IOV Magazine, november 2016
Dear Reader, Thank you for taking your time to read this note. We are honoured to present you this new edition of IOV Magazine, released during the 2016 IOV World General Assembly in Bergamo, Italy. We have collected a group of diverse and powerful voices here. They speak about their from Indonesia to Brazil, […]
11th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
In fall 2016 has been held the 11th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH). Marcel Oelbrandt, Secretary General and Emma Chen, Vice President, were present as observer for IOV which as NGO, is an official partner of Unesco. In the edge of this session of the Intergovernmental […]
Alexander and the History of the World of IOV
The Middle East and North Africa regional headquarters of the International Organization of Folk Art (IOV) published a book, which documents the life of IOV main founder Alexander Veigl and the in-depth story of the organization. The book, titled “Alexander and the History of the World of IOV”, edited by the late founder’s wife, Anna […]
IOV in Broad Perspective
IOV is accredited to UNESCO. A five-year-old status where it can be proud of, because in the world there are only 178 accredited NGOs. From 6 to June 13, 2015 took place in Santa Susanna (near Barcelona, Sp.), the first international conference of NGOs accredited to the Intergovernmental Committee of the UNESCO Convention on the […]
Report of the Fourth IOV World Youth Congress
Fourth IOV World Youth Congress: “The Role of Youth in Safeguarding and Transmitting the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Immigrant and Ethnic Communities in Diaspora Host City” The Fourth IOV World Youth Congress was held from July 29 to August 2, 2015 in Nova Petroplis, Brazil. It was organized by IOV Brazil and the City of […]
4th IOV World Youth: message by Carmen Padilla
It is with great pleasure that I welcome you all to the Fourth IOV World Youth Congress. We would like to thank the leadership of Daniela Santos and the Brazil Team, Paulo Staudt, Gabrielle who have worked tirelessly in the preparations for this Congress. At the same time Paulo was also involved with the organization […]
25th anniversary of IOV
We look back to 25 years of a purposeful, devoted and idealistic work for folk culture and a Culture of Peace, which allows us to follow a way of mutual understanding and love und to live our lives full of hope, expectations and trust. On the occasion of our 25 th anniversary we want to […]
IOV announces the Fourth IOV World Youth Congress
The Conference Theme is “The Role of Youth in Safeguarding and Transmitting the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Immigrant and Ethnic Communities in Diaspora.” If you are age 18 to 35, you are eligible to participate! What better place to discuss this topic that in Nova Petropolis, pills a city of 18,000 inhabitants in southern Brazil. […]
A Tribute to Artist Salah El Mahdi
Salah El Mahdi passed away on September 12th, medicine 2014. A Tunisian musicologist, order conductor, composer, flautist, music critic and judge, Salah’s friends and students called him ‘Ziryab’ after the famous Muslim singer and composer. Newspapers throughout the Arab world mourned his death and published accounts of his life and accomplishments. Salah was born in […]
Bangladeshi Delegates at 1st IOV Youth Asia Congress
The first International Folk Art (IOV) Youth Asia Congress took place from January 20 to 26, 2014 at Curtin University Sarawak, Malaysia. The theme of the congress was “Tastes of Asia – A Cultural Journey: Asian Peace through Cultural Understanding.” Around 90 young delegates from 16 countries of Asia participated in the week-long congress. Badrul […]
