prEN 16853

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-junij-2024
Ohranjanje kulturne dediščine - Konservatorski postopki - Sprejemanje odločitev,
načrtovanje, izvedba in dokumentacija
Conservation of cultural heritage - Conservation process - Decision making, planning,
implementation and documentation
Erhaltung des kulturellen Erbes - Erhaltungsprozess - Entscheidungsprozesse, Planung,
Umsetzung und Dokumentation
Conservation du patrimoine culturel - Processus de conservation - Prise de décisions,
programmation et mise en œuvre
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 16853
ICS:
97.195 Umetniški in obrtniški izdelki. Items of art and handicrafts.
Kulturne dobrine in kulturna Cultural property and
dediščina heritage
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
May 2024
ICS 97.195 Will supersede EN 16853:2017
English Version
Conservation of cultural heritage - Conservation process -
Decision making, planning, implementation and
documentation
Conservation du patrimoine culturel - Processus de Erhaltung des kulturellen Erbes - Erhaltungsprozess -
conservation - Prise de décisions, programmation et Entscheidungsprozesse, Planung und Umsetzung
mise en œuvre
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 346.
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 Documentation and communication . 10
5 Establishing the conservation project . 11
5.1 Definition of projects aims. 11
5.2 Identification, investigation and diagnosis . 11
6 Risk assessment and management . 12
7 Identification, evaluation and selection of conservation options . 12
7.1 Identification of conservation options . 12
7.2 Evaluation and selection of conservation options . 13
8 Development and agreement of a conservation plan . 13
9 Implementation . 14
9.1 Authority to commence . 14
9.2 Implementation of the conservation plan . 14
9.3 Quality management . 14
10 Completion . 14
Annex A (normative) Principles of documentation . 15
A.1 Overview of the documentation process . 15
A.2 Principles of documentation . 15
A.2.1 Level of detail. 15
A.2.2 Consideration of uses . 15
A.2.3 Ethical considerations . 15
A.2.4 Wide accessibility . 16
A.2.5 Authorship and responsibility . 16
A.2.6 Observation supporting decision making . 16
A.2.7 Techniques of observation . 16
A.2.8 Timeliness . 16
A.2.9 Machine readability . 17
A.2.10 Authority files (Terminologies and lists) . 17
Annex B (informative) Heritage Building Information Modelling (HBIM) for documentation . 18
Bibliography . 19

European foreword
This document (prEN 16853:2024) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 346 “Conserva-
tion of Cultural Heritage”, the secretariat of which is held by UNI.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document will supersede EN 16853:2017.
a) the mandatory Annex A “Principles of documentation” has been included;
b) Clause 4 “Overview” has been removed.
Introduction
Cultural heritage is of significance and value to present and future generations. Conservation is a central
consideration when it comes to retaining, protecting and sharing that significance and offers a rare and
privileged opportunity to understand, enhance, and protect cultural heritage. It follows that decisions to
embark on conservation are of concern to society and should be made in a responsible and informed
manner.
Conservation often involves different participants and may require dialogue with stakeholders. It is an
inter-disciplinary practice involving a range of professionals with historic, scientific, technical and other
competences. How conservation is achieved and the manner in which it is thought about, planned and
carried out is of concern to not only conservation practitioners but also to allied professionals and to
owners and custodians and is the subject of this document.
Conservation professionals seek to understand the object and how it has attained its present condition.
They use knowledge of the object, its past and present use and diagnosis to decide what, if any, action is
needed to secure its future use and enjoyment. Conservation of tangible cultural heritage respects its
intangible aspects and may comprise some or all of preventive (including maintenance), remedial or res-
toration work.
The objective of conservation is to manage change in a way that sustains and enhances the significance
of cultural heritage. Conservation is more complex than just a mechanistic series of actions with a begin-
ning, middle and end. Successful conservation results in the delivery of identified objectives. It usually
involves the following components: documentation, definition of scope, information gathering, risk eval-
uation, formulation of conservation options, and the development and implementation of a conservation
plan. Although conservation can be understood as an ongoing process, continuing into the future, a spe-
cific intervention or project can be completed by the delivery and evaluation of an agreed set of outcomes
including recommendations. Ultimately the emphasis on each component will depend on the circum-
stances in which conservation is undertaken.
This document sets out good practice for the conceptual and practical elements of conservation. It is in-
dependent of but respects national regulations and applies to all types of objects whether or not protected
by legislation. It can be applied to public and private tendering, and to procedures in institutions. It also
provides the principles that all documentation practice in conservation should rest upon. Aligning docu-
mentation practice with these principles will make documentation more interoperable and accessible.
This document addresses ethical requirements to make knowledge about cultural heritage available. It
enables stakeholders to understand the value and maximize the use of conservation records.
This document is part of a series of standards being developed by CEN to present the consensus on cur-
rent best practice in the conservation of cultural heritage. Intended users of this document are all those
engaged in and responsible for the conservation of cultural heritage.
1 Scope
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 cul-
tural landscapes.
This document concerns the documentation gathered during a conservation process and focuses on con-
cepts 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 re-
quired to undertake decisions or other parts of the process.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content consti-
tutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 16095, Conservation of cultural property - Condition recording for movable cultural heritage
EN 16096, Conservation of cultural property - Condition survey and report of built cultural heritage
EN 17429:2020, Conservation of cultural heritage - Procurement of conservation services and works
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
3.1
cultural heritage
tangible and intangible entities of significance to present and future generations
[SOURCE: EN 15898:2019, 3.1.1]
3.2
significance
combination of all the values assigned to an object
[SOURCE: EN 15898:2019, 3.1.7]
3.3
value
aspect of importance that individuals or a society assign(s) to an object
Note 1 to entry: Values can be of different types, for example: artistic, symbolic, historical, social, economic, sci-
entific, technological, etc.
Note 2 to entry: The assig
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