Heritage: “guaranteeing its integrity and prolonging its existence.”<\/p>\n
*I’m guessing that both those ambitious tasks are formally impossible fror humankind, but why should that slow anybody down? “Prolonging” is quite a good term. Not that heritage is eternal, but maybe it can and should be prolonged.<\/p>\n
I’m thinking that Prosper Merimee would smile at this 28-year-old declaration; French governments kept collapsing, but he just kept on restoring crumbling ancient works and getting somehow re-appointed and re-funded.<\/p>\n
The document of Pavia<\/p>\n
CONSIDERING that the cultural heritage, both movable and immovable, is a cornerstone of European cultural identity, an identity which respects both national and regional diversities;<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\n
CONSIDERING that it is necessary to ensure the highest level of conservation \u00ad restoration for cultural heritage, i.e. that which is capable of guaranteeing its integrity and prolonging its existence;<\/p>\n
CONSIDERING that this high level of conservation \u00ad restoration depends on the professional status of the conservator \u00ad restorer being given urgent recognition at a European level;<\/p>\n
CONSIDERING that the conservator \u00ad restorer must be part of the decision\u00admaking process from the outset of a conservation \u00ad restoration project and that he\/she must assume, in collaboration with the other partners involved, the responsibilities which relate to his\/her own competence (in particular,
\ndiagnosis, prescription, implementation and documentation of treatment).<\/p>\n
The experts concerned with the conservation \u00ad restoration of cultural heritage, meeting in Pavia in 18\u00ad22 October 1997, recommend that, on the basis of the document prepared by the professional bodies (\u00e2\u20ac\u0153E.C.C.O. professional guidelines\u00e2\u20ac , 11 June 1993, annexe 1), the European Union, in
\ncollaboration with all the specialists in the field, should encourage the following actions:<\/p>\n
1. the recognition and promotion of conservation\u00adrestoration as a discipline covering all categories of cultural property and taught at university level or recognised equivalent, with the possibility of a doctorate<\/p>\n
2. the development of interdisciplinary exchange between conservator\u00adrestorers and exponents of the humanities and the natural sciences both in teaching and in research<\/p>\n
3. the development of the profile of the conservator\/restorer based on the E.C.C.O. professional guidelines (1993\/1994 ), of his\/her role in decisionmaking from the outset of a project and of his\/her responsibility for communicating with other professionals, the public and decisionmakers<\/p>\n
4. the development of a definition at European level of the full range of professional competencies of the conservator-restorer<\/p>\n
5. the avoidance of the proliferation of training programmes which do not meet the standards of the profession<\/p>\n
6. the assurance of an appropriate balance of integrated theoretical and practical teaching, as well as the teaching of strategies for communication in the education and training of the conservator\u00adrestorer<\/p>\n
7. the setting up, as a matter of urgency, of a programme of cooperation and exchange within a European network of training and research institutions<\/p>\n
8. the setting up of a comparative study by the profession of the different educational systems (objectives, contents and levels)<\/p>\n
9. the promotion of improved dissemination of information by means of publication of conservation\u00adrestoration projects<\/p>\n
10. the promotion of research in conservation\u00ad-restoration<\/p>\n
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:<\/p>\n
the competence of enterprises or teams of professionals in charge of conservation\/restoration projects<\/p>\n
the drafting of specifications for conservation\u00ad-restoration projects<\/p>\n
12. the publication of a multilingual glossary prepared on the basis of the conceptual definitions to be found in the professional literature<\/p>\n
13. the provision of appropriate resources to ensure improved communication between professionals, the public and the decision\u00admakers.<\/p>\n
The experts gathered in Pavia urge the Institutions of the EU to demonstrate their commitment to the preservation of the cultural heritage by translating these recommendations into tangible, coordinated actions.<\/p>\n
