ISO TC 349 Cultural Heritage Conservation Public Webinar

What You'll Want to Know!

NISO is pleased to invite members of the cultural heritage, museum, and conservation community to join a free public webinar on the formation of an accredited US Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to the International Organization for Standards’s new Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage Conservation (ISO TC 349). 

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 will discuss 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 TC349 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 is free and open to the public, and all members of the community engaged in the conservation and preservation of tangible cultural objects are encouraged to attend!