Since July 2019 Pride Amsterdam has been registered in the Inventory of Intangible Heritage Netherlands. It was our honour to be the 150th registration after the ratification of the UNESCO convention in 2012. For the registration the Pride Walk in 2019 specifically passed under the Rijksmuseum so we could make an iconic photo of our heritage on the Museumplein.
The official registration in the Inventory of Heritage took place on the stage of the open-air theatre. By registering we express that we want to ensure together that Pride can still be celebrated in 100 years’ time and that we want to pass it on from generation to generation.
Pride Amsterdam was nominated by
- Lucien Spee de Castillo Ruiz, director Stichting Pride Amsterdam
Supporters of the nomination were:
- Rutger Groot Wassink, alderman for Diversity
- Daan Smeelen, chairman Stichting Homomonument
- Brand Berghouwer, chairman Transgender Netwerk Nederland
- Vanny Reyes, chair COC Amsterdam
- Ernst Verhoeven, chair Gay Business Amsterdam
- Lonneke van den Hoonaard, director IHLIA LGBT Heritage
- Koen van Dijk, director COC Nederland
Signatories of the registration were:
- Leo Adriaanse, director Knowledge Centre for Intangible Heritage Netherlands
- Femke Halsema, Mayor of Amsterdam
- Frits Huffnagel, former chairman Stichting Pride Amsterdam
- Lucien Spee de Castillo Ruiz, director Stichting Pride Amsterdam
