17 October 2025: Celebrating the International Day of the Intangible Cultural Heritage In November 2023, UNESCO proclaimed 17 October to be the International Day of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. At the Viking Ship Museum, we celebrate and mark this day by setting focus on Nordic Clinker Boat Traditions, which were inscribed on UNESCO’s list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity in 2021. But what exactly is intangible cultural heritage? The term may sound complex but in essence, it’

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