For its 11th year, The Culture Naadam will bring new festive spirit to the sweeping Hui Doloon Hudag Valley on July 11 and 12. “Culture Naadam” is a multi-stakeholder project involving heritage practitioners, artisans, artists, state parties, educational institutes, civil society organizations, community-based organizations, and private businesses, initiated by METAA Planning and Consulting Company (Korea), with a goal to promote Mongolia’s nomadic culture, custom traditions to local and international audiences and to support community involvement in cultural and creative activities. Since 2008, “Culture Naadam” has been organized by Arts Council of Mongolia (ACM) and the Mongolian State University of Arts and Culture (MSUAC) and funded not only by state organizations, including the Committee of State Naadam Festival but also has been sponsored by private companies. Culture naadam 2018 is funded by Rio Tinto and supported by Khan Bank. As a part of the “Mongolian Naadam” festival, centuries old tradition of Mongolia inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, “Culture naadam” enhances the visibility and awareness about intangible cultural heritage, heritage bearers and encourages a public dialogue that advocates cultural diversity. Since its beginning, Culture Naadam has presented the true essence of Mongolian cultural identity and the highlights of its intangible cultural heritage. Among them are traditional crafts, cuisines, folk art performances, demonstrations of the daily household activities of nomads along with related rituals, customs, and oral traditions. It takes place in the Hui Doloon Hudag valley, where more than 20000 festival goers gather from every corner of Mongolia to watch the horseraces. Through program of arts and crafts village called “One Day in Mongolia” Culture Naadam showcases several Mongol gers and pop-up tents where ICH bearers and artists display ethnic costumes, calligraphy, paintings, felt art and felt stitching, rituals and customs, oral traditions, traditional
For its 11th year, The Culture Naadam will bring new festive spirit to the sweeping Hui Doloon Hudag Valley on July 11 and 12.
“Culture Naadam” is a multi-stakeholder project involving heritage practitioners, artisans, artists, state parties, educational institutes, civil society organizations, community-based organizations, and private businesses, initiated by METAA Planning and Consulting Company (Korea), with a goal to promote Mongolia’s nomadic culture, custom traditions to local and international audiences and to support community involvement in cultural and creative activities.
