European Confederation of Conservator-Restorers' Organisations explained

Type:Non-Governmental Organisation
Key People:Elis Marçal (President)
European Confederation of Conservator-Restorers' Organisations (ECCO)
Founded Date:1991
Headquarters:70 Rue Coudenberg, BE-1000 Brussels, Belgium
Area Served:Europe
Focus:Conservation-restoration of cultural heritage
Num Members:6,000 (individuals);
25 (organisations)
Homepage: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]

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:[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.

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. 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.:[28]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: European Confederation of Conservator-restorers' Organisations (E.C.C.O.). www.buildingconservation.com. 21 January 2018.
  2. Web site: The European Confederation of Conservator-Restorers' Organisations (E.C.C.O.) . www.eesc.europa.eu . 29 January 2007 . European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) . 21 January 2018 .
  3. Web site: Members. E.C.C.O..
  4. Web site: IADA: International Association of Book and Papers Conservators . en . 21 January 2018 .
  5. Web site: Welcome to E.C.C.O. - European Confederation of Conservator-Restorers' Organisation.
  6. Web site: History. E.C.C.O..
  7. Web site: Activities. E.C.C.O..
  8. News: Monica . Martelli Castaldi . David . Aguilella Cueco . Jeremy . Hutchings . E.C.C.O. . A European Recommendation for the Conservation-Restoration of cultural heritage . CeROArt: Conservation, Exposition, Restauration D'Objets D'Art .
  9. Web site: Comparative research CON.BE.FOR Conservator¬Restorers of Cultural Heritage in Europe: education centers and institutes. E.C.C.O..
  10. Web site: Document of Vienna . www.encore-edu.org .
  11. Web site: Document of Pavia. 1997. E.C.C.O.. 2018-01-21. 2017-02-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20170205080620/http://www.ecco-eu.org/fileadmin/assets/documents/Others/Document_of_Pavia.pdf. dead.
  12. Web site: Namur Declaration. 2015. E.C.C.O.. fr.
  13. Web site: Declaration of Berlin. 2016. E.C.C.O..
  14. Šubic Prislan . Jana . 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 . 59 . 2 . 2016 . Ljubljana . 110–113 . 0570-8869 .
  15. Web site: The Profession. 2002. E.C.C.O. Professional Guidelines (I). E.C.C.O..
  16. Web site: Code of Ethics. 2003. E.C.C.O. Professional Guidelines (II). E.C.C.O..
  17. Web site: Education. 2004. E.C.C.O. Professional Guidelines (III). E.C.C.O..
  18. Web site: Competences for Access to the Conservation-Restoration Profession. 2011. E.C.C.O.. en.
  19. Jeremy . Hutchings . Susan . Corr . A framework for access to the conservation–restoration profession via the mapping of its specialist competencies . . April 2012 . 63 . 4 . 439–454 . 10.1007/s10734-011-9450-y . free .
  20. Web site: Jeremy . Hutchings . Educating the Conservator-Restorer: Evaluating education delivery in terms of the new E.C.C.O. Competence Framework for access to the Profession – The Oslo University case study . icom-cc-publications-online.org .
  21. Web site: Strategic Goals. January 2015. E.C.C.O.. 2018-01-21. 2017-06-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20170609154216/http://www.ecco-eu.org/fileadmin/assets/documents/documents/Strategic_Goals_jan_2015.pdf. dead.
  22. News: 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 . 1 . 12 . Ge-conservación . GE-International Institute For Conservation .
  23. Web site: Strategic Implementation. January 2015. E.C.C.O..
  24. Web site: Steering Committee for Culture, Heritage and Landscape (CDCPP) . . 21 January 2018 .
  25. Web site: ICOM-CC – Conservation Committee for Conservation . . 21 January 2018 .
  26. Web site: European Heritage Alliance 3.3 . europeanheritagealliance.eu . . 21 January 2018 .
  27. Book: E.C.C.O. 20th Anniversary Barcelona 2011. 2016. Dobrusskin. Sebastian. Hutchings. Jeremy. E.C.C.O.. Brussels. 978-92-990072-7-3. 21 January 2018.
  28. Book: E.C.C.O. 20th anniversary Barcelona 2011. E.C.C.O.. 2016. 9789299007266. Dobrusskin. Sebastian. Brüssel. 181. 966391773. Hutchings. Jeremy.

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