coordinating the documentation of ICH elements,
• organizing local forums and meetings,
• transmitting information to communities,
• providing professional counseling to affected communities (for ex. the
definition of ICH, process of nomination for the National Inventory),
• maintaining continuous contact with the Department of ICH,
• participating in trainings and courses,
• submitting annual reports to the Department of ICH.

40. Network of voluntary professionals
System builded on local and national organisations:
• Scientific experts
• Non governmental organizations
• Cultural experts
Tasks:
• Identification of local heritage
• Elaboration of safeguarding measures
• Guidance of the communities in the process of nomination
• Raising awareness on local level
• Encouraging local educational programs

41. Circle and forums of Communities
• Circle of Communities Conscious in Heritage Protection
• Forums, thematic meetings
• Presentations, festivals
• Cooperation between the communities

42. The promulgation of the elements inscribed on the National
Inventory (2015)

43. Cultural Heritage Days in 2015

44. Withsun Heritage Festival as an International Gathering of ICH

45. Withsun Heritage Festival as an International Gathering of ICH

46. ICH Emblem in Hungary

47. www.skanzen.hu
www.szellemiorokseg.hu
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