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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

Building Peace and Social Cohesion through Safeguarding the Living Cultural Heritage of South Sudan’s Diverse Ethnic Communities May 17, 2018
Ten South Sudanese participants in a two‐week UNESCO workshop in Juba have been trained to lead community‐based inventories and document the expressions and practices, knowledge and skills of the diverse ethnic groups in South Sudan as part of an effort to safeguard the country’s intangible cultural …
Seventh General Assembly for the 2003 Convention May 6, 2018
The seventh session of the General Assembly of the States Parties to the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage will take place from 4 to 6 June 2018 at UNESCO Headquarters in paris. The General Assembly is the Convention’s sovereign body and meets in ordinary sessions …
Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage for Sustainable Development in Bangladesh - Capacity-building training workshop on ICH Nomination May 4, 2018
UNESCO Dhaka Office in cooperation with the Ministry of Cultural Affairs and Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy is convening a series of training workshops to strengthen the national institutional capacities of Bangladesh to implement the 2003 Convention under the project ‘Safeguarding Intangible Cultural …
Tunisia links its sustainable development to safeguarding living heritage May 3, 2018
A training workshop on the links between intangible cultural heritage and sustainable development was held in Tunis on 4 and 5 April 2018. the workshop emphasized the role of living traditions in the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development. This workshop was followed …
Guatemala concludes capacity-building cycle for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in its territory April 26, 2018
This week concludes the training of the main Guatemalan actors related to ICH: national and municipal officials, as well as bearers and representatives of civil society. From April 25 to 27, the last of six training workshops will be held in Guatemala City in the framework of the project on Strengthening …
Forms available for the 2020 cycles April 23, 2018
The Secretariat has made available, on the website of the 2003 Convention, all the forms to be used for the 2020 cycles for nominations for the Representative List and Urgent Safeguarding List, proposals for the Register of Good Safeguarding Practices as well as different kinds of International Assistance …
Information and exchange session on the overall results framework for the 2003 Convention (20 April 2018) April 19, 2018
The information and exchange session on the overall results framework for the Convention will take place at UNESCO Headquarters on 20 April 2018, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. (Room II). During this session, the Secretariat will present the overall results framework that has been developed through a consultative …
Bureau of the Intergovernmental Committee of the 2003 Convention grants six International Assistance April 16, 2018
The Bureau of the thirteen session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage met at UNESCO Headquarters on 22 March 2018. During its meeting, the Bureau approved six International Assistance requests: two from Zimbabwe, one request each from Democratic …
First training workshop on safeguarding living heritage targeting youth organized in Kyrgyzstan April 13, 2018
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan - First training workshop for young people interested in safeguarding their living heritage is being organized from 9 to 13 April in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, by the National Commission of the Kyrgyz Republic for UNESCO, the International Training Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage …
Finland focuses on safeguarding: a first training workshop organized in cooperation with UNESCO March 22, 2018
The training workshop organized from 20 to 23 March in Helsinki by the Finnish Heritage Agency in cooperation with UNESCO has raised a lot interest among heritage communities in Finland. 40 representatives of local communities, minorities, non-governmental organizations and government offices were selected …