SESSION 1 Eighth Annual Meeting of the South East European Experts Network on Intangible Cultural Heritage 15-16 May 2014. Limassol, Cyprus Author: Nena Židov, Representative of the Slovene Coordinator for the protection of the ICH (Slovene Ethnographic Museum) DISCLAIMER The ideas and opinions expressed in the above presentations are not necessarily those of UNESCO and do not commit the Organization. The designations employed and the presentation of material throughout the documents do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of UNESCO concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city of area or of its authorities or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.

1. The intangible cultural heritage of Slovenia
in the light of UNESCO's Convention (2003)
dr. Nena Židov

2. 2004
• First public discussion on the intangible cultural
heritage
• Tangible and intangible heritage
• The importance of the intangible cultural heritage
to ethnologists and folklorists
• Research methods
• How to translate intangible cultural heritage into
Slovene language

3. Intangible Cultural Heritage, Ljubljana:
Institute for the Protection of the Cultural
Heritage of Slovenia, 2005.

4. 2006-2008
• Research project “The register of the intangible
heritage as an integral part of a uniform register of
the cultural heritage” (Institute of Slovene Ethnology
SASA).
• The project resulted in a proposal to set up a Register
of the intangible cultural heritage of Slovenia.

5. 2008
• Ratification of the UNESCO Convention for the
Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural
Heritage
• Implementation of the Convention in the new
Cultural Heritage Protection Act (immovable,
movable and living cultural heritage)

6. The Coordinator for the protection
of the living cultural heritage
2009 - 2010 Institute of Slovene Ethnology SASA
Since 2011 Slovene Ethnographic Museum
1. Identification, documentation, research, evaluation and
interpretation
2. Proposals for the inscription of elements in the Register
3. Advice to bearers regarding integrated protection
4. Proposals for the proclamation of living masterpieces

7. Register of the living cultural heritage
• Kept by the Ministry of Culture
• Texts prepared by the Coordinator
• Commission made up of experts
• 34 elements till now

8. Living masterpieces
of national significance
• Protection regime
• Proclaimed by Slovene government
• Condition for submitting to Unesco Representative
list
• 5 elements till now

9. The Škofja Loka Passion Play
(Photo: J.
Nastran) )

10. Traditional Production of Carniolan Sausages
(Photo:
P. Mrak)

11. Making Palm Sunday Bundles in Ljubno
(Photo:
S. Weber)

12. Laufarija – Shrovetide in Cerkno
(Photo:
M. Špiček)

13. Shrovetide in Drežnica and Drežniške Ravne
(Photo:
M. Špiček)

14. www.nesnovnadediscina.si

15. Manual on the Intangible Cultural Heritage,
Ljubljana: Slovene Ethnographic Museum, 2012

16. Exhibition
The Easter Heritage of Slovenia (2013)
(Photo:
A. Jerin)

17. International Expert Meeting Advantages and disadvantages of the enlisted elements
and bearers in the National Inventories of the Intangible Cultural Heritage,
Ljubljana: Slovene Ethnographic Museum 2013
(Photo:
A. Jerin)

18. The proclamation of Laufarija – Shrovetide in Cerkno as living masterpiece
of national significance, Tolmin, February 2014
(Photo:
A. Jerin)

19. ICH in Slovenian strategies
• Rural Development Programme of the Republic of
Slovenia for the 2014–2020 period
• Slovenian Tourism Development Strategy 2012–2016