UNESCO Chair on Applied Studies of Intangible Cultural Heritage

22/09/2026

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Last week we had the pleasure of hosting French and Latvian colleagues in Viljandi. They are from:

🏛 UNESCO Chair on Intangible Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Development (CY Cergy Paris University)
🏛 UNESCO Chair on Intangible Cultural Heritage Policy and Law (Latvian Academy of Culture)

The UNESCO Chairs contributed to the 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲, which welcomed some 20 Estonian heritage professionals working with the category of intangible cultural heritage for inspiring presentations and lively discussions.

During their stay in Estonia the guests also

🍁 Learned about the natural and cultural heritage of the Soomaa national park.
🪡 Visited and did fieldwork at the Viljandi Repair Festival

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𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘩-𝘌𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘦 𝘗𝘈𝘙𝘙𝘖𝘛.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘜𝘓𝘛𝘜𝘙𝘈𝘓𝘐𝘛𝘠 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯’𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘻𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦.

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Eelmisel nädalal võõrustasime Viljandis Prantsuse ja Läti kolleege:

🏛 vaimse kultuuripärandi ja säästva arengu UNESCO õppetoolist (Pariisi CY Cergy Ülikool)
🏛 vaimse kultuuripärandiga seotud poliitika ja seadusandluse UNESCO õppetoolist (Läti Kultuuriakadeemia)

Nad esinesid 𝘂̈𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗮𝗹 „𝗘𝗹𝗮𝘃 𝗽𝗮̈𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗸𝘂𝗶 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘀𝘀”, kus toimunud inspireerivatest ettekannetest ja arutelud sai osa ligi 20 Eesti spetsialisti, kes töötavad igapäevaselt vaimse kultuuripärandi kategooriaga.

🍁 Eestis olles tutvusid külalised ka Soomaa rahvuspargi loodus- ja kultuuripärandiga ning külastasid Viljandi parandusfestivali ja tegid seal välitöid.

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𝘒𝘰𝘩𝘵𝘶𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘭𝘪 𝘰𝘴𝘢 𝘬𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘰̈𝘰̈𝘴𝘵, 𝘮𝘪𝘥𝘢 𝘳𝘢𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘣 𝘌𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪 𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘶𝘳 𝘌𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪-𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘶̈𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘗𝘈𝘙𝘙𝘖𝘛.

𝘜̈𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘰𝘵𝘶𝘥 𝘬𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘬𝘵𝘪𝘨𝘢 Culturality, 𝘮𝘪𝘥𝘢 𝘳𝘢𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘴𝘦 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘱𝘢 𝘓𝘪𝘪𝘥𝘶 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘶𝘴- 𝘫𝘢 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘵 „𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘱𝘢 𝘏𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘵“.

31/08/2026

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Eelmisel nädalal peeti Eesti Kirjandusmuuseumis rahvusvahelist traditsioonilise laulu ja ballaadiuurijate konverentsi "Songs in Archives and Communities: Texts and Living Practices"

UNESCO õppetool osales CRIES projekti raames

📍 Elo-Hanna Seljamaa ettekanne „Taming the Power of Songs: The Case of „Five Patriotic Songs““
📍 Sofia Joonsi ettekanne „When Culture Is Fading: Recording Musical Traditions in Diaspora“
📍 Elo-Hanna Seljamaa modereeris paneeli „Archives and Communities“

👉👉Teesid kommentaarides

Konverentsi koduleht
https://www.folklore.ee/KfV2026/

Projektist CRIES
https://kultuuriteadused.ut.ee/et/sisu/unesco-oppetool/teadustoo?fbclid=IwcGRvZgFleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFLTDRJcWFueGVTQ015YVVUc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHh8ki_JESkOMLbqOKRRo2dcRoYF-e198MBf_-rBKF_WEOUj0sOuZl1GPuaHM_aem_MC_beZ-y466WL5Ed-94ZaQ -c1c7ae3a-00bd-4967-b60f-d2fcfe70540f

📸 Eesti Rahvaluule Arhiiv

Fotol on Vaiva Aglinskas Leedu Kirjanduse ja Rahvaluule instituudist. Ka tema osaleb CRIESi projektis ja pidas ettekande “Don’t Cut the Tree, Brother!”: Eco-Soundtrack of the Lithuanian Environmental Movement.

𝘜𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰̈𝘰̈𝘥 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘣 𝘚𝘪𝘩𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘴 𝘌𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪 𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘢̈𝘣𝘪 𝘏𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘵2020 𝘌𝘙𝘈-𝘕𝘌𝘛 𝘊𝘏𝘈𝘕𝘚𝘌 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘬𝘵𝘪 𝘊𝘙𝘐𝘌𝘚 𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 4-8/25/6.

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Last week the international conference Songs in Archives and Communities: Texts and Living Practices, was held at the Estonian Literary Museum in Tartu.

