The possibilities of promotion, presentation and preservation of the cultural feature „Czech puppetry – folk interpretational art“

This thesis reflects the history and contemporary changes of Czech and Slovak puppetry and presents Czech and Slovak legislative framework preceding the inscription of the element on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity UNESCO. The practical part analyses the process of preparation and implementation of recognition of traditional puppetry as an intangible cultural heritage in the Czech and Slovak Republics and maps the joint efforts of these countries to inscribe the phenomenon on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Based on a questionnaire survey among viewers of puppet performances, puppeteers and general public, thesis outlines possible impacts of the eventual inscription of this element at the social, cultural and economic level