Christmas message On behalf of the IOV Board
On behalf of the IOV Board, we would like to extend to the members and friends of IOV throughout the world a message of peace. we are facing a great challenge for humanity, this pandemic is like a curse, there are many, too many deaths in every country, in every village each of us with […]
Christmas wish
To all people, who love the traditional Folk Art. The year 2020 has changed our life in nearly all aspects. The Covid-19 virus has conquered the whole world and caused great suffering in many families. All normal activities in our jobs and the spending of free time had to be changed due to the great […]
The value of the IOV Membership has been updated
Dear friends and members of IOV, as required by the IOV Bylaws, we have updated the current value of the registration fee in relation to the published GDP table relating to 2018. The amount of the membership fee is determined according to the most recent list of the gross domestic product per capita ( GDP […]
A Word from the President – IOV Website Feature
In early 2020, the world changed. Hit by a pandemic, countries witnessed a dramatic change in citizens’ everyday lives, in the ways businesses operated, in the tourism industry, and in border controls. Millions suffered as the result of a terrible new coronavirus named COVID-19. After reeling from the effects of the threat of COVID-19, the […]
IOV World General Assembly and the IOV Sharjah Scientific Conference Sharjah
IOV World General Assembly and the IOV Sharjah Scientific Conference Sharjah, 1-4 April 2019 The World General Assembly (WGA) of the International Organization of Folk Art (IOV), and the Scientific Conference: “Folk Culture: Present and Future Pathways”, organized in collaboration with the Sharjah Institute for Heritage (SIH), were held from the 1st to the 4th […]
French National Section: activities of the year 2019
Click here to read or download the report of the activities of the IOV France Section for the year 2019.
IOV World General Assembly 2019
Kind friends, we are ready for our big event, we all look forward to this with enthusiasm. The meeting agenda of the assembly is attached. For the WGA official photo in open air, it is preferable that all participants are dressed in typical and traditional clothing of their own country , we expect you to […]
6th IOV World Youth Congress
2020, February 13th to16th, in the city of Nova Petrópolis – Rio Grande do Sul – Brazil This invitation is dedicated to all the young people already included in the IOV members and also to those who want to approach this International Organization by becoming a new IOV member. The organization committee in Brazil will […]
Report on the scientific conference “Lost/Looked for/Tamed Cultural Heritage”
Report on the scientific conference Lost/Looked for/Tamed Cultural Heritage, Kielce, 4-6 July 2019 This scientific conference was organized by The School of Pedagogy and Art of Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce, The Polish Section of International Organization of Folk Art (IOV/UNESCO) and The Museum of Toys and Play in Kielce. Its interdisciplinary considerations focussed on […]
Report on Book Presentation „Alexander and the History of the World of IOV“
Report on Book Presentation “Alexander and the History of the World of IOV” Thanks to the 5-G‘span-Musi and the Hinterbrühler Stub’nmusi, for her willingness to musically frame the book presentation. Brief Statement about the General Assembly of the International Organization of Folk Art Art – IOV and the Book Presentation “Alexander and the History of […]
