Associations, Centers and Programs focussed on the ethics of heritage conservation
Associations (and their committees / working groups)
TheoPhil – the International Committee on Theory and Philosophy of Conservation and Restoration of ICOMOS
https://theophilos.icomos.org/
Theory, History and Ethics Working Group
of the International Council of Museums – Committee for Conservation
https://www.icom-cc.org/en/working-groups/theory-history-and-ethics-of-conservation
Standing Committee on Ethics (ETHCOM)
of the International Council of Museums
https://icom.museum/en/committee/ethics-committee/
ALIPH – International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage
ALIPH is the main global fund exclusively dedicated to the protection and rehabilitation of cultural heritage impacted by war, climate change, and natural disasters. It works in conflict, post-conflict, and crisis areas.
https://www.aliph-foundation.org/en
ACHS – Association of Critical Heritage Studies
ACHS critically engages with how history is represented, whose stories are told, and how these narratives shape our world today. The association is committed to fostering inclusive, interdisciplinary dialogue that addresses urgent issues such as decolonization, sustainability, social justice, and the role of heritage in shaping identity and community.
https://www.criticalheritagestudies.org/
Centers and Programs
specifically focussed on heritage ethics
PAST PROGRAM: 2022-2023:
Cultural Heritage, Society and Ethics
https://www.heritageresearch-hub.eu/funding/cultural-heritage-society-and-ethics-joint-call-2022/
PAST PROGRAM: 1998-2019:
Heritage Values, Stakeholders, and Consensus Building
https://www.getty.edu/projects/heritage-values-stakeholders-consensus-building/
PAST PROGRAM: 1998-2005
Research on the Values of Heritage
https://www.getty.edu/projects/heritage-values-stakeholders-consensus-building/
Centers and Programs
attentive to topics in heritage ethics
American Institute for Conservation
https://www.culturalheritage.org/home
Durham University
Centre for the Ethics of Cultural Heritage
A collaborative research centre, involving academics and practitioners from the Departments of Archaeology, Anthropology, Philosophy and Law.
https://www.durham.ac.uk/research/institutes-and-centres/ethics-cultural-heritage/
Cambridge University
Cambridge Heritage Research Center
https://www.heritage.arch.cam.ac.uk/
Maastricht University
Maastricht Centre for Arts and Culture, Conservation and Heritage
An interdisciplinary research centre that brings together economic, legal, (art) historical, philosophical, sociological and practical expertise to the context of arts and heritage.
Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Universities
Centre for Global Heritage and Development
Texas A&M University – School of Architecture
Center for Heritage Conservation