The UNESCO Chair participated together with our CRIES project:

📍 Elo-Hanna Seljamaa's presentation Taming the Power of Songs: The Case of “Five Patriotic Songs;”
📍 Sofia Joons' presentation When Culture Is Fading: Recording Musical Traditions in Diaspora;
📍 Elo-Hanna Seljamaa chaired the panel Archives and Communities.

👉👉 Abstracts in comments.

Homepage of the conference
https://www.folklore.ee/KfV2026/

CRIES project
https://kultuuriteadused.ut.ee/en/content/research?fbclid=IwcGRvZgFleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFLTDRJcWFueGVTQ015YVVUc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHhwH-g3fqc1zOo6KFs8VvJN7nqlP9mlSixHlDcuP30RSk-gIpFVflF6nmETT_aem_5x2OiLSXowVSVSjF-Fw8WQ -bd86b027-1e65-4704-ba78-c616bf052698

📸 Estonian Folklore Archives (Eesti Rahvaluule Arhiiv)

The photo shows our colleague Vaiva Aglinskas from the Institute of Lithuanian Literature, also part of the CRIES project. Her presentation was “Don’t Cut the Tree, Brother!”: Eco-Soundtrack of the Lithuanian Environmental Movement.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘣-𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘊𝘙𝘐𝘌𝘚 4-8/25/6 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘏𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘻𝘰𝘯2020 𝘌𝘙𝘈-𝘕𝘌𝘛 𝘊𝘏𝘈𝘕𝘚𝘌
𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱.

25/08/2026

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Meenutusi eelmisel nädalal Sloveenias peetud sümpoosionilt “Eighth Symposium of the ICTMD Study Group on Multipart Music”.

👉 UNESCO õppetooli esindas 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗸𝗮 𝗢𝗿𝗮𝘀, kes on teadur meie 𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦 projektis.

Janika pidas ettekande teemal
📃 𝘾𝙖𝙣 𝙀𝙩𝙝𝙣𝙤𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝘼𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙏𝙧𝙪𝙡𝙮 𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙚 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣? 𝙍𝙚𝙛𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙎𝙚𝙩𝙤 𝙈𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙞𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙎𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜.
👉 Teesid kommentaarides

ℹ Sümpoosioni koduleht
https://gni.zrc-sazu.si/en/dogodki/eighth-symposium-of-the-ictmd-study-group-on-multipart-music

ℹ Projektist CRIES
https://kultuuriteadused.ut.ee/et/sisu/unesco-oppetool/teadustoo -c1c7ae3a-00bd-4967-b60f-d2fcfe70540f

Uurimistööd finantseerib Sihtasutus Eesti Teadusagentuur läbi Horisont2020 ERA-NET CHANSE projekti CRIES number 4-8/25/6.

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Sharing some impressions from the Symposium of the ICTMD Study Group on Multipart Music.

👉 The UNESCO Chair was represented by 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗸𝗮 𝗢𝗿𝗮𝘀, a researcher in our 𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦 project.

Her presentation was titled
📃 𝘾𝙖𝙣 𝙀𝙩𝙝𝙣𝙤𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝘼𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙏𝙧𝙪𝙡𝙮 𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙚 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣? 𝙍𝙚𝙛𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙎𝙚𝙩𝙤 𝙈𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙞𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙎𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜.
👉 See comments for abstract

ℹ Homepage of the symposion
https://gni.zrc-sazu.si/en/dogodki/eighth-symposium-of-the-ictmd-study-group-on-multipart-music

ℹ CRIES project
https://kultuuriteadused.ut.ee/en/content/research -bd86b027-1e65-4704-ba78-c616bf052698

The Estonian sub-project CRIES 4-8/25/6 is funded by the Estonian Research Council through Horizon2020 ERA-NET CHANSE partnership.

13/08/2026

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Sel nädalal osalevad UNESCO õppetooliga seotud teadlased Rootsis 23. Põhjamaade migratsiooniuuringute konverentsil

"𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀"

👉 Elo-Hanna Seljamaa, Timothy Anderson ja Pihla Siim peavad ettekande paneelis

"𝗡𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗰-𝗕𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲"

ℹ Ettekannete teesid leiad siit (või postituse kommentaaridest)
https://www.sh.se/download/18.4379931619fce5166bf64929/1786426695458/Panel%2017%20schedule%20and%20abstracts.pdf

ℹ Konverentsi tutvustus
https://www.sh.se/institutioner--amnen/institutionen-for-utbildningsvetenskap/lararutbildningarna/forskning-lararutbildningarna/nordic-migration-research-conference

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This week, researchers from the UNESCO chair participate at the 23rd Nordic Migration Research (NMR) conference, taking place at the Södertörn University, Sweden.

𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀

👉 Elo-Hanna Seljamaa, Timothy Anderson and Pihla Siim present in the panel

𝗡𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗰-𝗕𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲

ℹ See here (or in the comments) for the abstracts
https://www.sh.se/download/18.4379931619fce5166bf64929/1786426695458/Panel%2017%20schedule%20and%20abstracts.pdf

ℹ About the conference
https://www.sh.se/institutioner--amnen/institutionen-for-utbildningsvetenskap/lararutbildningarna/forskning-lararutbildningarna/nordic-migration-research-conference

The 23 rd Nordic Migration Research (NMR) conference will take place in-person at the Södertörn University, Sweden on 12-14 August 2026.

10/08/2026

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Kutsume kultuuripärandi ja kestliku turismi teemalisele konverentsile
𝗖𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗬 & 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗺: 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘀

Oodatud on ettekanded nii uurijatelt kui ka praktikutelt.

Konverents on osa Euroopa Horisonid rahastatud projektist Culturality, milles UNESCO õppetool osaleb.

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We invite you to a conference on cultural heritage and sustainable tourism
𝗖𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗬 & 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗺: 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘀

Contributions are welcomed from both researchers and professionals.

The conference is part of the EU-funded Culturality project, which the UNESCO Chair is part of.

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22/07/2026

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Oleme Kaustiselt tagasi ja väga tänulikud, et saime osa Kaustise vaimse kultuuripärandi akadeemia loengutest ja aruteludest – ning saime kogeda ka kuulsat Kaustineni rahvamuusikafestivali.

Aitäh!

Kansanmusiikki-instituutti - Finnish Folk Music Institute
Centria-ammattikorkeakoulu

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We are back from Kaustinen, Finland.

Very grateful to have been part of the lectures and discussions of the Kaustinen ICH Academy – and to have experienced the famous Kaustinen Folk Music Festival.

Thank you!

Kansanmusiikki-instituutti - Finnish Folk Music Institute
Centria-ammattikorkeakoulu

08/07/2026

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Järgmisel nädalal toimub Soomes 𝗞𝗮𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗺𝘀𝗲 𝗸𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗽𝗮̈𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶 𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗮, mis on osa 🎻Kaustise rahvamuusikafestivalist 🎻.

✅ UNESCO õppetool on üks kursuse korraldajatest.
✅ UNESCO õppetooli juhataja Elo-Hanna Seljamaa peab loengu „Intangible cultural heritage and differential identity“
✅ Tartu Ülikooli üliõpilased osalevad Erasmus+ stipendiumiga (põimitud intensiivkursus ehk BIP).

ℹ️ Rohkem infot ja ajakava kodulehel.

FB sündmus https://www.facebook.com/events/2498813183872649/

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Next week the 𝗞𝗮𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗻 𝗜𝗖𝗛 (Intangible Cultural Heritage) 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝘆 is held in Finland during the 🎻Kaustinen Folk Music Festival🎻.

✅ Co-organised by the UNESCO Chair.
✅ The UNESCO Chairholder Elo-Hanna Seljamaa gives the lecture ’Intangible cultural heritage and differential identity’.
✅ Students from the University of Tartu participate with an Erasmus+ grant for Blended Intensive Programme.

ℹ️ For more information and full programme see below.

FB event https://www.facebook.com/events/2498813183872649/

KAUSTINEN ICH ACADEMY 2026 The Kaustinen ICH (Intangible Cultural Heritage) Academy is organised in Kaustinen, Finland, from 14 to 18 July 2026, in the unique context of the Kaustinen Folk Music Festival. The programme offers an opportunity for the participants to share and expand their knowledge of...

25/06/2026

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KONVERENTSITEADE

𝟱. 𝗿𝗮𝗵𝘃𝘂𝘀𝘃𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗸𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗮
„𝗝𝗮̈𝘁𝗸𝘂𝘀𝘂𝘂𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗸𝘂𝘀 𝗷𝗮 𝗸𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗽𝗮̈𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱“
14.–16. aprill 2027, Eestis

Artefacta konverentside keskmes on esemed ja artefaktid, samuti ka nendega seotud materiaalsus ja materiaalne kultuur.

2027. aasta konverents keskendub esemete ja materiaalse kultuuri uurimisele läbi jätkusuutlikkuse ja kultuuripärandi prisma. Samuti vaadeldakse nii olemasolevaid kui ka potentsiaalseid innovaatilisi seoseid kultuuripärandi ja jätkusuutlikkuse vahel.

Konverents kutsub teoreetiliselt käsitlema „jätkusuutlike artefakt”, „jätkusuutlikkuse materiaalseid kultuure” ja „jätkusuutliku kultuuripärandit” ning küsima, mida need võiksid endast kujutada ja kuidas neid kõige paremini uurida.

