Cultural Heritage Policy Documents
General Conclusions of the Athens Conference (1931)
First International Congress of Architects and Technicians of Historic Monuments
These Conclusions were drafted at the end of a conference on the restoration of historic monuments and buildings held in Athens in 1931. This document introduced important conservation concepts and principles:
These Conclusions were drafted at the end of a conference on the restoration of historic monuments and buildings held in Athens in 1931. This document introduced important conservation concepts and principles:
- the idea of a common world heritage;
- the importance of the setting of monuments; and
- the principle of integration of new materials.
The Conclusions were ahead of their time in calling for the reburial
of archaeological remains when conservation cannot be guaranteed.
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