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EN 16853:2026

Conservation of cultural heritage - Conservation process - Decision making, planning, implementation and documentation

Edition date: 2026-03-11
In Force
Available languages: English
Summary: This document specifies the process of decision-making, planning, implementing and documenting the conservation of tangible cultural heritage. It applies to material expressions of tangible cultural heritage such as individual objects, collections, the built environment, historic sites, archaeological sites and cultural landscapes. This document concerns the documentation gathered during a conservation process and focuses on concepts to support the sector in working towards interoperability, whilst not specifying methods, systems or conventions. NOTE This document does not cover how to identify cultural heritage nor who or what competences are required to undertake decisions or other parts of the process.

Dieses Dokument legt das Verfahren für die Planung, Umsetzung und Dokumentation von Maßnahmen zur Erhaltung von materiellem Kulturerbe sowie die dafür notwendigen Entscheidungsprozesse fest. Es ist anwendbar für dingliche Ausdrucksformen des materiellen Kulturerbes, wie einzelne Objekte, Sammlungen, die bebaute Umgebung, historische und archäologische Stätten sowie Kulturlandschaften. Dieses Dokument behandelt die während eines Konservierungsprozesses gesammelte Dokumentation und legt den Schwerpunkt auf Konzepte zur Unterstützung des Sachgebiets beim Streben nach Interoperabilität, ohne jedoch Verfahren, Systeme oder Konventionen festzulegen. ANMERKUNG Dieses Dokument behandelt weder die Identifizierung von Kulturerbe noch die Personen und ihre Qualifikationen, die für Entscheidungen oder andere Bestandteile des Konservierungsprozesses erforderlich sind.

Le présent document définit les processus de prise de décisions, de programmation, de mise en œuvre et de documentation de la conservation-restauration du patrimoine culturel matériel. Il s’applique aux expressions matérielles du patrimoine culturel matériel, telles que les biens, les collections, l’environnement bâti, les sites historiques, les sites archéologiques et les paysages culturels. Ce document concerne la documentation recueillie au cours d’un processus de conservation-restauration et se concentre sur les concepts visant à aider le secteur à œuvrer en faveur de l’interopérabilité, sans pour autant spécifier des méthodes, des systèmes ou des conventions. NOTE Le présent document ne traite pas des modalités de reconnaissance du patrimoine culturel, ni des personnes et des compétences requises pour prendre les décisions ou réaliser certaines parties du processus.
ICS: 97.195-Items of art and handicrafts. Cultural property and heritage
CTN: CEN/TC 346 - 411453

Reemplazo Normas

Reemplaza a EN 16853:2017

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