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Document
of
European
summit PRESERVATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE: TOWARDS A EUROPEAN PROFILE OF THE CONSERVATOR – RESTORER” CONSIDERING
that
the cultural heritage, both movable and immovable, is a cornerstone of
European cultural identity, an identity which respects both natural
and regional diversities; CONSIDERING
the
special nature of this heritage, its finite nature, the moral
obligation to guarantee access to it for present and future
generations and to raise awareness of its origins, history,
vulnerability and preservation amongst professionals, the public and
decision makers. CONSIDERING
that
it is necessary to ensure the highest level of conservation –
restoration for cultural
heritage, i.e. that which is capable of guaranteeing its integrity and
prolonging its existence; CONSIDERING
that
this high level of conservation – restoration depends on the
professional status of
the conservator – restorer being given urgent recognition at a
European level; CONSIDERING
that
the conservator – restorer must be part of the decision-making
process from the
outset of a conservation – restoration project and the he/ she must
assume, in collaboration with
the other partners involved, the responsibilities which relate to his/her
own competence (in particular,
diagnosis, prescription, implementation and documentation of treatment). The
experts concerned with conservation – restoration of cultural
heritage, meeting in 1.
The
recognition and promotion of conservation – restoration as a
discipline covering all categories
of cultural and property and taught at university level or recognised
equivalent, with the possibility of a doctorate 2. The development of interdisciplinary exchange between conservator – restorers and exponents of the humanities and the natural sciences both in teaching and in research 3.
The
development of the profile of the conservator – restorer based on
the E.C.C.O professional guidelines
(93/94), of his/her role in decision-making for the outset of a
project and of his/her responsibility
for communicating with other professionals, the public and decision-makers 4.
The
development of a definition at European level of the full range of
professional competences
of the conservator - restorer 5.
The
avoidance of the proliferation of training programmes which do not
meet the standards of the
profession 6.
The
assurance of appropriate balance of integrated theoretical and
practical teaching, as well as
the teaching of strategies for communi-cation in the education and
training of the conservator – restorer 7.
The
setting up, as a matter of urgency, of a programme of co-operation and
exchange within a European
network training and research institutions 8.
The
setting up of a comparative study by the professions of the different
educational systems (objectives,
contents and levels) 9.
The
promotion of improved dissemination of information by means of
publication of conservation
– restoration projects 10.
The
promotion of research in conservation – restoration 11.
The
establishment of a regulatory framework to guarantee the quality of
intervention on cultural
heritage or its environment in order to avoid the negative impacts of
market forces. This regulatory
framework will include, in particular, provisions concerning: The
competence of enterprises or teams of professionals in charge of
conservation – restoration projects
The
drafting of specifications for conservation – restoration projects 12.
The
publication of a multilingual glossary prepared on the basis of the
conceptual definitions to
be found in the professional literature 13.
The
provision of appropriate resources to ensure improved communi-cation
between professionals,
the public and the decision makers The
experts gathered in |
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