ICOMOS Charters and other Standards

Documents in brackets are not yet available in English.

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Versions Françaises

Athens Charter for the Restoration of Historic Monuments (First

International Congress of Architects and Technicians of Historic
Monuments, Athens, 1931)
International Charter for the Conservation and Restoration of Monuments
and Sites (The Venice Charter). La Carta de Venecia. (Second
International Congress of Architects and Technicians of Historic
Monuments, Venice, 1964; 1965).
Declaration of Amsterdam (Congress on the European Architectural
Heritage, 21-25 October 1975)
European Charter of the Architectural Heritage (Council of Europe, October
1975)
Cultural Protection Treaties

Charters adopted by the General Assembly of ICOMOS

Charter on Cultural Tourism (1976)

The Florence Charter on Historic Gardens. (1982)
Charter on the Conservation of Historic Towns and Urban Areas (The
Washington Charter) (1987)
Charter for the Protection and Management of the Archaeological Heritage
(1990)
Guidelines for Education and Training in the Conservation of Monuments,
Ensembles and Sites. (1993)

Resolutions and Declarations of ICOMOS Symposia

Norms of Quito (Final Report of the Meeting on the Preservation and

Utilization of Monuments and Sites of Artistic and historical Value, Quito,
1967)
Resolutions of the Symposium on the Introduction of Contemporary
Architecture into Ancient Groups of Buildings (1972)
Resolution on the Conservation of Smaller Historic Towns (1975)
Tlaxcala Declaration on the Revitalization of Small Settlements (1982)
Declaration of Dresden (1982)
Declaration of Rome (1983)
 Declaration of San Antonio (1996) at the InterAmerican Symposium on
Authenticity in the Conservationa and Management of the Cultural Heritage.

Charters Adopted by ICOMOS National Committees

The Australia ICOMOS Charter for the Conservation of Places of Cultural

Significance (The Burra Charter) (Australia ICOMOS, 1981)
Charter for the Preservation of Quebec's Heritage (Deschambault
Declaration) (ICOMOS Canada, 1982)
Appleton Charter for the Protection and Enhancement of the Built
Environment (ICOMOS Canada, 1983)
First Brazilian Seminar About the Preservation and Revitalization of Historic
Centers (ICOMOS Brazil, 1987)
Charter for the Conservation of Places of Cultural Heritage Value, (ICOMOS
New Zealand, 1992)
A Preservation Charter for the Historic Towns and Areas of the United States
of America, (US/ICOMOS, 1992)

Draft Charters awaiting approval by the General Assembly

Draft Charter for the Protection and Management of the Underwater

Cultural Heritage (1995)
 International Conventions and other Instruments

http://www.icomos.org/unesco/index.html

Constitution of UNESCO (1945)

Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict
(1954)
(The Hague Convention)
commentary on the Convention.
Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (1972)
Convention pour la Protection du Patrimoine Mondial, Culturel et Naturel
(1972)
World Heritage List; List of the World Heritage in Danger; Convention Secretariat
Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import and Transfer
of Ownership of Cultural Property (1970)
Unidroit Convention on Stolen or Illegally Exported Cultural Objects (24 June 1995).
Other International Cultural Protection Treaties, Multilaterals Project, Fletcher School

UNESCO Recommendations and Other Standards

French texts provided courtesy of the International Centre
for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM)

Recommendation on International Principles Applicable to Archaeological

Excavation (1956)
Recommandation Definissant les Principes Internationaux à Appliquer en
Matière de Fouilles Archéoligiques (1956)
Recommendation Concerning International Competitions in Architecture and
Town Planning (1956)
Recommandation Concernant les Concours Internationaux d'Architecture et
d'Urbanisme (1956)
Recommendation concerning the Safeguarding of the Beauty and Character of
Landscapes and Sites (1962)
Recommandation concernant la Sauvegarde de la Beaute et du Caractere des
Paysages et des Sites (1962)
Recommendation on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import,
Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property (1964)
Recommendation concerning the Preservation of Cultural Property Endangered
by Public or Private Works(1968)
Recommandation concernant la Preservation des Biens Culturels mis en Peril
par les Travaux Publics ou Prives (1968)
 Recommendation concerning the Protection, at National Level, of the Cultural
and Natural Heritage (1972)
Recommendation concerning the Safeguarding and Contemporary Role of
Historic Areas (1976)
Recommendation Concerning the International Exchange of Cultural Property
(Nairobi, 1976)
Recommandation Concernant l'Echange International de Biens Culturels
(Nairobi, 1976)
Recommendation for the Protection of Moveable Cultural Property (1978)
Charter of Courmayeur (1992)
Declaration of Oaxaca (1993)
Resolution on Information as an Instrument for Protection against War Damages to the
Cultural Heritage (1994)