The IHBC has welcomed the adoption of the new ‘Principles for the Conservation of Wooden Built Heritage’ by the ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Wood (IIWC), in a session of the of the 19th General Assembly of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) held in Delhi on 15th December 2017, which replace those adopted previously in 1999.
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Doug Evans, Chair of the ICOMOS-UK Wood Committee, and Vice President (Europe), ICOMOS International Wood Committee said: ‘We are trying to put historic timber back ‘on the map’ again – both here in the UK with the new ICOMOS-UK wood committee, and internationally by updating the ‘Principles’.’
‘We are hoping that by getting the new ‘Principles ‘ out to as wide an audience as possible this will help to promote and encourage a broader appreciation and understanding of wooden heritage – that is our mission after all.’
ICOMOS writes:
The IIWC is looking forward to working with individuals, institutions and organisations around the world to encourage and promote the dissemination and use of the 2017 Principles, to work on its adaptation to specific cultures, and to apply it in the work ICOMOS does to advance the application of theory, methodology, and scientific techniques to the conservation and protection of our cultural heritage.
The 2017 Principles for the Conservation of Wooden Built Heritage are available for download on the website.
