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

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

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

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

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.

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

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)

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)

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)

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

Representative list: Busó Festivities at Mohács (2009)

Representative list: Matyó Embroidery (2012)

Representative list: Falconry (2012) with 13 States

Best Safeguarding Practices Register

Táncház Method (2011)

Participation in preparing multinational nomination

Networks of experts

- County coordinators of ICH

- Voluntary professionals

as capacity building facilitators

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.

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

Circle and forums of Communities

• Circle of Communities Conscious in Heritage Protection

• Forums, thematic meetings

• Presentations, festivals

• Cooperation between the communities

The promulgation of the elements inscribed on the National

Inventory (2015)

Cultural Heritage Days in 2015

Withsun Heritage Festival as an International Gathering of ICH

Withsun Heritage Festival as an International Gathering of ICH

ICH Emblem in Hungary

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