NPR

55 cultural practices added to UNESCO's list of Intangible Cultural Heritage

The U.N.'s Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has added 55 new inscriptions to its Intangible Cultural Heritage List for 2023, in an effort to safeguard traditional art, dance, food, ...
Food & Wine

Sake Was Just Added to UNESCO's 'Cultural Heritage of Humanity' List

The 2,500-Year-Old Japanese rice wine joins the ranks of Haiti's Joumou soup, Tajikistan's Oshi Palav, and Tunisia's Harissa. Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of ...
NPR

Here's what made it onto this year's UNESCO intangible cultural heritage list

Each year, UNESCO recognizes culturally significant practices, traditions and customs. 2025's list includes weaving, handmade paper craftsmanship, yurt making, a genre of Cuban music and yodeling. You ...
Artnet

Egg Decoration, Paper Cutting, and More Traditional Arts at Risk

Though UNESCO is best known for the designation and preservation of world monuments, it also works to protect the more intangible aspects of our cultural heritage, like rituals, customs, crafts, and ...
Condé Nast Traveler

Italian Cuisine Is So Good UNESCO Just Recognized It as 'Intangible Cultural Heritage’

If you've only ever wanted to eat at Italian restaurants, make pasta almost every day for dinner, and entertain Italian vacations regardless of season, much to the chagrin of your over-saturated ...