City of Crafts and Folk Arts

UNESCO's City of Crafts and Folk Arts project is part of the wider Creative Cities Network, founded in 2004, which designates cities worldwide that have made unique contributions to the field of crafts and folk arts.^[1]

The current designated Cities of Crafts and Folk Arts of UNESCO are:

City	Country	Year	Notes
Al-Ahsa[2][3]	Saudi Arabia	2015	Ancient tradition of handicrafts, including textiles from palm trees, pottery, weaving, and joinery.
Areguá[4][5]	Paraguay	2019	Known for its pottery, home to 450 pottery workshops.
Aswan[6]	Egypt	2005	Heritage of crafts and folk arts, including beadwork, tablecloth production, palm branch and leaf creations, as well as clay and needle-work products.
Ayacucho[7][8]	Peru	2019	Known for its various crafts such as retablo, tapestry, Huamanga stone carving, pottery, textiles and embroidery.
Baguio[9][10]	Philippines	2017	Varied traditions in weaving, woodcarving, silver crafting, and tattooing and tattoo art.
Ballarat[11][12]	Australia	2019	Historical and modern reputation as a melting pot for various forms and traditions of Indigenous Australian art.
Bamyan[13][14]	Afghanistan	2015	Unique history of crafts influenced by Muslim and Buddhist cultures that are still practiced in the area today.
Bandar Abbas[15][16]	Iran	2019	History of creative arts such as practical and marine crafts, local clothing, and local musical instruments.
Barcelos[17][10]	Portugal	2017	Origin of the famous Rooster of Barcelos.
Biella[18][19]	Italy	2019	History of wool manufacturing and textile manufacturing.
Bukhara[20][21]	Uzbekistan	2023	Known for its golden embroidery, ceramics, jewellery, and woodwork.[22]
Cairo[23][10]	Egypt	2017	Ancient history of specializing in pottery, glassblowing, coppersmith, ceramic and jewelry.
Caldas da Rainha[24][19]	Portugal	2019	Center of ceramic production.
Carrara[25][10]	Italy	2017	World-renowned white marble that has influenced Carrara's development as a center of crafts in Tuscany and in Italy.
Castelo Branco[20][26]	Portugal	2023	Known for its distinctive embroidery.[27]
Chiang Mai[28][29]	Thailand	2017	History as a trade center and a region of cultural diversity that has influenced a craft culture of pottery, silverwork, woodcarving, silk embroidery, and lacquerware.
Chordeleg[30][10]	Ecuador	2017	Unique precious metal work, footwear manufacturing, pottery, and toquilla straw weaving that has been passed down through generations through oral tradition.
Durán[31][32]	Ecuador	2015	Long history of syncretism between urban art and murals and traditional Ecuadorian art and craft.
Fabriano[33][34]	Italy	2013	Status as a center for crafts such as pottery, weaving, blacksmithing, and paper making since the 12th century.
Gabrovo[35][10]	Bulgaria	2017	One of the largest craft centers in Bulgaria, specifically in woodcarving and wool weaving.
Hangzhou[36][37]	China	2012	Ancient history of silk and tea production, as well as porcelain and bronze sculptures, known as China's Tea Capital.
Hội An[20][38]	Vietnam	2023	Known for Bài chòi, a folk artform combining dance, theatre and song.[39]
Icheon[40][41]	South Korea	2010	Historical and modern status as the center of Korea's ceramic and pottery crafting.
Isfahan[42][43]	Iran	2015	Various crafts including carpet weaving, metalwork, woodwork, ceramics, painting and inlay works of various kinds.
Jacmel[44][45]	Haiti	2014	Traditions of painting, sculpture-making, and giant papier-mâché masks, as well as the place of origin of the Jacmel painting school in Haitian art.
Jaipur[46][47]	India	2015	Historical crafts of jewelry making, carving, and painting that have been a center of trade since the early 18th century, with 53,500 workshops practicing these crafts today.
Jingdezhen[48][45]	China	2014	Called the "Porcelain Capital" for its ancient history of porcelain work.
Jinju[49][50]	South Korea	2019	History of wooden furniture-making, ornamental knife-making, metal crafts and silk.
João Pessoa[51][10]	Brazil	2017	Unique production of cotton fabric, as well as production of pottery, embroidery, and crochet.
