Intangible cultural heritage asset Archives

Internship July December 2017, Religious

This temple adorns the wedding sequence of lord Shiva and Parvati

November 16, 2017November 15, 2017

The Someshwara temple is located in Halasuru in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The temple was believed to be a gateway to open markets in the ancient times, …

Best of 2016, Blog, Capturing Culture, Food Heritage, Heritage, Intangible Heritage

The Migrant’s plate in Australia

August 30, 2017October 24, 2017

For most Australians, the main way we experience and interact with different cultures is through food. Recipes and culinary traditions have traveled with migrants from …

Best From Our Students, Best of 2016, Heritage, Student Program, Urban

Westbottoms to the crossroads: Presenting Kansas’ cultural canvas

July 20, 2017September 21, 2017

Living in the Midwest United States has taught me a few things about the history of the growth of our nation. For example, St.Louis Missouri …

Africa, Conservation, Heritage, Intangible Heritage, Interviews, Opinion

Heritage and education: The GamoGofa zone in South Ethiopia

May 22, 2017September 21, 2017

The importance of sustaining traditionally and locally embedded cultural heritage, customs and practices is paramount in this era of rapidly escalating modernisation. Taking the case …

Arts and Crafts, Heritage, Intangible Heritage, Student Program, Traditions, Urban

Paducah Kentucky, A UNESCO Creative City

November 4, 2016January 18, 2018

Every year when I was a kid, my family and I took the drive from Florida to Missouri during the holidays. That 18 hour road …

Arts and Crafts, Best From Our Students, Best of 2016, Heritage, Intangible Heritage, Student Program, Traditions

Matryoshka: Origin and symbolic meaning

November 4, 2016October 14, 2017

During my last travel, I went to Russia. I bought the most popular Russian souvenir: the Matryoshka. Everyone knows what a Matryoshka is…but do you …

Built Heritage, Heritage, Student Program, Traditions

“A Pile of Stones is Better Than a Pile of Gold”: Glimpse into Lebanese Vernacular Architecture

September 8, 2016September 8, 2016

Typically the Mediterranean is associated with a vast warm climate. Many of my friends, whom I personally asked “what is the first thing that came …

Built Heritage, My Hometown Culture, Student Program, Traditions, Urban

Vernacular Architecture in the Mid-West United States

August 19, 2016August 23, 2016

Many people would ask what is different about vernacular architecture compared to regular architecture, I know I did. I found it especially challenging to talk …

Best From Our Students, Best of 2016, Built Heritage, Heritage, Intangible Heritage, My Hometown Culture, Student Program, Traditions

I Casoni: Vernacular Architecture in the Venetian Lagoon

August 17, 2016February 1, 2017

What is vernacular architecture? What are its characteristics? Are there examples of vernacular architecture in Italy? Vernacular architecture is a specific kind of architecture. Ronald …