The Lisbon Declaration to Support Culture and Museums to Face the Global Crisis and Build the Future
Among its core missions, ICOM is committed to
providing cultural institutions with the support and tools necessary to
face threats and challenges ranging from natural disasters to budgetary
cuts.
Presentation of the Lisbon Declaration by Alberto
Garlandini, Chair of ICOM Italy. From left to right: Damodar Frlan,
Chair of ICOM Europe; Lidija Nikocevic, Chair of ICOM Croatia; Rafael
Azuar, former Chair of ICOM Spain (representing the current
chairperson); Teti Hadjinicolau, Chair of ICOM Greece; and Wim De Vos,
Chair of ICOM Belgium.
In keeping with these missions, ICOM’s National Committees in Europe have released the Lisbon Declaration to Support Culture and Museums to Face the Global Crisis and Build the Future.
This declaration came in the wake of an international conference held
on 5 and 6 April, 2013 at the National Museum of Ethnology in Lisbon and
entitled Public policies toward museums in times of crisis. The Lisbon Declaration
is an appeal to the European Parliament and Commission, to the
Parliaments and Governments of European countries and to regional and
local governments, with the aim of defending European museums and
cultural institutions and drawing the attention of the aforementioned
bodies to the precarious situation in which museums are finding
themselves as they are faced with threats and difficulties in terms of
economic sustainability.
The National Committees of six European countries (Belgium, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain) have joined ICOM Europe in this appeal. The Lisbon Declaration was sent by Dr Hans-Martin Hinz, President of ICOM to Mr José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission and Mr Martin Schulz, European Parliament President on the occasion of International Museum Day.
The National Committees of six European countries (Belgium, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain) have joined ICOM Europe in this appeal. The Lisbon Declaration was sent by Dr Hans-Martin Hinz, President of ICOM to Mr José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission and Mr Martin Schulz, European Parliament President on the occasion of International Museum Day.
Fighting Illicit Traffic
Illicit traffic in cultural goods ranks third in
the listing of criminal activities worldwide, following drug and arms
trafficking.
Illicit traffic causes significant damage to
tangible heritage, particularly in certain regions of the world where
the theft and looting are common.
It is not sufficient to simply take emergency action to develop tools designed to better control the art market and made available to law enforcement, experts, and potential purchasers of cultural goods.
This is why the fight against illicit traffic in cultural goods is one of ICOM’s priorities.
It is not sufficient to simply take emergency action to develop tools designed to better control the art market and made available to law enforcement, experts, and potential purchasers of cultural goods.
This is why the fight against illicit traffic in cultural goods is one of ICOM’s priorities.
Promotion of Professional Ethics and Protection of Collections
Museums must be active players in the fight
against illicit traffic and should adopt rules in terms of the
acquisition and transfer of collections, according to The ICOM Ethics Code for Museums.
ICOM’s International Committees contribute to this mission by training their personnel to protect heritage, offering tools to make an inventory of their collections and publishing international guidelines of security.
ICOM’s International Committees contribute to this mission by training their personnel to protect heritage, offering tools to make an inventory of their collections and publishing international guidelines of security.
A successful international partnership
Thanks to its international network of
professionals, ICOM is now recognized by many national and international
organisations as one of the main players in the fight against illicit
traffic in cultural property.
The collaboration between ICOM and its partners includes the sharing of information and experiences, the organisation of awareness-raising campaigns, the development of training programmes for law enforcement authorities, and the dissemination of ICOM publications on illicit traffic to these authorities.
The collaboration between ICOM and its partners includes the sharing of information and experiences, the organisation of awareness-raising campaigns, the development of training programmes for law enforcement authorities, and the dissemination of ICOM publications on illicit traffic to these authorities.
Reference Tools
The international awareness-raising efforts made
by ICOM and its partners to highlight the importance of protecting the
cultural heritage of civilizations against illicit traffic tend to have
positive consequences.
The international standard, Object Identification, makes the identification of endangered objects easier.
The One Hundred Missing Objects collection presents a selection of stolen works of art in a given region of the world.
The Red Lists classify the endangered categories of objects in some countries or regions of the world.
These tools are transmitted to the police and
customs officials worldwide through INTERPOL and the WCO. They are also
distributed to museums, auction houses and art dealers.
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