IWHO creates spaces where diverse forms of living knowledge can be practised, shared, researched and used to shape the future.
01 /The vision
Knowledge is a living practice.Knowledge fades without space to practise it. Technology misses perspectives when too few cultures shape it.
We bring people together to learn by doing, create across disciplines and ask better questions. Our vision is a future shaped by cultural and linguistic diversity.
How living knowledge moves
In practice. In conversation. In discovery.
Different ways of knowing. More possibilities together.
02 /About IWHO
Independent. Participatory. Connected.The Intangible World Heritage Organization (IWHO) is a Luxembourg-based nonprofit connecting living heritage, artistic practice, science and emerging technology.
We bring communities, practitioners, researchers and institutions together to learn and develop new work while preserving cultural difference.
A three-person board oversees strategy, programme priorities, funding and partnerships.
03 /Two pillars. One purpose.
IWHO works through two pillars. BELONG is the flagship programme of Arts and Culture. MOSAIC is the emerging initiative within Science and Technology.
01 / Arts & Culture
Active since 2022Culture, made together.
Learn directly from practitioners. Make a film, share a recipe, build an instrument or find a new rhythm. Turn shared practice into something everyone can experience.
02 / Science & Technology
In developmentMore perspectives. Better AI questions.
An initiative in development exploring how language and cultural context shape AI safety. Connecting research with the experiences of multilingual communities.
From the BELONG archive
Knowledge takes shape in the things we make and the time we share. A glimpse of learning together through BELONG.
04 /Impact & scale
A record of shared practice / 2022–2026An indicative picture of BELONG’s reach, alongside the films, instruments, meals and public gatherings created together.
Programme scale · Cumulative estimates marked *
*The first three figures are cumulative programme estimates and remain unreconciled. Engagements and practitioner figures may include repeat participation; they are not counts of unique people. Representation covers countries or cultural traditions.
Film & sound
Participant-created documentaries, a music video and live-session recordings.
Craft & making
Instrument-making activities and practical workshops that pass techniques between people.
Food heritage
Community-created meals and recipes, connecting cultural memory with everyday practice.
Public programmes
Concerts, screenings, discussions and multidisciplinary festivals.
Selected outputs from BELONG programmes, 2022–2026.
From a first gathering to a shared platform.
BELONG launches with workshops, collaboration and public performance.
BELONG Hub establishes a continuing base at Bâtiment 4.
Film, sound, residencies and making meet in a three-day festival.
Recurring learning sessions culminate in a fusion concert.
Music, film, food, making and games connect in a two-day festival.
05 /The next chapter is shared.
Fund, host, commission or jointly develop an IWHO cultural or research programme. Bring your questions, your community or your vision.
Start a conversationSupport cultural programmes, organisational continuity or the development of MOSAIC.
Host or commission workshops, co-creation, audiovisual production and public festivals.
Connect research, technology and multilingual communities. Help shape the MOSAIC consortium.
