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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

The 14.COM documents are now available online November 8, 2019
The complete set of documents has been published online for the fourteenth session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage on 8 November 2019. …
Strengthening the facilitators network in the Arab States November 6, 2019
From 4 to 8 November 2019, more than 20 intangible cultural heritage specialists are gathering in Oujda, Morocco, for a training of trainers workshop under the 2003 Convention’s global capacity-building programme. The workshop intends to strengthen and expand the Arab States chapter of the facilitators’ …
Research on the 2003 Convention: an interactive bibliography for all stakeholders October 30, 2019
The Secretariat is launching an interactive bibliography of research references related to the Convention. Hosted by UNESCO and led by independent researchers, this project intends to enhance the dissemination of ICH-related research for all stakeholders involved in the implementation of the 2003 Convention.…
Training workshop kicks off pilot projects in UNESCO Associated Schools Network across the European Union October 25, 2019
The introduction of living heritage into schools can make education more exciting, accessible and relevant for both teachers and children. …
Gabon, Kenya and the Seychelles strengthen safeguarding efforts through International Assistance projects September 19, 2019
Through projects aimed at supporting communities in the identification, enhancement and safeguarding of living heritage, Gabon, Kenya and the Seychelles have made major progress in safeguarding the living heritage present in their country.…
Training of Trainers Workshop on ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Development in Europe September 18, 2019
Organized by UNESCO and the Regional Centre for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in South-Eastern Europe, based in Sofia, Bulgaria, the workshop will take place from 1 to 3 October in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.…
The Republic of Colombia and UNESCO formalize their cooperation for the organization of the 14.COM September 13, 2019
The Colombian Foreign Minister and UNESCO have signed the host country agreement for the organization of the fourteenth session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, due to be held from 9 to 14 December 2019.…
An international conference on living heritage gathers in Paraguay and calls for harnessing the power of intangible cultural heritage for the development of intersectorial public policies September 4, 2019
The Conference on Intangible Cultural Heritage: Towards an intersectoral development of public policies, gathering August 2019 in Asunción, Paraguay, highlighted the intersectoral dimensions of intangible cultural heritage and the role of training in contributing to the strengthening of public policies.…
Haiti commits to strengthening institutional capacities to safeguard its living heritage August 19, 2019
Forty-two participants from government, civil society and communities gathered in Port-au-Prince in July 2019 for two workshops to strengthen Haiti’s national capacities to safeguard its living heritage.The objectives of the two workshops were defined in consultation with the National Bureau of …
In memoriam of Stephen Chifunyise August 16, 2019
UNESCO’s Living heritage entity is greatly saddened to announce the loss of one of its most dedicated cultural expert and facilitators in Africa, Stephen Chifunyise who passed away on 5th August 2019 in Harare. Stephen Chifunyise played a prominent role in the development of cultural policies in Botswana, …