International Partners
Common Ground is committed to building new kinds of knowledge communities, innovative in their media and their messages. It is a meeting place for people, ideas, and dialogue, that creates knowledge communities which meet in person at annual conferences.
International Council of Museums (ICOM)
ICOM is an international organisation of museums and museum professionals which is committed to the conservation, continuation and communication to society of the world’s natural and cultural heritage, present and future, tangible and intangible.
Forum UNESCO-University and Heritage (FUUH)
FUUH is a UNESCO project for undertaking activities to protect and safeguard the cultural and natural heritage, through an informal network of higher education institutions. FUUH is under the joint responsibility of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV) Spain.
International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS)
ICOMOS works for the conservation and protection of cultural heritage places. It is the only global non-government organisation of this kind, which is dedicated to promoting the application of theory, methodology, and scientific techniques to the conservation of the architectural and archaeological heritage.
International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM)
ICCROM is an intergovernmental organization (IGO) dedicated to the conservation of cultural heritage. It exists to serve the international community as represented by its Member States, which currently number 130.
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
IUCN helps the world find pragmatic solutions to our most pressing environment and development challenges.
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
WIPO is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It is dedicated to developing a balanced and accessible international intellectual property (IP) system, which rewards creativity, stimulates innovation and contributes to economic development while safeguarding the public interest.
Lord Cultural Resources is a global professional practice dedicated to creating cultural capital worldwide. They collaborate with people and organizations in the visioning, planning and implementation of cultural places, programs and resources that deliver excellence in the service of society.
Intangible Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific (ICHCAP)
ICHCAP is a UNESCO category II center based in Korea. The ultimate goal of ICHCAP is to safeguard ICH in the Asia and Pacific region by the promotion of various activites by utilizing information and networking for the promotion of culutral diversity and sustainable development.
Pacific Islands Museum Association (PIMA)
PIMA is the first and only regional, multilingual, multicultural, non-profit organisation that assists Pacific museums, cultural centres and peoples to preserve Pacific Island Heritage. PIMA develops community participation in heritage management and brings together museums and cultural centres in Pacific Islands to develop their capacity to identify, research, manage, interpret and nurture cultural and natural heritage.
The Training Center for Traditional Culture (TCTC)
TCTC was established by the Korean Cultural Heritage Administration to cultivate experts related to traditional art and techniques. TCTC gives various educational opportunities about traditional culture and cultural heritage.
