ICYMI: ISO TC 349 Cultural Heritage Conservation Public Webinar
About the Event
NISO is offering free access to a recorded webinar to the public on the formation of an accredited US Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to the International Organization for Standards’ new Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage Conservation (ISO TC 349). Members of the cultural heritage communities -- museums, libraries and archives -- will want to engage with this material and learn more.
ISO formed TC 349 in 2024 to develop standards for terminology, technologies, and materials and equipment for the monitoring, evaluation, preservation, and restoration of cultural heritage. The committee’s work is focused specifically on the conservation of tangible objects and excludes the preservation of cinematography, photography, and content covered by the work of the ISO Technical Committee on Information and Documentation (ISO TC 46). NISO has now been appointed by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) to manage the US TAG to TC 349.
During this meeting, we discussed NISO's role in the ISO Standards development process and opportunities to participate as members of the TAG, which will ensure that US perspectives are represented in discussions about setting world-recognized standards, from conservation terminology and basic principles to seismic protections and exhibition environments.
The ISO TC 349 plan includes strategic objectives that will be addressed across working groups:
- Cultural Heritage Conservation Terminology
- Principles of Conservation
- Cultural Heritage Conservation - Stone Materials
- Cultural Heritage Conservation - Murals
- Cultural Heritage Conservation - Earth Sites
- Cultural Heritage Conservation - Wooden Heritage
- Cultural Heritage Conservation - Paper Materials
- Cultural Heritage Conservation - Metal Materials
- Cultural Heritage Conservation - Ceramics
- Cultural Heritage Conservation - Textiles
- Cultural Heritage Conservation - Lacquerware
- Cultural Heritage Conservation - Seismic Protection
- Museum Showcases
- Museum Collection Environments
- Cultural Heritage Conservation - IPM (Integrated Pest Control)
- Cultural Heritage Conservation - Wooden Historic Buildings
The meeting was free and open to the public, and all members of the community engaged in the conservation and preservation of tangible cultural objects were encouraged to attend!
