Strategies for the Protection of Indigenous Technologists (Human Living Treasures) Case Study: Kerman

The importance of Master of Arts as bearers of intangible cultural heritage and its protection is widely recognized by the international community.Optimal protection of them, as a guarantee of continued development of knowledge and skills and their transmission to younger generations is one of the major concerns of today UNESCO and the Cultural Heritage Foundation.This study seeks to determine the problem of determining strategies for the protection and preservation of bearers of cultural heritage and using the experiences of other countries has compared the problem proposed in Iran.A case study was conducted in Kerman and about the Master of Arts of this city by purposeful sampling and by using ethnographic study and using interview techniques, their interpretation and extraction of sub-main and main themes. The results of this study confirm the important issue that in Iran, the issue of protection of the old bearers of cultural heritage is considered as a serious threat to the loss of local knowledge treasures due to the growing trend of aging and related issues. Effective strategies and strategies must be pursued with the cooperation of various institutions and cultural heritage, and threats must be turned into opportunities.