European Confederation of Conservator-Restorers' Organisations

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European Confederation of Conservator-Restorers' Organisations (ECCO)
Founded1991
Type Non-Governmental Organisation
Focus Conservation-restoration of cultural heritage
Headquarters70 Rue Coudenberg, BE-1000 Brussels, Belgium [1]
Area served
Europe
Members
6,000 (individuals);
25 (organisations)
Key people
Elis Marçal (President)
Website www.ecco-eu.org

The European Confederation of Conservator-Restorers' Organisations (E.C.C.O.) is a European non-governmental professional organisation aimed at safeguarding cultural heritage through the use of conservation-restoration techniques. [1] [2]

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Organisation and objectives

E.C.C.O. was established in 1991 by 14 European conservator-restorers' organisations. As of 2018 it represents close to 6,000 professionals within 22 European countries and 25 members organisations, [3] including one international body (International Association of Book and Papers Conservators – IADA [4] ). E.C.C.O. represents the field of preservation of cultural heritage, both movable and immovable, with the mission:[ citation needed ] [5]

History

E.C.C.O. was founded on 14 October 1991 as European federation of restorers’ associations, with the aim of working together to develop a common European project for professional recognition of the conservator-restorers’ profession. [6] New associations have joined as the European Union has expanded. E.C.C.O. has established principles and encouraged regulation to control access to the profession of the Conservator-Restorer, by working on professional standards and publishing guidelines for education and practice.[ citation needed ]

Projects [7] in which E.C.C.O. has participated include APEL (1998–2001), [8] CON.B.E.FOR (1999–2001), [9] and FULCO (1998), resulting in the Document of Vienna. [10] E.C.C.O. was also involved in the drawing of the Document of Pavia (1997), [11] the Namur Declaration (2015), [12] and the Declaration of Berlin (2016). [13] [14] E.C.C.O. has produced various professional guidelines:

Since the end of 2014, E.C.C.O. has followed a new strategic plan [21] [22] and its proposed implementation. [23] Since April 2015, E.C.C.O. has been granted observer status to the plenary sessions of the Council of Europe Steering Committee on Landscape, Heritage and Culture (CDCPP). [24] Several projects are running concerning the legal situation of Cultural Heritage and Conservator-Restorers throughout Europe, working towards mutual recognition of the members of E.C.C.O.’s member organizations in Europe. The international network in the field of cultural heritage and conservation-restoration is being extended and intensified working with ICCROM, ENCoRE, ICOMOS, Europa Nostra, IIC, ICOM-CC, [25] and other organisations. As a member, E.C.C.O. is also involved in the activities of the network in the European Heritage Alliance 3.3. [26] Since 2017, E.C.C.O. has participated in the European Commission project Voices of Culture – Skills, Training and Knowledge Transfer: Traditional and Emerging Heritage – Structured Dialogue.[ citation needed ] In November 2016, the E.C.C.O. 20th Anniversary Barcelona book was published. [27]

Presidents of E.C.C.O.

The following have been presidents of E.C.C.O.:[ citation needed ] [28]

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  2. ↑ "The European Confederation of Conservator-Restorers' Organisations (E.C.C.O.)". www.eesc.europa.eu. European Economic and Social Committee (EESC). 29 January 2007. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Members". E.C.C.O.
  4. ↑ "IADA: International Association of Book and Papers Conservators" . Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Welcome to E.C.C.O. - European Confederation of Conservator-Restorers' Organisation".
  6. ↑ "History". E.C.C.O.
  7. ↑ "Activities". E.C.C.O.
  8. ↑ Martelli Castaldi, Monica; Aguilella Cueco, David; Hutchings, Jeremy; E.C.C.O. "A European Recommendation for the Conservation-Restoration of cultural heritage". CeROArt: Conservation, Exposition, Restauration D'Objets D'Art.
  9. ↑ "Comparative research CON.BE.FOR Conservator¬Restorers of Cultural Heritage in Europe: education centers and institutes" (PDF). E.C.C.O.
  10. ↑ "Document of Vienna". www.encore-edu.org.
  11. ↑ "Document of Pavia" (PDF). E.C.C.O. 1997.
  12. ↑ "Namur Declaration" (PDF) (in French). E.C.C.O. 2015.
  13. ↑ "Declaration of Berlin" (PDF). E.C.C.O. 2016.
  14. ↑ Šubic Prislan, Jana (2016). "Društvo restavratorjev Slovenije – aktiven član Evropske konfederacije konservatorsko-restavratorskih organizacij E.C.C.O. (European Confederation of Conservator-Restorers' Organisations)". ARGO – Journal of the Slovene Museums. Ljubljana. 59 (2): 110–113. ISSN   0570-8869.
  15. ↑ "The Profession" (PDF). E.C.C.O. Professional Guidelines (I). E.C.C.O. 2002.
  16. ↑ "Code of Ethics" (PDF). E.C.C.O. Professional Guidelines (II). E.C.C.O. 2003.
  17. ↑ "Education" (PDF). E.C.C.O. Professional Guidelines (III). E.C.C.O. 2004.
  18. ↑ "Competences for Access to the Conservation-Restoration Profession" (PDF). E.C.C.O. 2011.
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  21. ↑ "Strategic Goals" (PDF). E.C.C.O. January 2015.
  22. ↑ Galán Pérez, Ana (2017). "La Conservación-Restauración en el marco profesional Europeo: La Reunión de Nájera para el desarrollo Español del Plan Estratégico de E.C.C.O.-Confederación Europea de Organizaciones de Conservadores-Restauradores". Ge-conservación. Vol. 1, no. 12. GE-International Institute For Conservation.
  23. ↑ "Strategic Implementation" (PDF). E.C.C.O. January 2015.
  24. ↑ "Steering Committee for Culture, Heritage and Landscape (CDCPP)". Council of Europe . Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  25. ↑ "ICOM-CC – Conservation Committee for Conservation". International Council of Museums . Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  26. ↑ "European Heritage Alliance 3.3". europeanheritagealliance.eu. European Union . Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  27. ↑ Dobrusskin, Sebastian; Hutchings, Jeremy, eds. (2016). E.C.C.O. 20th Anniversary Barcelona 2011 (PDF). Brussels: E.C.C.O. ISBN   978-92-990072-7-3 . Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  28. ↑ Dobrusskin, Sebastian; Hutchings, Jeremy, eds. (2016). E.C.C.O. 20th anniversary Barcelona 2011. Brüssel: E.C.C.O. p. 181. ISBN   9789299007266. OCLC   966391773.
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