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 ...

The Making of pletenice element was inscribed in the Register of the Intangible Cultural Heritage as the 12th element of the intangible cultural heritage. Pletenice are braided breads of various shapes made from better leavened dough, which are prepared according to regional recipes in most parts of Slovenia. They are ...

Between June 17 and July 2, 2024, Van Lang University in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam will host an exhibition on intangible cultural heritage from Slovenia, which is included in the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The exhibition, prepared by the Slovene Etnographic Museum as ...

As the 119th element of intangible cultural heritage, the Ministry of Culture inscribed the Sustainable forest management element in the Register of the Intangible Cultural Heritage on the proposal of the Slovene Ethnographic Museum as the Coordinator for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage on June 19th. The following ...

On May 22, 2024, the Ministry of Culture, at the proposal of the Coordinator for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage inscribed the 118th element of the intangible cultural heritage in the Register of the Intangible Cultural Heritage – Singing partisan Songs. Slovenian partisan songs and other songs of ...

On Friday, May 17, 2024, in the Belgramoni Tacco Palace in Koper, the Koper Regional Museum in cooperation with the Ethnographic Museum of Istria from Pazin opened the temporary exhibition THE INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF ISTRIA ON THE STATE AND UNESCO LIST, which will be on display until June 12 ...