9th ICCN General assembly in Kozhikode, India: IOV World President Ali Khalifa’s key note speech
In his address, President Khalifa applauded the theme for this year’s assembly, which was “Celebrating Diversity, Preserving Heritage: Sustaining Intangible Cultural Legacy,” and reaffirmed the shared goals of the ICCN and the IOV, which include promoting and raising awareness on Intangible Cultural Heritage and diversity. He also spoke about the IOV’s mission to support and […]
16th European International Scientific Conference of Folk Culture: call for papers and abstracts (till October 31st)
IOV Science and Research Commission for Europe, IOV Italian Section, University of Molise, Italy, Department of Humanities, Social and Educational Sciences and Center of Research BIOCULT organize IOV 16th European International Scientific Conference of Folk Culture “Intangible Cultural Heritage on the Move. Debates, Processes, Perspectives”. The conference will be held from March 21st to 22th, […]
IFF “The Flower of the sun” – Lithuania
The festival is held once a two years!! The registration of participants for the 10th anniversary International Folk Contest-Festival “The Flower of the Sun 2025” (Siauliai, LITHUANIA) has started! On 15 September, the registration of foreign and Lithuanian participants to take part at the 10th International Folk Contest-Festival “The Flower of the Sun”, which will […]
IOV 15th European International Scientific Conference of Folk Culture: call for abstracts
IOV Science and Research Commission for Europe, IOV Latvian Section, Latvia National Centre for Culture and The Ethnographic Open-Air Museum of Latvia organize IOV 15th European International Scientific Conference of Folk Culture “Intangible cultural heritage in European social space: artistry and cultural practices”. The conference will be held from September 3rd to 4th, 2023, in […]
IOV Youth assembly Sharjah 2023
In the period of 9 – 11 March, the IOV Youth Assembly took place as part of the IOV World General Assembly in Sharjah (UAE). At the beginning of the assembly, former president Anderson Pinheiro presented the work of IOV Youth over the past two years. Despite the difficult conditions of the corona, Anderson did […]
Sharijah 2023 World General Assembly
IOV World General Assembly was held in the United Arab Emirates. In the Emirate of Sharjah, a few steps from Dubai, 52 delegations from different nations of the world met from 8 to 12 March to give voice to the cultural heritage of the different peoples of the earth. On the agenda IOV World General […]
Internal rules: approved the changes
The internal rules (IR) clarify matters arising from the bylaws. Under no circumstances can the IR contradict or overrule the bylaws. Adaptation and amendment of the IR are within the competence of the Board of Directors. The internal rules have been accepted at GA, on 12th November 2016 and modified and approved at Sharijah UAE […]
Approved the new Bylaws
On March 9, 2023, IOV World General Assembly has approved the revisions to the Bylaws of the World organization. Click here to read and download the new bylaws.
IOV’s President attends Arab Cultural Heritage Day in Cairo
The president of the International Organisation of Folk Art (IOV), the poet Ali Abdullah Khalifa, will be in attendance at the forum hosted by the Department of Culture and Dialogue of Civilizations of the General Secretary of the Arab League from February 24th to February 26th in Cairo. The Department of Culture and Dialogue of […]
Announcing the winning of the Isa Award for Service to Humanity, ophthalmologist Dr. Sunduk Roit from Nepal
In a press conference held in the presence of local, regional and international media: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa: The Isa Award for Service to Humanity commemorates the late Emir and confirms the Kingdom’s firm belief in the importance of tolerance and humanitarian work. Secretary General of the Isa Award for Service […]
