The World's CulturalHeritage, Connected.
ichmasters is the global operating system connecting heritage practitioners, cultural cities, and institutions through AI-powered matching, certified trust, and a living marketplace for cultural exchange.
Trusted by 2,400+ practitioners across 47 countries
Practitioners
Countries
Cities Active
Programs Listed
Certifications
One Platform. Seven Pillars.
ichmasters integrates what no platform has before — certification, education, marketplace, and peace infrastructure — into a single cultural operating system.
Cultural Content
AI-powered content creation, distribution via Arirang Culture Connect globally
Global Network
ICCN, IAB, WIN — 47 countries, 89 cities, institutions and diaspora connected
Certification
Arirang Master Award & ICH Certification. Trust = Market Access
CM School
4-pillar human development curriculum. Culture, Creativity, Sustainability, Inner Wisdom
Marketplace
Cultural performances, workshops, festivals, consulting — global B2B + B2C
Recovery & Peace
Post-conflict cultural recovery, reconciliation, and community rebuilding
Heritage Families
Royal houses, lineages, clans — living memory communities in 50+ countries
Meet the Masters
Certified heritage practitioners from 47 countries, verified by ichmasters.
Master Kim Jeong-ho
Gayageum — Traditional Korean Strings
Fatima Al-Rashid
Gnawa Music & Healing Ritual
Master Chen Wei
Guqin — Classical Chinese Zither
Priya Subramaniam
Bharatanatyam Classical Dance
Aigerim Bekova
Kazakh Dombra & Epic Storytelling
Amadou Diallo
Kora & West African Griot Tradition
Nadia Petrov
Bulgarian Polyphonic Singing
Master Tanaka Hiroshi
Noh Theatre & Mask Carving
Cultural Programs, Worldwide.
The Trust Layer
Certification is how
culture earns trust.
The ichmasters Trust Layer is the world's only global certification framework for living cultural heritage. Certification means verified quality, authenticity, and market access.
Certification = Trust = Market Access
Foundation Certificate
Platform access, community entry, basic program listing
ICH Professional Certificate
For practitioners, festivals, education programs, and heritage events
Arirang Master Award
International recognition for outstanding masters of intangible cultural heritage
Special Recognition Awards
CM School — Education for Cultural Leaders
Not knowledge delivery. Human development. Four pillars, three certification levels, real-world platform integration.
Culture
Living heritage, cultural rights, diversity
Creativity
Innovation, creative industries, design thinking
Sustainability
Ecology, sustainable cultural economy, ethics
Inner Wisdom
Self-knowledge, leadership, cultural diplomacy
Foundation
Certificate
Core Tracks
Professional Certificate
Applied Practice
Master Certification
Leads to Arirang Master Award
Teaching Methodology
Platform-Integrated Learning
Students work within the live ichmasters ecosystem during their studies — real projects, real practitioners, real impact from day one.
A Living Global Network
Connecting heritage practitioners, cultural cities, and institutions across continents.
East Asia
South Asia
Africa
Europe
Middle East
Americas
The Keepers of Memory
Heritage Families — royal houses, traditional lineages, and clan networks — are not relics of the past. They are living memory communities shaping cultural continuity today.
Global Mapping
50+ countries. Structured profiles. Digital cultural atlas.
Dialogue Platform
International roundtables. Royal houses, scholars, and institutions convening on transmission, youth, and peace.
Peace & Resilience Labs
Post-conflict recovery. Community reconnection. Diaspora engagement.
Cultural Infrastructure for Peace
Culture heals what
conflict breaks.
ichmasters operates cultural recovery programs in post-conflict regions, using heritage as the infrastructure for reconciliation, community rebuilding, and intergenerational resilience.
12
Recovery Programs Active
8
Post-Conflict Regions
340
Communities Reached
5
Peace Awards Granted
Cultural Recovery Program — Western Balkans
Traditional music and oral storytelling as tools for inter-community reconciliation after the Bosnian War legacy.
Heritage Reconnection — Korean Diaspora
Connecting diaspora communities in 12 countries to their living heritage roots through digital and in-person programs.
Sahel Cultural Resilience Initiative
Community identity rebuilding through griot tradition, oral history, and traditional knowledge preservation in conflict-affected communities.
From the Network
ichmasters gave my 30 years of knowledge a global address. Within three months I had requests from Vienna, Seoul, and São Paulo.
Master Kim Jeong-ho
🇰🇷Gayageum Master, South Korea
As a cultural city, we needed a trusted way to find authentic practitioners globally. ichmasters certification meant we never had to guess.
Dr. Elena Marchetti
🇦🇹Head of Cultural Affairs, Vienna City Council
CM School connected my practice to a global community of cultural thinkers. It is not a course — it is a transformation.
Aigerim Bekova
🇰🇿CM School Graduate, Kazakhstan
For Practitioners
I am a
cultural practitioner
Join the Network. List your programs, get certified, reach global audiences in 47 countries.
For Institutions
I represent a city,
institution, or company
Find certified practitioners, programs, and events from 47 countries worldwide.
or explore the platform — no account needed