| The importance of regular maintenance and preventive interventions
on built heritage was stressed already in the Venice Charter (1964)
and promoted worldwide by the World Heritage Convention (1972). According
to these texts preventive attitude implies adequate technical improvement,
proper management and social involvement. The UNESCO chair will
be established at the RLICC (K.U.Leuven) in collaboration with Monumentenwacht
Vlaanderen (MWVl) and the University of Cuenca (Ecuador). It aims
at identifying research and educational activities in the field
of preventive conservation, maintenance and monitoring of monuments
and sites, so as to contribute to
- Identifying the particularities of preservation policies and
practices;
- Developing new appropriate tools and techniques to improve preventive
preservation strategies;
- Developing legal frameworks, policies and exemplary field applications
considering the variety of cultural and social contexts.
On the 24th of March, at the inauguration ceremony keynote speeches
will address the nature and importance of preventive conservation.
On the 25th of March, three thematic seminars will be organized
to promote academic exchange on topics related to preventive conservation,
maintenance and monitoring of monuments and sites. International
best practices in this field will also be presented.
Tentative program
 24
March 2009, University Hall, Naamsestraat 22, Leuven, Belgium
10.00 - 13.00 Inauguration ceremony
13.00 - 14.30 Walking lunch
14.30 - 18.00 Keynote speeches on topics of Preventive Conservation
19.00 - Official dinner
25
March 2009, Arenberg Castle, Kasteelpark Arenberg 1, Heverlee, Belgium
09.00 - 12.00 Thematic seminar A: recording, documentation and
information system for monitoring for preventive maintenance
12.00 - 14.00 Lunch/Demonstration of inspection by Monumentenwacht
Vlaanderen
14.00 - 16.30 Thematic seminar B: legislation and economy
16.30 - 19.00 Thematic seminar C: social aspects
Call for posters
Participants to the seminars are welcome to present their research
and best practices as posters at the inauguration. A limited number
of these who request the possibility for oral presentation will
be selected to present their contribution at the seminars on the
second day.
Further details and updates will be available at the chair’s
website http://precomos.org/ and the website of RLICC http://sprecomah.eu/rlicc
. There are a limited number of grants available for participants
to the seminar, in first instance for participants who are selected
for oral presentation.
Contact:
Mrs Hannelore De Keyser, Program Officer
Raymond Lemaire International Center for Conservation, K.U.Leuven
Kasteelpark Arenberg 1, bus 2431
B-3001 Leuven (BEL)
Tel.: +32 16 32.17.48
Fax.: +32 16 32.19.83
E-mail: rlicc@asro.kuleuven.be This
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We like to inform you that a related conference Heritage Care through
Active Citizenship: European Conference on Civil Society Organisations
active in the Field of Heritage takes place in Mechelen, Belgium
on March 23-24, 2009. Participants interested to participate in
this conference on March 23 can contact the organisers (see http://www.heritageorganisations.eu
).
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