· A total of 18 projects from nine autonomous communities have benefited from this aid from the Ministry of Culture, aimed at the research, transmission, protection and promotion of this type of heritage
28-January-2026.- The Ministry of Culture, through the Institute of Cultural Heritage of Spain (IPCE), has granted aid to two projects to safeguard intangible cultural heritage in the Community of Madrid, for a total value of 16,496.52 euros. Its objective is to promote the research, transmission, protection and promotion of this typology of heritage.
Among the projects selected in this autonomous community are the perpetuation of the knowledge and use of traditional plants within the Mediterranean Diet and the enhancement of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in school environments: musical manifestations as part of our identity
The total amount of aid granted by the Ministry of Culture amounts to 234,000 euros, for the execution in nine autonomous communities of the 18 selected initiatives, among the 138 admitted in this call.
Beyond the Community of Madrid, the projects selected come from Andalusia (6), Aragon (2), Asturias (1), Catalonia (3), Balearic Islands (1), Extremadura (1), Galicia (1) and Murcia (1). Of the total, seven of the initiatives correspond to the group dedicated to families and non-profit institutions; six to the group dedicated to autonomous communities; and the remaining five, to the group dedicated to local entities.
This annual call for grants on a competitive basis is part of the promotional measures provided for in the National Plan for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, which the Historical Heritage Council approved in 2011 on the basis of the 2003 UNESCO Convention. Its objective is to promote the research, protection, transmission and promotion of the Intangible Cultural Heritage and support initiatives that promote its social function and propose sustainability solutions.
The projects selected cater to a very diverse panorama of manifestations of the intangible cultural heritage in Spain, such as traditional knowledge and craft trades, forms of food and musical and sound manifestations, among others.
In addition, several of the projects selected in this call are directly related to some of the latest elements inscribed in the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity and in the Register of Good Safeguarding Practices, such as the art of dry stone, transhumance or the summer solstice fire festivities.