Intangible Cultural Heritage in Scotland Conference

Date: 1st November

Time: 10am – 5pm

Organiser: ICH Scotland partnership

Venue: Birnam Arts & Cafe, Station Road, Birnam, PH8 0DS

Cost: Free

Following last year’s successful conference, the ICH Scotland Partnership is looking to build on the UNESCO ratification to raise awareness of the richness and diversity of Scotland’s intangible cultural heritage and explore how we might move forward with shared actions across Scotland.

The 2024 conference aims to understand how ICH is celebrated and managed across Europe, by looking at:

• Examples of good practice in safeguarding and celebrating ICH from the Netherlands
• Inspiring examples of ICH work from across Scotland
• Reflecting on what next steps we should take as a nation having become signatories to the UNESCO convention

The conference is open to anyone with an interest in intangible cultural heritage, including community and arts groups, individual ICH practitioners such as artists, makers and teachers, heritage groups, academics, public bodies, arts organisation, heritage organisations and museums.

The conference will be followed by an evening of song and story, which will be open to the public, featuring local performers and some of those attending the main event.

Birnam Arts Centre, Station Road Birnam, Dunkeld PH8 0DS

Parking
There are two dedicated accessible car park spaces directly in front of the venue. There is a gentle slope from street level up to the accessible entrance.

Entrance
Using the touch pad, enter via the large glass doors to the right of the main entrance.

Toilets
There are two Accessible Toilets within the venue, one on each level.

Ramps
There are ramps situated throughout the building to enable easy access from the Café to the Box Office and Shop, as well as on the first floor to go from the Gallery to the Meeting Room.

Lifts
There is a lift between the ground level and first floor.

Floor Plan
venue Floor plans with accessibility features (birnamarts.com)