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Intellectual Cultural Heritage
In the 2009 fiscal year,
the ONCC also began collecting
data in the Folk literature domain
and added another domain to the
pravious fives: Sports, folk games
and martial arts.
To progress on the next
step after the “
Phum Ban Phum
Mueang
Project ,” the ONCC
launched the “Project on the
Safeguarding of the Intellectual Cultural Heritage” in
2009, with the key mission to designate the intellectual
cultural heritage for 2009. Since it was the first time
that Thailand designated its intellectual cultural heritage
items, it was agreed that the project will serve as the
pilot project. To fulfil the objectives of the project, the
ONCC appointed a committee to form the criteria for
ident i f icat ion, nominat ion and des ignat ion of the
intellectual cultural heritage and published a book titled
Guidelines for Designation of the Intellectual Cultural
Heritage in 2009
, which contributes to the knowledge,
understanding, appreciation and acceptance of the
cul tural divers i ty and, ul t imately, the peaceful
coexistence of people in society.
Definition of Intellectual Cultural Heritage
Intellectual cultural heritage means the body of
knowledge or work by individuals or groups, which was
created, developed, accumulated, transmitted and
applied in the daily life of those individuals or groups
continuously, in response to the social and natural
environments of their communities, and representing
their identity and cultural diversity.
Intellectual cultural heritage
encompasses the creative works
of architecture, painting, sculpture,
handicraft, and folk arts; the
knowledge, skill and practices
expressed through language,
performing arts, crafts, beliefs,
traditions, rites, and food, for
example, which are transmitted
from generation to generation as
practices or approaches. In some cases, they are
considered as a common spiritual bond of the people
in the communities. Some intellectual cultural heritage
items are beautiful and have high artistic values.