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1883- ROME CHARTER - IV Congress of Italian Engineers and Architects (1883)
1931 ATHENS CHARTER for the Restoration of Historic Monuments
1932 CARTA DEL RESTAURO ROME Restoration of monuments
1954 HAGUE CONVENTION for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict
1956 THE NEW DELHI RECOMMENDATIONS on International Principles Applicable to Archaeological Excavations
1964 VENICE CHARTER for the Conservation and Restoration of Monuments and Sites
1972 CARTA DEL RESTAURO DE ROMA Conservation of artistic heritage
1972 UNESCO CONVENTION Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage
1975 AMSTERDAM CHARTER for the Conservation of Architectural Heritage
1975 AMSTERDAM DECLARATION for the Conservation of Architectural Heritage
1976 MEXICO CHARTER for the Defence of Cultural Heritage
1976 BRUSSELS CHARTER of Cultural Tourism
1977 NORMS OF QUITO for the Preservation and Utilization of Monuments and Sites of Archaeological, Historical and Artistic Interest
1979 RECOMMENDATION 880 of the Council of Europe on the Conservation of European Architectural Heritage
1981 THE FLORENCE CHARTER on Historic Gardens
1982 BERLIN CONFERENCE on European cities
1984 CONSERVATION‐RESTORATION COPENHAGEN The Conservator-Restorer: a Definition of the Profession
1985 GRANADA CONVENTION for the Protection of Architectural Heritage of Europe
1986 NOTO CHARTER Perspectives for the Conservation and Restoration of the Historic Centre 1986 TOLEDO CHARTER for the Conservation of Historic Towns
1986 RESOLUTION ON THE CONSERVATION OF WORKS OF ART Conservation of Works of art and objects of cultural and historical interest
1987 CONSERVATION CHARTER for the Conservation and Restoration of Cultural and Art Objects
1987 WASHINGTON CHARTER for the Conservation of Historic Towns and Urban Areas
1990 LAUSANNE CHARTER for the Protection and Management of Archaeological Heritage
1992 VERACRUZ CHARTER Action policy in Historic Centres in Latin America
1992 VALETTA TREATY Protection of Archaeological Heritage
1994 NARA DOCUMENT Cultural diversity and heritage diversity. Values and authenticity
1995 UNIDROIT CONVENTION on Stolen or Illegally exported cultural objects
1996 ICOMOS UNDERWATER CHARTER Protection and management of the underwater cultural heritage
1996 PRINCIPLES FOR THE RECORDING OF MONUMENTS Principles for the recording of monuments, groups of buildings and sites
1997 DOCUMENT OF PAVIA towards a European profile of the conservator‐restorer
1998 RADENCI DECLARATION Protection of Cultural Heritage in Emergencies and Exceptional Situations
1999 SECOND PROTOCOL TO THE HAGUE CONVENTION Protocol for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict
1999 BURRA CHARTER Guide for the conservation of places of cultural significance
1999 CHARTER ON THE BUILT VERNACULAR HERITAGE
1999 CULTURAL TOURISM CHARTER Management of tourism in places of heritage significance
1999 PRINCIPLES FOR TIMBER STRUCTURES Principles for the preservation of historic timber structures
2000 KRAKOW CHARTER Principles for conservation and restoration of built heritage
2000 EUROPEAN LANDSCAPE CONVENTION Protection, management and planning of landscape
2000 PROTECTION OF CULTURAL PROPERTY IN THE EVENT OF ARMED CONFLICT
2001 PARIS CONVENTION ON THE PROTECTION OF THE UNDERWATER CULTURAL HERITAGE Protection of the underwater cultural heritage
2002 CHARTER ON THE STUDY AND CONSERVATION OF RETABLOS
2002 ECCO PROFESSIONAL GUIDELINES The profession of conservation-restoration and its code of ethics
2003 NIZHNY TAGIL CHARTER Industrial Heritage
2003 CONVENTION FOR THE SAFEGUARDING OF THE INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE, PARIS
2003 DECLARATION CONCERNING THE INTENTIONAL DESTRUCTION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE, PARIS
2003 PRINCIPLES FOR THE PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION/RESTORATION OF WALL PAINTINGS
2003 PRINCIPLES FOR STRUCTURAL RESTORATION Analysis, conservation and structural restoration of architectural heritage
2005 ENAME CHARTER for the Interpretation of Cultural Heritage Sites
2005 XI’AN DECLARATION on the Conservation of the Setting of Heritage Structures, Sites and Areas
2006 ICOM MUSEUMS CODE OF ETHICS Code of ethics for museums
2007 HAVANA MEETING Science and technology for Cultural Heritage
2008 LONDON CHARTER Computer-based Visualisation of Cultural Heritage
2008 CHARTER ON CULTURAL ROUTES
2008 CHARTER ON THE INTERPRETATION AND PRESENTATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE SITES
2008 NEW DELHI RESOLUTION Terminology for the conservation of tangible cultural heritage
2008 ICOM RESOLUTION, NEW DELHI Terminology for the definition of the conservation of tangible cultural heritage
2009 BIERZO CHARTER Conservation of mining heritage
2010 LIMA DECLARATION for disaster risk management of cultural heritage
2011 MADRID DOCUMENT 20th-century architectural heritage
2011 DUBLIN PRINCIPLES for the Conservation of Industrial Heritage Sites, Structures, Areas and Landscapes
2011 VALLETTA PRINCIPLES Safeguarding and management of historic cities, towns and urban areas
2014 FLORENCE DECLARATION Landscape and human values
2017 DELHI DECLARATION Heritage and Democracy
2018 BUENOS AIRES DECLARATION marking the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights