Museums And Archives

Intangible Cultural Heritage in Scotland – Protection through Connection

This project will help communities in Scotland to record, showcase and safeguard their intangible cultural heritage. In this pilot project, members of the ICH Partnership in Scotland (‘ICH Partnership’/‘the partnership’), which consists of Museums Galleries Scotland (MGS), Historic Environment Scotland (HES), and Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland (TRACS), will work closely with 5 Intangible Cultural Heritage Communities or Heritage Bearers, who will be hosted by 5 Heritage Organisations. They will work together, and with a ICH Project Officer, to: Safeguard five ICH elements in Scotland; Embed UNESCO ICH safeguarding techniques within these groups; Draw on these projects to inform a wider integrated national infrastructure for ICH support in Scotland; Co-create a mechanism for monitoring, assessing and preserving at-risk ICH in Scotland; Create guidance and legacy materials informed by projects; these will form part of a redeveloped online resource hub for ICH in Scotland (dovetailing with UK wide ICH Inventory).