The Burra Charter
The Burra Charter and its accompanying guidelines are considered the best practice standard for cultural heritage management in Australia.
Guidelines to The Burra Charter
Please note: The Guidelines below (which form part of and are contained in The Burra Charter) have yet to be revised to accord with the 1999 Burra Charter, but are included here for completeness.
Australia ICOMOS is currently updating these Guidelines with the aim of completing a consistent suite of documents as part of a review of the Charter itself.
- Guidelines to the Burra Charter – Conservation Policy, 1988
- Guidelines to the Burra Charter – Cultural Significance, 1988
- Guidelines to the Burra Charter – Procedures for Undertaking Studies & Reports, 1988
- Code on the Ethics of Co-existence in Conserving Significant Places, 1998
Burra Charter Translations
- Carta de Burra (Burra Charter in Spanish)
- La Chartre de Burra (Burra Charter in French)
- Piagam Burra (Burra Charter in Indonesian)
Other Australia ICOMOS Guidelines & Statements
- Ethical Commitment Statement for ICOMOS Members
- Australia ICOMOS Conservation Guidelines for Building Surveyors (Please note: this is a large file and takes some time to download)
- Australia ICOMOS Statement on Indigenous Cultural Heritage
- Draft Guidelines for Cultural Heritage Places Damaged by the January 2003 Bushfires in South East Australia
- Indigenous Cultural Landscapes and World Heritage Listing
(Proceedings of the Australia ICOMOS Workshop sponsored by the Australian Heritage Commission held February 1995)
Other Charters, Guidelines, Recommendations, Principles
- Charter for the Protection and Management of Archaeological Heritage Lausanne 1990
- International Cultural Tourism Charter Mexico 1999
- The Florence Charter – Historic Gardens – Florence 1981
- Charter on the Protection and Management of Underwater Cultural Heritage – Bulgaria 1996
- Principles for the Preservation of Historic Timber Structures – Mexico 1999
- The Venice Charter – International Charter for the Conservation of Monuments and Sites – Venice 1964
- Charter on the Built Vernacular Heritage Mexico 1999
- Charter on the Conservation of Historic Towns and Urban Areas – Washington 1987
- Recommendations of ISCARSAH (The International Scientific Committee for Analysis and Restoration of Structures of Architectural Heritage), as adopted by International ICOMOS at the 2003 General Assembly
- Towards the Preparation of the Hoi An Protocols for Best Conservation Practice in Asia
- Principles for the Conservation of Heritage Sites in China(Courtesy of the Getty Conservation Institute)
- Johannesburg Declaration on World Heritage in Africa and Sustainable Development (August 2002)
- IICOMOS International Cultural Tourism Charter (English)
- ICOMOS International Cultural Tourism Charter (Mandarin)
- Andong Recommendations of the joint ICOMOS Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting and ICOMOS International Cultural Tourism Committee Workshop, 10-13 June 2006
Impact of Mass Tourism on Historic Villages - Zacatecas Charter, November 2009, adopted by ICOMOS Mexicano in 2010
