The New Bulgarian University in Sofia is hosting a photo exhibition entitled The Living Crafts in Southeast Europe, which was prepared by the Regional Centre for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Southeast Europe under the auspices of UNESCO in Sofia in cooperation with member states. The Slovenian ...

A new unit – Slovene Braille – has been inscribed into the Register of the Intangible Cultural Heritage upon the proposal of the Slovene Ethnographic Museum / Coordinator for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. The initiative for the entry was submitted by the Zveza društev slepih in slabovidnih ...

At the proposal of the Slovene etnographic museum/ Coordinator for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, the Ministry of Culture has inscribed the 134th element called Distilling ( Žganjekuha) into the Register of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. Distilling is the process of producing natural brandy by fermenting and distilling ...

The Slovene Ethnographic Museum as the Coordinator for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, has in the past few days issued two new publications presenting intangible cultural heritage that is inscribed in the Register of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Slovenia. The bilingual publication Brides are ready at Shrovetide ...

The Register of Intangible Cultural Heritage, managed by the Ministry of Culture, with Slovene ethnographic Museum as the Coordinator responsible for preparing proposals for inscription on the list, already includes 133 units of intangible cultural heritage. In April and early May 2025, 5 new units were added to the Register ...

Two new units have been inscribed into the Register of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, which is maintained by the Ministry of Culture, Guild Associations in Turnišče and Blessing of Horses on St. Stephen's Day. The initiative to enter guild associations in Turnišče and its surroundings was forwarded to the Slovene ...

At the proposal of the Slovene Ethnographic Museum, which performs the tasks of the Coordinator for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, two new units were inscribed in the Register of the Intangible Cultural Heritage – St. John’s Caroling in Adlešiči and the surrounding area and Making simple folk ...

The Slovenian Museum and Archives Clevland is hosting an exhibition on the intangible cultural heritage of Slovenia from March 1 to the end of July 2025. The elements of the intangible cultural heritage presented in the exhibition have been inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage ...

The cultural holiday (February 8, 2025) was once again carnival-themed at SEM. For the seventh year in a row, the Slovene Ethnographic Museum, as the Coordinator for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, has prepared an exhibition about carnival customs and carnival characters – this year on the theme ...

At the proposal of the Slovene Ethnographic Museum / Coordinator for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, the Ministry of Culture inscribed the 124th unit of intangible cultural heritage – Carpentry – into the Register of Intangible Heritage on 24 December 2024. The initiative for inscription into the Register ...

The 19th session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, which took place from 2 to 7 December 2024 in Asuncion, Paraguay, was also attended by the Republic of Slovenia, represented at the session by Tanja Roženbergar, representative of the Slovene Ethnographic Museum / ...

The 15th session of the regular annual general assembly of the Regional Centre for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of South-Eastern Europe under the auspices of UNESCO (hereinafter referred to as the Centre) was held on 4 November 2024 in Sofia, Bulgaria. The meeting of representatives of the ...

At the proposal of the Slovene Ethnographic Museum, which performs the tasks of the national Coordinator for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, the Ministry of Culture inscribed two new units in the Register - the Preparation of the mežerli and the Volunteer Firfighting. Mežerli are a dish made ...

Between 9 and 11 October 2024, the 18th meeting of the SE Europe Network of Intangible Cultural Heritage experts took place in Warsaw, Poland, under the title Living Heritage in an Urban Context. The meeting was organized by the Regional Center for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in ...

On September 27, 2024, the Faculty of Arts of the University of Ljubljana and the Slovene Ethnographic Museum organized a round table in SEM in the Year of Heritage - Year of Inspiration! which was followed by a concert by the Cultural and Ethnomusicological Society Folk Slovenia. At the round ...

Today (October 17, 2024) marks the first International Day of ICH, which was declared by the UNESCO General Assembly last year. On this day, we pay attention to the intangible cultural heritage, the safeguarding of which is directed by an international document that has so far been accepted by 183 ...

In the Slovenian Museum and Archives in Cleveland, USA, between June 4 and September 5, 2024, a visiting exhibition of the Slovene Ethnographic Museum on the making of paper flowers is on display. The exhibition presents the heritage of making paper flowers in Slovenia throughout history until today, when many ...

On Saturday, August 24, 2024, SEM curator Miha Špiček documented a meeting of Slovenian mortarmen in Bohinjska Bistrica, who demonstrated shooting with mortars. Firing or bursting with mortars is a traditional form of celebrating Easter, the first of May, some local holidays and ceremonies. It originates from the popular belief ...

The Register of the intangible cultural heritage is richer by one more unit - as the 121st unit of the intangible cultural heritage, Making hats was inscribed. Making hats is the handicraft production of hats and headgear from animal, less often plant and synthetic fibers for everyday use and special ...

Last weekend (July 18-21), the 52nd International Folklore Festival took place in Beltinci, organized by the Beltinci Cultural and Artistic Society. On Friday (July 19), three folklore groups formed an evening of foreign folklore. Performed by: Flor de Atalaia Group from Brazil, Gudenieku suites from Latvia and Kansemble group from ...