Article 3 - Funding for Charters

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SUMMARY

ICOMOS CHARTERS

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International Charter for the Conservation and Restoration of Monuments and Sites

(Venice Charter 1964)p. 2

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Historic Gardens

(Florence Charter 1981) p. 5

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Charter for the Conservation of Historic Towns and Urban Areas

(Washington Charter 1987)p. 9

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Charter for the Protection and Management of the ArchaeologicalHeritage

(1990)p. 12

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Charter on the Protection and Management of Underwater CulturalHeritage

(1996)p. 17

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International Cultural Tourism Charter

(1999) p. 22

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Charter on the Built Vernacular Heritage

(1999) p. 27

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Principles for the Preservation of Historic Timber Structures

(1999) p. 30

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ICOMOS Charter – Principles for the analysis, conservation andstructural restoration of architectural heritage

(2003)

p. 33

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ICOMOS Principles for the preservation andconservation/restoration of wall paintings

(2003)

p. 37

Other documents:

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Guidelines on Education and Training in the Conservation of Monuments, Ensembles and Sites

(1993)p. 42

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Nara Document on Authenticity

(1994) p. 46

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Principles for the Recording of Monuments, Groups of Buildingsand Sites

(1996)p. 49

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Stockholm Declaration

(1998)

p. 53

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INTERNATIONAL CHARTER FOR THE CONSERVATIONAND RESTORATION OF MONUMENTS AND SITES(THE VENICE CHARTER 1964)

IInd International Congress of Architects and Technicians of Historic Monuments, Venice, 1964.

Adopted by ICOMOS in 1965.

Imbued with a message from the past

, the historic monuments of generations of peopleremain to the present day as living witnesses of their age-old traditions. People are becomingmore and more conscious of the unity of human values and regard ancient monuments as acommon heritage. The common responsibility to safeguard them for future generations isrecognized. It is our duty to hand them on in the full richness of their authenticity.It is essential that the principles guiding the preservation and restoration of ancient buildingsshould be agreed and be laid down on an international basis, with each country beingresponsible for applying the plan within the framework of its own culture and traditions.By defining these basic principles for the first time, the Athens Charter of 1931 contributedtowards the development of an extensive international movement which has assumedconcrete form in national documents, in the work of ICOM and UNESCO and in theestablishment by the latter of the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation andthe Restoration of Cultural Property. Increasing awareness and critical study have beenbrought to bear on problems which have continually become more complex and varied; nowthe time has come to examine the Charter afresh in order to make a thorough study of theprinciples involved and to enlarge its scope in a new document.Accordingly, the IInd International Congress of Architects and Technicians of HistoricMonuments, which met in Venice from May 25th to 31st 1964, approved the following text:

DEFINITIONS

Article 1.

The concept of a historic monument embraces not only the single architectural work but alsothe urban or rural setting in which is found the evidence of a particular civilization, asignificant development or a historic event. This applies not only to great works of art but alsoto more modest works of the past which have acquired cultural significance with the passingof time.

Article 2.

The conservation and restoration of monuments must have recourse to all the sciences andtechniques which can contribute to the study and safeguarding of the architectural heritage.

Article 3.

The intention in conserving and restoring monuments is to safeguard them no less as worksof art than as historical evidence.

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