Unanimously adopted, Pavia 21st. October 1997, by:<\/p>\n
Wolfgang Baatz Austria (Professor Akademie del Bildenden K\u00fcnste in Wien, Wien)
\nPierre Masson Belgium (President E.C.C.O., Leefdaal)
\nCatheline Perier\u00add’Ieteren Belgium (Professeur Universit\u00e9 Libre di Bruxelles)
\nRen\u00e9 Larsen Denmark (Rector Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi, Konservatorskolen, Copenhagen)
\nLena Wikstr\u00f6m Finland (Director Oy ars Longa Ab, Helsinki)
\nMartine Bailly France (Enseignant a l’IFROA. Paris)
\nMarie Berducou France (Responsable du Dept. De Conservation et Restauration, Universit\u00e9 de Sorbonne MST, Paris)
\nSesolene Bergeon France (Conservateur General du Patrimoine, Direction du Patrimoine, Paris)
\nGeorges Brunel France (Director Ecole Nationale du Patrimoine\u00adIFROA, Paris)
\nFrancoise Flieder France (Nat.Scie. Directeur des Recherches sur la Conservation des Documents Graphiques Minist\u00e8re de la Culture, Paris)
\nFlorence Herrenschmidt France (Directeur Centre Regional de Restauration de Caen, Paris)
\nGottfried Hauff Germany (Professor, Studiengang Restaurierung fachbereich Architektur Fachhochschule, Potsdam)
\nElisabeth Jagers Germany (Professor, Naturwissenschaftliche beratung bei der Erhaltung von Kunst und Kulturgut, K\u00f6ln)
\nUlrich Schiessl Germany (Professor, Hochschule fur Bildende Kunste fachgebiet Restaurierung Dresden)
\nCristina Thieme Germany (Conservator\u00adRestorer, M\u00fcnchen Technische Universit\u00e4t M\u00fcnchen, Studiengang Resturierung Kunsttechnologie und
\nKonservierungswissenschaften, M\u00fcnchen)
\nJaney Cronyn United Kingdom (Conservator\u00adRestorer, London)
\nKatey Foley United Kingdom (Consultant, London)
\nWendy Griffiths United Kingdom (Conservator\u00adRestorer, London)
\nJane Hutchinson United Kingdom (Chair Conservation Forum, Edinburgh)
\nlan Mc Clure United Kingdom (Director, Hamillton Kerr Institute University of Cambridge, Cambridge)
\nCarole Milner United Kingdom (Head of conservation & collection care Museums and Galleries Commision, London)
\nAndrew Oddy United Kingdom (Keeper of Conservation; The British Museum, London)
\nAlan Phenix United Kingdom (Teacher, Courtauld Institute of Art, London)
\nNicholas Minos Grecia (Direttore per il Restauro delle Antichita e delle Opere d’Arte, Ministero della Cultura, Athens)
\nMaghread McParland Ireland (Senior Conservator, The National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin)
\nM.G.Albertini Ottolenghi Italy (Professore Universit\u00c3 di Pavia, Pavia)
\nCatherine Antomarchi Italy (Coordinatore programma PREMA ICCROM, Roma)
\nGiorgio Bonsanti Italy (Direttore Opificio delle Pietre Dure, Firenze)
\nMichele Cordaro Italy (Direttore Istituto Centrale per il Restauro, Roma)
\nGael de Guichen Italy (Assistente Direttore Generale ICCROM, Roma)
\nRoberto Nardi Italy (Conservator\u00adRestorer, Roma)
\nMara Nimmo Italy (Vice Direttore Corsi, Istituto Centrale per il Restauro, Roma)
\nPietro Petraroia Italy (Soprintendente Beni Artistici e Stonci \u00ad Milano, Milano)
\nNathalie Ravanel Italy (Conservator\u00adRestorer Segretario Cenerale E.C.C.O., Firenze)
\nSabina Vedovello Italy (Conservator\u00adRestorer, Roma
\nMille Stein Norway (Chief Conservator, Norsk Institut for Kulturminne\u00adForskning NINA NIKU. Oslo)
\nIjsbrand Hummelen Netherlands (Coord Conservation and Restoration Resaerch\u00adInstituut Collectie Nederland, Amsterdam)
\nAnne van Grevenstein Netherlands (Stichting Restauratie Atelier Limburg, Maastricht)
\nJ\u00c3\u00b8rgen Wadum Netherlands (Chief, Conservator Royal, cabinet of Paintings Het Mauritshuis, Deen Haag)
\nAgnes Le Gac Portugal (Conservator\u00adRestorer, Lisboa)
\nR.Fernandez Baca Casares Spain (Director Instituto Andaluz del Patrimonio Historico, Sevilla)
\nJose Maria Losada Spain (Consejero Tecnico Museo Estatales, Ministerio de Educaciny Cultura, Madrid)
\nMargareta Ekroth\u00adEdebo Sweden (Professor, Department of Conservation G\u00f6teborg University, G\u00f6teborg)
\nAnne Rinuy Switzerland (Assistant Conservateur du Laboratoire des Musee d’art et d’Histoire, Gen\u00e8ve)
\nVolker Schaible Switzerland (Teacher, Fachklasse f\u00fcr Konservierung und Restaurierung, Schule f\u00fcr Gestaltung, Bern<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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