Aigine CRC together with the French Institute for Central Asian Studies (IFEAC) and the Issyk-Kul State University named after K. Tynystanov, with the participation of a representative of the Central State Archive of the Kyrgyz Republic, held a scientific seminar “The image of 1916 through the prism of the diary of the abbot of the Issyk-Kul Monastery, Archimandrite Irinarkh ( Ivan Semenovich Shemanovsky): facts, memories, positions” on September 9, 2022 at the Issyk-Kul State University named after K. Tynystanov. On September 8 and 10, the participants of the seminar visited…
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Sama Dance in Karakol: Preservation of Identity through Culture
Within the framework of the project “Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) and Transformation of Cultural Codes”, Aigine CRC supported the initiative of Uyghur activists living in the city of Karakol to document elements of their cultural heritage. This initiative aims to contribute to the cultural relay “Karakol – Commonwealth Capital of Culture” by documenting and preserving the cultural heritage of various ethnic groups living in Karakol. In 2022, the city of Karakol took over the cultural baton from Dushanbe. As part of this initiative, a documentary short film “Sama Dance in…
Working meetings
On August 21-25, representatives of the Aigine CRC held a series of meetings in Bishkek, Karakol and Ak Suu district center in order to study ways and possibilities of creating a protected area around Ak Bulun petroglyphs in Ak Suu district, Issyk-Kul province. This proposal was made by partners – experts in archeology and material heritage during the implementation of a research and educational project. The meetings resulted in the identification of a number of circumstances complicating the implementation of the proposal. There is a structure under the Ministry of…
Sustainable Research Data Collection for ICH Safeguarding: Focusing on Central Asia and Small Island Developing States
On August 10, the Aigine CRC took part at the workshop within the framework of the project “Sustainable Research Data Collection for ICH Safeguarding in the Asia-Pacific Region”. The participants of the workshop were welcomed by the Director-General of IRCI Mr. Wataru Iwamoto. During the meeting, future partners got acquainted with the activities of the IRCI Center – UNESCO Category 2 Center, learned about plans to develop the existing database of the center. Also organizational issues were discussed: the rules of partnership, the formation of a block of materials, reporting.…