REFLECTION ON CONSERVATION-RESTORATION PRACTICE TODAY. A EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE

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Stefan Belishki

stefan_belishki@yahoo.com

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3161-7129
Susan Corr

susan.corrnewman@gmail.com

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6555-9820

Abstract

Contemporary conservation-restoration practice is affected by theoretical and ethical principles and by social factors. They are often discussed separately, but their effect on the processes of conservation-restoration is complex and intertwined.
This paper offers an overview of the development of professional codes of ethics in conservation-restoration and as they relate to and inform professional competences. It looks at how ethics and competences are defined and link with professional education. It also discusses relationships with other professions in the preservation of cultural heritage and the need for clarification on the role and obligation of these respective professions. The legal and social issues they generate at a European level are touched upon.

Keywords:

Conservation-restoration, professional codes of ethics, professional competence, professional education, legal issues

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Article Details

Belishki, S., & Corr, S. (2019). REFLECTION ON CONSERVATION-RESTORATION PRACTICE TODAY. A EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE. Protection of Cultural Heritage, (8), 15–28. https://doi.org/10.35784/odk.1024
Author Biographies

Stefan Belishki, Academy of Arts in Sofia

Vice-President of E.C.C.O., Head of the Department of Conservation-Restoration at the Academy of Arts in Sofia

Susan Corr, Institute of Conservator-Restorers in Ireland

President of E.C.C.O., accredited member of the Institute of Conservator-Restorers in Ireland, Head of private
practice and Consultant