Kanazawa[52][53]	Japan	2009	Samurai-inspired arts culture, unique craftwork such as the kaga-yuzen silk dying technique.
Kargopol[54][55]	Russia	2019	Traditional textile embroidery, artisanal wood and bark carving, and clay-fired colored figures known as Kargopol toys, all of which form the most important sector of the city's economy today.
Kütahya[56][10]	Turkey	2017	Unique art of ceramic çini making which dominates the city's landscape.
Limoges[57][58]	France	2017	History of ceramics, enamel, and glass-making, as well as a more recently founded porcelain industry.
Lubumbashi[59][32]	Democratic Republic of Congo	2015	Unique copper and malachite crafts created in the city, with over 50 workshops dedicated to malachite carving.
Madaba[60][10]	Jordan	2017	Largest number of mosaics discovered in their original location in the world, including its Byzantine and Umayyad mosaics and the oldest-surviving description of the Holy Land.
Montecristi[20][61]	Ecuador	2023	Famous for the production of handwoven toquilla hats.[62]
Nassau[63][64]	Bahamas	2014	Bahamian cultural and creative traditions of straw weaving and Junkanoo craftmaking formed from a blend of Indigenous and African cultural traditions.
Ouagadougou[65][66]	Burkina Faso	2017	Traditional craft of bronze and copper casting and crafting that forms a major sector of the city's economy even today.
Paducah[67][68]	United States	2013	History and contributions to the craft of quilt making in the United States.
Pekalongan[69][70]	Indonesia	2014	Cultural history and importance of Batik crafts and cloths to the city and its identity.
Porto-Novo[71][66]	Benin	2017	History and unique practice of various crafts such as wickerwork, blacksmithing, pottery, and manufacturing of musical instruments in the city, with 42 historical craft guilds in the city.
San Cristobal de Las Casas[72][32]	Mexico	2015	Preservation of Indigenous Mexican crafts and arts such as embroidery, pottery, blacksmithing, woodcarving, and amber craftmaking.
Santa Fe[73][74]	United States	2005	Native American crafts of jewelry, pottery, and weaving and the trade fairs in these crafts that have become an integral part of the city's identity, as well as Spanish colonial art such as folk dance, straw applique, and tinwork.
Santa Marta[75]	Colombia	2018	site of almost 12 ancient Caribbean cultures, known for their Wayúu handcrafts and Tayrona handmade gold pieces.
Sharjah[76][77]	United Arab Emirates	2019	Traditional craft of "Talli" weaving.
Sheki[78][10]	Azerbaijan	2017	Status as the center of silk production and textiles in the Caucasus, as well as other traditional crafts such as wood-framed stained glass and pottery.
Sokodé[79][10]	Togo	2017	Renowned for its art of weaving.
Srinagar[80][81]	India	2021	Centuries old traditional handcrafted weaving arts such as the Pashmina shawl, as well as other handicrafts such as handbags, lampshades, and other handcrafted home decor items.
Sukhothai[82][83]	Thailand	2019	Culturally important artisanal products of gold and silver ornaments, textile weaving, and ceramic and Sangkhalok wares.
Surakarta[20][84]	Indonesia	2023	Known for traditional batik textile production.[85]
Suzhou[86][45]	China	2014	History and culture of crafts in embroidery, carving, papermaking, painting, printing, and calligraphy.
Tamba-Sasayama[87][88]	Japan	2015	Ancient history of unique tanba-yaki pottery, a source of local pride.
Tetouan[89][90]	Morocco	2017	History of crafts such as Zellige, Taajira embroidery, encrusted and painted wood and wrought ironwork.
Trinidad[91][5]	Cuba	2019	History of a fibre fabrics industry.
Tunis[92][10]	Tunisia	2017	Known for its artisan souks that line alleyways.
Ulaanbaatar[20][93]	Mongolia	2023	Significant for traditional crafts such as national clothing, felt crafts and folk dance.[94]
Viljandi[95][96]	Estonia	2019	Various crafts including blacksmithing, ceramics, and wool.

See also

• Creative Cities Network
• City of Film
• City of Gastronomy
• City of Literature
• City of Music (UNESCO)
• Design Cities (UNESCO)
• City of Media Arts

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