Lily Martinet

Officer in charge of intangible cultural heritage at the French Ministry of Culture

Lily Martinet holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from l’École Régionale des Beaux-Arts de Rennes, a law degree with a specialization in international economic law, and a Ph.D. from the Sorbonne Law School. In 2014, she was admitted to the French bar. Her Ph.D. dissertation focused on traditional cultural expressions in international law. From 2018 to 2021, she was a Senior Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for Procedural Law.

Since 2025, recognised as an Expert for IGCAT (International Institute of Gastronomy, Culture, Arts and Tourism), Lily Martinet has worked on the implementation of the Convention for the safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage for the French National Commission for UNESCO and the French Center for Intangible Cultural Heritage. She is currently an Officer in charge of intangible cultural heritage at the French Ministry of Culture.