🌐 https://artefacta2027.ee/

📩 Ettekannete esitamise tähtaeg on 15. november 2026.
https://artefacta2027.ee/en/artefacta/call-for-papers/

Konverentsi korraldavad
📍 Eesti Rahva Muuseum / Estonian National Museum
📍 TÜ Viljandi kultuuriakadeemia
📍 Vaimse kultuuripärandi rakendusuuringute UNESCO õppetool, Tartu Ülikool

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CALL FOR PAPERS

5th International Artefacta Conference
𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲
14–16 April 2027, Estonia

At the core of the Artefacta Conferences are things and artefacts, as well as the materiality and material culture associated with them.

The 2027 conference focuses on the importance and advances in the study of objects and material culture through the combined lens of sustainability and cultural heritage. It also examines the inherent and potential innovative links between cultural heritage and sustainability.

The conference invites participants to theorise “sustainable artefacts”, “material cultures of sustainability”, and “sustainable cultural heritage”, and to ask what they might be and how best to study them.

🌐 https://artefacta2027.ee/

📩 The deadline for submissions is 15 November 2026.
https://artefacta2027.ee/en/artefacta/call-for-papers/

The conference is organised by
📍 Eesti Rahva Muuseum / Estonian National Museum
📍 University of Tartu Viljandi Culture Academy
📍 UNESCO Chair on Applied Studies of Intangible Cultural Heritage, University of Tartu

Explore sustainability and cultural heritage at the Fifth International Artefacta Conference 2027. Join global scholars to theorise sustainable artefacts, material cultures of sustainability, and the innovative links between objects and heritage.

19/06/2026

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Tänases ajalehes SIRP ilmus kaasprofessor Aet Annist artikkel
„𝗠𝗶𝗸𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗯 𝗘𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶 𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘂𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗮, 𝗸𝘂𝗶 𝗛𝗶𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗖𝗢𝟮-𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗻𝗶𝗶 𝘀𝘂𝘂𝗿?“

👉 Ta kirjutab, et Eesti elanike CO2 panusest on arvestatav osa peidetud maailma keskmise sissetulekuga riikides rikkamate riikide teenindamiseks moodustunud heidetesse.

📝 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘬𝘬𝘦𝘭 𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘴𝘢 𝘈𝘦𝘥𝘢 𝘬𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘥 𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘫𝘢𝘴𝘵 „𝘒𝘭𝘪𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘮𝘶̈𝘶̈𝘥𝘪𝘮𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘫𝘢𝘥“, 𝘮𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘭𝘮𝘶𝘣 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦 2026. 𝘢𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘢 𝘷𝘢̈𝘭𝘵𝘦𝘭.

Vaata eelmisi artikleid siit
https://kultuuriteadused.ut.ee/et/uudis/kliimamuudimurendajad-sirbis-kogu-aasta-valtel

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Today, the Associate Professor Aet Annist published an article in the Estonian Cultural weekly SIRP:

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮’𝘀 𝗖𝗢𝟮 𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗼 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵?

The article is part of a series curated by Aet and aiming to explain climate myths.

Available in Estonian only.

Kujutlegem järgmist stseeni. Suurde saali on kogunenud maakondade esindajad. Harjumaa esindaja on just lõpetanud oma ülevaate maakonna olukorrast, kui korraga tõuseb püsti Hiiumaa esindaja. „Minul on järgmine arupärimine. Minu jaoks on täiesti vastuvõetamatu, et Harjumaa tekitab sellistes...

18/06/2026

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Uudiseid Pariisist:

Neil päevil peetakse UNESCO peakorteris vaimse kultuuripärandi kaitse konventsiooni osalisriikide üldkogu.

❗️ Kohtumise alguses valiti Eesti üldkogu büroosse II valimisgruppi esindajana.

𝗘𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘁𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗼𝗻𝗶 𝗸𝘂𝘂𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝗸𝗮 𝗨𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗖𝗢 𝗼̃𝗽𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝗶 𝗷𝘂𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗷𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿 Elo-Hanna Seljamaa.
Pildil koos Jüri Seilenthali (Eesti suursaadik UNESCO ja OECD juures) ja Margit Siimuga (UNESCO Eesti rahvusliku komisjoni kultuuriprogrammi koordinaator).

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News from Paris:

Yesterday and today, the General Assembly of the States Parties to the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage is held at UNESCO Headquarters.

❗️ Estonia has been elected as a member of the Bureau of the Assembly – the Vice-Chairperson representing electoral group II.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗖𝗢 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿 Elo-Hanna Seljamaa 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.
In the photo together with Jüri Seilenthal (Estonia’s Ambassador to UNESCO and OECD) and Margit Siim (Coordinator of Culture Programme at the Estonian National Commission for UNESCO).

Pariisis on käimas vaimse kultuuripärandi kaitse konventsiooni osalisriikide üldkogu, mille büroosse valiti ka Eesti.