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March 14, 2017

Benefits of Watching TV

One of the most common facets of entertainment that we enjoy even up to know is the Television or TV shows. Regardless if the internet has been ‘consuming’ most people, for instance the emergence of social media culture and things like that, TV has remained very influential in terms of news, entertainment and things like that.

Some of the parents are concerned with their kids’ excessive intake of TV shows, that’s why a lot of them are necessarily regretting the emergence of TV and its shows. However, there are actually a lot of benefits one could get from watching TV shows. Some of the most important being awareness of global news stories, finding new places to travel around the world, discovering new technologies etc… Here are some more benefits you might experience:

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March 10, 2017

Why Theater is Important

There are a lot of art works that are being celebrated even up to now, regardless if how old these works are. Some of these are inclined on the visual arts- paintings, sketches and the likes, others are on performing arts theater, music and others. Theater is one of the most common form of art that is still into existence even up to now.

However, because of the existence of movies, social media and other innovations of technology, theater and other performance arts’ appreciation has been slowly declining. Because a lot of people do not necessarily know the value of the art, some of us are very complacent about it.

Listed on this article are the things why theater is still important in this generation.

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March 3, 2017

The Importance of Popular Culture

Everything in the modern world reflects popular culture. Our music, the arts, the movie we watch, everything that we continuously consume today are forms of pop culture. Popular culture is a form of culture in which it is being continuously mocked and criticized as something which is senseless and illogical.

However, it is of primary importance to know what this culture is being identified as, as well as its uses in various ways.

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Follow the News published by UNESCO on Intangible Cultural Heritage

Side Event: The UNESCO 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage - Opportunities for indigenous peoples April 18, 2019
UNESCO is organizing a side event on opportunities for indigenous peoples to engage with the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. The side event aims to build understanding and share experiences about how the 2003 Convention can support indigenous peoples to safeguard …
What role for accredited NGOs in the 2003 Convention? April 10, 2019
Accredited NGOs as well as States Parties will meet on 18 April to discuss the ways in which NGOs can contribute to the work of safeguarding living heritage.…
Abu Dhabi strengthens its capacities to inventory living heritage April 10, 2019
From 14 to 23 April 2019, the Abu Dhabi Department of Tourism and Culture is hosting a community-based inventorying workshop for its staff aiming to better integrate the principles of the 2003 Convention in its activities at the local level.…
Report shows safeguarding living heritage in technical and vocational education and training a promising new area April 5, 2019
A new report published by UNESCO shows that safeguarding intangible cultural heritage through technical and vocational education and training (TVET) is a pertinent, yet unexplored, topic.…
The deadline for the 2020 cycle nominations March 20, 2019
This year, the 31 March falls on a weekend, so the Secretariat will accept nominations submitted by the end of the first working day after that. Nominations should be submitted by 6 p.m (Paris time) Monday 1 April 2019.…
Call for Participants European Young Heritage Professionals Forum -Closed March 8, 2019
The European Young Heritage Professionals Forum will take place from 20 to 24 May 2019 in Zadar, Croatia to explore potential synergies and challenges of working on tangible and intangible cultural heritage in the European context. …
Survey reveals a diversity of university programmes in Southern Africa working on intangible cultural heritage February 6, 2019
A recent survey of universities in Southern Africa acknowledged that a diversity of disciplines are integrating intangible cultural heritage including culture, heritage, archaeology, tourism, history, indigenous knowledge systems, theatre and African languages.…
Lebanon launches pilot project on intangible cultural heritage and education January 28, 2019
On 18 December 2018, UNESCO Beirut, in partnership with the Lebanese National Commission for UNESCO, launched a pilot project called ‘Learn with the Intangible Cultural Heritage for a sustainable future’ that targets Lebanese public and private schools that are part of UNESCO’s Associated Schools Project …
Comoros strives to strengthen its legislative framework for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage January 17, 2019
The Ministry of Youth, Sports, Professional Integration, Arts and Culture of Comoros and the UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa co-organized from 20 to 22 November 2018, in Moroni, a national workshop for the elaboration of a strategic review document to strengthen the legislative framework for …
Ghana developing an enabling environment for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage January 10, 2019
Following the fieldwork in Accra, Kumasi, Tamale and Cape Coast to identify the needs for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in Ghana, the UNESCO office in Accra organized a needs assessment validation workshop on 13 and 14 December 2018…