https://www.visualcinnamon.com/tags/unesco/Recent content in Unesco on Visual CinnamonHugoen-usThu, 13 Aug 2026 15:01:54 +0200https://www.visualcinnamon.com/portfolio/intangible-cultural-heritage/Thu, 20 Dec 2018 11:15:47 +0100https://www.visualcinnamon.com/portfolio/intangible-cultural-heritage/<p>Since 2003 UNESCO safeguards an ever growing list of our Intangible Cultural Heritage and these days there are almost 500 unique cultural elements inscribed on the list. Four interactive and unique visuals help people understand and discover their cultural heritage, and how this is connected to other cultures through connections such as regions, countries, World Heritage Sites and concepts such as <em>Family</em>, <em>Trees</em>, <em>Dance</em>, and more.</p> <figure class='portfolio__img-full-width' > <img src='https://www.visualcinnamon.com/img/portfolio/2018/intangible-cultural-heritage/intangible_cultural_heritage_laptop_detail_1.png' alt='The final &#39;Constellation&#39; visual revealing all connections between our ICH' loading="lazy"> </figure> <figure class='portfolio__img-full-width' > <img src='https://www.visualcinnamon.com/img/portfolio/2018/intangible-cultural-heritage/intangible_cultural_heritage_detail_2.png' alt='The visual that focuses on how all the ICH elements are connected to biomes' loading="lazy"> </figure> <video class='portfolio__video_full_width' autoplay loop playsinline muted ><source src='https://www.visualcinnamon.com/img/portfolio/2018/intangible-cultural-heritage/intangible_cultural_heritage_laptop_animation.mp4' type="video/mp4"></video> <figure class='portfolio__img-full-width' > <img src='https://www.visualcinnamon.com/img/portfolio/2018/intangible-cultural-heritage/intangible_cultural_heritage_detail_1.png' alt='The visual that focuses on the ICH elements under threat' loading="lazy"> </figure> <figure class='portfolio__img-full-width' > <img src='https://www.visualcinnamon.com/img/portfolio/2018/intangible-cultural-heritage/intangible_cultural_heritage_laptop_detail_2.png' alt='The visual that focuses on how all the ICH elements are connected to the 5 upper domains' loading="lazy"> </figure> <div class="portfolio__highlight" style='background-color: #E55D12' ><p>In March I was approached by UNESCO to help them visualize Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) in such as way as to help people understand the connections that exist between them. They had already been creating the data set of connections in the year before that.</p>