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MEASURES TAKEN IN CYPRUS FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 2003 UNESCO
CONVENTION
(2015-2016)
Dr Euphrosyne Rizopoulou Egoumenidou (Professor Emerita, University of Cyprus)
Dr Antigoni Polyniki (Officer, Cyprus National Commission for UNESCO)
GENERAL POLICIES & FUNDING
Scheme for the Safeguarding and Enhancement of the
Intangible Cultural Heritage
Main aims:
• the financial support of the transmission, study,
research and development of ICH elements,
• the encouragement of documentation, research and
promotion activities related to ICH,
• the implementation of new approaches and
innovative initiatives which create cultural value and
develop cultural education through the study of the
intangible cultural heritage of Cyprus.
Beneficiaries:
• municipalities and communities which have inscribed
elements on the National Inventory and
Representative List of ICH and
• non-profit private bodies whose activities contribute
to the promotion of the culture of Cyprus.
Selected projects and initiatives: e.g. short documentary
films, periodic exhibitions, workshops, music youth groups,
archives.
INVENTORYING & DOCUMENTATION
National Inventory of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
of Cyprus, first call (2015)
• “Pipilla” Needle Lace – Communities concerned:
Kilani, Omodos, Lapithos.
• “Pittota” or “Venice” embroidery needle lace
(reticella type) – Community concerned: Athienou.
• Basketry and straw-mat making – Community
concerned: Livadia.
• Reed-mat weaving – Community concerned:
Kapouti.
• The art of drystone – Communities concerned:
Pitsilia, Solea, Marathassa, Limassol wine-
producing villages, Akamas peninsula settlements.
• “Arkatena” artisanal rusks – Communities
concerned: Kilani, Omodos.
• Limassol Carnival – Community concerned:
Limassol.
• The “Kataklysmos” Fair (Pentecost celebration) –
Community concerned: Larnaca.
INVENTORYING & DOCUMENTATION
National Inventory of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Cyprus, second call (2016) – 10 new
inscriptions under evaluation
• Red clay pottery
• Shadow theater
• “Fervolites” lace
• Traditional Cypriot wedding customs
• “Glytzista” syrup pastries
• Lapithos knife-making tradition
• Glazed pottery
• Phitiotika traditional weaving
• Basketry
INVENTORYING & DOCUMENTATION
© Mουσειο Παραδοσιακης Aγγειοπλαστικης Aγ.Δημητριου-
Mαραθασσας
National Inventory of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Cyprus, second call (2016) – 10 new
inscriptions under evaluation
• Red clay pottery
INVENTORYING & DOCUMENTATION
National Inventory of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Cyprus, second call (2016) – 10 new
inscriptions under evaluation
• Shadow theater
© Χριστόδουλος Α. Πάφιος
INVENTORYING & DOCUMENTATION
National Inventory of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Cyprus, second call (2016) – 10 new
inscriptions under evaluation
• “Fervolites” lace
© Δήμος Καραβά / Γιάννης Παπαϊωάννου
INVENTORYING & DOCUMENTATION
National Inventory of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Cyprus, second call (2016) – 10 new
inscriptions under evaluation
• Traditional Cypriot wedding customs
© 2015, Τόλης Ξεπατεράκης
INVENTORYING & DOCUMENTATION
National Inventory of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Cyprus, second call (2016) – 10 new
inscriptions under evaluation
• “Glytzista” syrup pastries
© 2016, Όμιλος Κοιλανιωτών / Στέλλα Φαίδωνος
INVENTORYING & DOCUMENTATION
National Inventory of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Cyprus, second call (2016) – 10 new
inscriptions under evaluation
• Glazed pottery
© Αρχείο Νεοπτόλεμου Κότσαπα
INVENTORYING & DOCUMENTATION
National Inventory of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Cyprus, second call (2016) – 10 new
inscriptions under evaluation
• “Phitiotika” traditional weaving
© 2016, Παναγιώτα Κουτσόφτα/Ίδρυμα Λαόνα
INVENTORYING & DOCUMENTATION
National Inventory of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Cyprus, second call (2016) – 10 new
inscriptions under evaluation
• Basketry
© Ονησίφορος Νεοφύτου
PROTECTION MEASURES
Lefkaritiko Lace Embroidery National Standard: Creating an instrument for the protection of this
traditional handicraft.
