CONFERINȚA INTERNAȚIONALĂ DE ETNO-DIDACTICĂ „PATRIMONIU CULTURAL IMATERIAL FĂRĂ FRONTIERE”, EDIȚIA A X-A, IAȘI, 24-25 OCTOMBRIE 2025

Abstract

Between October 24 and 25, 2025, the “Alexandru Philippide” Institute of Romanian Philology, Department of Ethnology, of Romanian Academy, Iasi branch, organized the 10th International Conference on Ethno-Didactics: Intangible Cultural Heritage Without Borders. The conference focused on the future of intangible cultural heritage in the current context of its gradual exploitation through imitations and political messages. The participants responded by emphasizing the need to increase the number of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) elements included in schools, to strengthen education dedicated to cultural heritage elements, and to involve craftsmen, specialists, as well as classroom teachers. Furthermore, the conference participants highlighted the importance of using new media technologies to facilitate broader public access to information about cultural heritage elements. The conference opened with the launch of the project Facilitating Access to the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Romania and the Republic of Moldova: The Interactive Map of Birth Customs (AccessChRoM).