Intangible Cultural Heritage Days 2025 - Textile arts

The Journées du patrimoine culturel immatériel (JPCI) (Intangible Cultural Heritage Days) celebrate living cultural practices handed down from generation to generation and classified by UNESCO, in connection with Inalco's cultural areas. Through a program of conferences, round-table discussions, documentary screenings and performances, these days aim to introduce the public to the diversity of these cultural practices, the field of study at Inalco. Each year, Inalco organizes the JPCI around a theme, and this third edition focuses on textile arts.
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Skills related to the textile arts have been granted Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) status by UNESCO for several years now. Traditional silk from Central Asia, loincloth weaving in Côte d'Ivoire and Palestinian embroidery are all classified as ICH, and bear witness to practices that are rooted in societies and eras, and whose legacy continues to be perpetuated in a constantly evolving world.

For its third edition of the Journées du patrimoine culturel immatériel, Inalco is putting the spotlight on the textile arts and their know-how through a series of round tables, evening events and fun workshops where academics and the general public will be able to get to grips with the issues involved in the heritage of the textile arts. Techniques will have an essential place throughout these days, as will the questions of identity that never cease to accompany textile creation.

The choice of this theme is based not only on the richness and cultural diversity of the textile arts, but also on the passion they arouse among Inalco students. So we decided to place them at the heart of this year's event. Among the highlights of the days will be workshops led by student associations, as well as a traditional dress parade with students.

We invite you to draw together the red thread of these two days, where researchers, academic specialists, practitioners and amateurs will share their expertise and know-how, but also their passion for this theme that accompanies us every day in our daily lives.

Program subject to change.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2025 PROGRAMME
PROGRAM FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2025