AWARENESS-RAISING • Community involvement schemes
• Educational initiatives
• Media collaboration
• Participation in public lectures and workshops
• Articles/Publications
CAPACITY BUILDING
© 2015, Κυπριακή Εθνική Επιτροπή UNESCO
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES Promoting and transmitting ICH through formal and non formal Education
© 2015, Κυπριακή Εθνική Επιτροπή UNESCO/A. Πολυνείκη
© 2015, Κυπριακή Εθνική Επιτροπή UNESCO/Louca Studios
© 2016, Λανίτειο Λύκειο
A WEALTH OF INITIATIVES
REGIONAL & INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
DRYSTONE AS AN ELEMENT OF INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE
INFORMAL EXPERT MEETING
Nicosia, Cyprus, 22-23 January 2016
© 2011, Αναστασία Πήττα
CHALLENGES FOR THE FUTURE
(a) To modify the current trend of cultural management from static transmission of the ICH to
a more dynamic approach both on the community and on the national level. This means to
encourage communities to transfer ICH related knowledge and skills without ‘freezing’
these expressions in their past manifestations but rather through supporting their
continuous evolution and contemporary interpretation, while ensuring that all safeguarding
measures are implemented with the consent of the communities;
(b) To involve even more communities in the process of inventorying and to provide incentives
and guidance for communities which have inscribed elements on the National Inventory
and the Representative List to implement appropriate safeguarding measures without
distorting the meaning of this heritage for themselves;
(c) To ensure that intellectual property rights of the bearers of ICH are respected and to
create a form of official certification for practitioners of traditional cultural expressions in
order to protect them against unauthorized imitation and mass reproduction;
(d) To provide training for community members on the use of information and communication
technologies for the documentation of ICH cultural expressions (especially video,
recordings and photographs).
BIBLIOGRAPHY
• Cyprus National Commission for UNESCO (2014). Periodic report No.00805/Cyprus. Intergovernmental
Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. Ninth Session, 24-28 November 2014.
• Nicolaou-Konnari, Angel (2015). The UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural
Heritage: Programmes and Actions of the Cyprus National Commission for UNESCO. In: 70 Years of UNESCO
(in Greek). Nicosia: Cyprus National Commission for UNESCO.
• Polyniki, Antigoni (2015). Lefkara Embroidery Lace, Modi and Modulations. An Apprenticeship Programme
of the Cyprus National Commission for UNESCO. – In: Lefkaritiko, Modi and Modulations. Exhibition
Catalogue (in Greek). Nicosia: Cyprus National Commission for UNESCO.
• Polyniki, Antigoni (2016). The Cyprus National Commission for UNESCO: Promoting and Transmitting ICH
through Formal and Non-formal Education: Two Exemplary Cases. In: The Contribution of UNESCO Member
States of South-Eastern Europe to the Implementation of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible
Cultural Heritage. A Jubilee Edition Dedicated to the 70th Anniversary of UNESCO. Sofia: Regional Centre for
the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage in South-Eastern Europe under the auspices of UNESCO.
• Rizoupoulou-Egoumenidou & Papantoniou, Thekla (2016). Measures Undertaken in Cyprus for the
Implementation of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in the period
between 2014-2015. In: The Contribution of UNESCO Member States of South-Eastern Europe to the
Implementation of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. A Jubilee Edition
Dedicated to the 70th Anniversary of UNESCO. Sofia: Regional Centre for the Safeguarding of Intangible
Cultural Heritage in South-Eastern Europe under the auspices of UNESCO.
Thank you!
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