UNESCO – Intangible Cultural Heritage
"The Nyckelharpa Network"
an innovative dissemination of a music
and instrument-building tradition
Register of Good Safeguarding Practices
6th of December 2023, the Nyckelharpa Network was included in the Register of Good Safeguarding Practices for the Intangible Cultural Heritage by the UNESCO.
The proposal was submitted by the Swedish government to the eighteenth session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Kasane, Republic of Botswana.
The application video can be viewed here.
More Information on the whole application can be found here. (see number 8.c.2)
The application was assessed by an evaluation body and the assessment submitted to the plenary assembly for the final vote.
Read the recommendation for the vote in English (original), French (official translation), German (unofficial translation).
The special commendation for the outstanding application (point 4) was only granted for this one project.
Following the approval of the Nyckelharpa network's entry in the Register of Good Safeguarding Practices, the Swedish delegation presented a short video as a thank you to the UNESCO. You can view it here.
See also the the official UNESCO website here.
The whole process of registering to the "Good Safeguarding Practices" was only possible through the many years of commitment of Esbjörn Hogmark.
Thank you, Esbjörn!
The next events
- 28.04.2024
World Nyckelharpa Day 2024 - 31.05.2024 16:00 to 02.06.2024 13:00
European Nyckelharpa Training (I)
Didier François
Scuola di Musica Popolare di Forlimpopoli - 05.08.2024 to 08.08.2024
Early music masterclasses
Nyckelharpa with Marco Ambrosini
Scuola di Musica Popolare di Forlimpopoli, Italy - 05.08.2024 to 08.08.2024
Nyckelharpa Camp
Annette Osann
Scuola di Musica Popolare di Forlimpopoli, Italy - 30.08.2024 16:00 to 01.09.2024 15:00
European Nyckelharpa Training (D)
Annette Osann
Academy Burg Fürsteneck, Germany - 03.10.2024 18:30 to 06.10.2024 13:00
International Days of the Nyckelharpa
Different teachers and subjects for choice
Academy Burg Fürsteneck, Germany - 08.11.2024 16:00 to 11.11.2024 15:00
European Nyckelharpa Training (D)
Marco Ambrosini
Hochschule für Musik Trossingen, Germany - 07.02.2025 16:00 to 09.02.2025 15:00
European Nyckelharpa Training (D)
Jule Bauer
Academy Burg Fürsteneck, Germany - 04.04.2025 16:00 to 06.04.2025 15:00
European Nyckelharpa Training (D)
Annette Osann
Academy Burg Fürsteneck, Germany - 09.10.2025 18:30 to 12.10.2025 13:00
2025 Intern. Days of the Nyckelharpa
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Academy Burg Fürsteneck, Germany