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Intellectual Cultural Heritage
Background History
Since its inception in 1979, the Office of the
Nat ional Cul ture Commi ss ion (ONCC) has been
responsible for carrying out cultural research, study,
conservation, promotion, dissemination, restoration, and
development, part icular ly wi th regard to the folk
cultures. The ONCC has laid down policies, strategies,
and measures and has organised various projects and
activities to fulfill its mission.
During 2005-2008, the ONCC ini t iated the
“
Phum Ban Phum Mueang Project
” (Local and National
Intellectual Heritage Project) with the objectives to collect
data and prepare the intel lectual cultural heritage
databases in f ive domains: 1) Folk l i terature;
2) Performing arts; 3) Social practices, rituals and festive
events; 4) Knowledge and practices concerning nature
and the universe; and 5) Traditional craftsmanship.
The ONCC has carried out the following activities
in the aforementioned project:
1. Promot ion of, and support for, the local
communities’ participation in intellectual cultural heritage
data collection/inventories filing in various domains;
2. Intellectual cultural heritage data collection/
inventories filing in cooperation with the local experts,
academi cs as wel l as individual s who own the
intellectual cultural heritage;
3. Disseminat ion of data, informat ion, and
knowledge on intellectual cultural heritage through
printed materials and websites;
4. Studies and researches for intellectual cultural
heritage safeguarding measures through researches,
international meetings and seminars, and participating as
observers in the safeguarding work of other countries
and of the international agencies such as the United
Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
(UNESCO), the Asia-Pacific Cultural Centre for UNESCO
(ACCU) and World Intellectual Property Organisation
(WIPO).
The ONCC has carried out the following activities
for the intel lectual cul tural heri tage data
collection/inventories:
1. Data col lect ion/ inventor ies f i l ing of the
intellectual cultural heritage in the performing arts
domain during 2005-2007. The inventories, a total of
350 topics which include texts, photographs, sound and
videotape recordings, are stored in digital form;
2. Data col lect ion/ inventor ies f i l ing of the
intel lectual cul tural her i tage in the t radi t ional
craf tsmanship domain dur ing 2006-2007. The
inventories, a total of 500 topics which include texts,
photographs, sound and videotape recordings, are stored
in digital form;
3. In 2008, the ONCC organised events and
act ivi t ies to disseminate the performing arts and
traditional craftsmanship knowledge to the children and
youth in every province throughout the country.
Designation of the Intellectual Cultural Heritage