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| ICOMOS Peru | |
|---|---|
| Name | ICOMOS Peru |
| Formation | 1976 |
| Headquarters | Lima, Peru |
| Region served | Peru |
| Parent organization | International Council on Monuments and Sites |
ICOMOS Peru ICOMOS Peru is the national committee of the International Council on Monuments and Sites operating in Peru. It serves as a professional association and advisory body on cultural heritage conservation, combining expertise from archaeology, architecture, anthropology, and urban planning to advise on the protection of archaeological sites, historic districts, and vernacular architecture. The committee engages with national institutions, municipal authorities, and international organizations to promote standards derived from international charters and conventions.
Established in the wake of heightened national interest in heritage following international agreements, the committee traces its roots to collaborations around major Peruvian landmarks such as Machu Picchu, Chan Chan, and the historic centre of Lima. Early membership included curators and archaeologists linked to institutions like the Museo Nacional de Arqueología, Antropología e Historia del Perú and universities such as the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru and the National University of San Marcos. The committee aligned its practices with documents including the Venice Charter, the World Heritage Convention, and the Nara Document on Authenticity, positioning itself alongside national agencies such as the Ministry of Culture (Peru). During the 1980s and 1990s it expanded networks with international partners like UNESCO, the Getty Conservation Institute, and the ICOMOS International Scientific Committees.
The committee is constituted by professionals drawn from archaeology, architecture, conservation science, and urbanism, with representation from institutions such as the Casa de la Moneda (Peru), the Catholic University of Peru, and municipal heritage offices of cities like Arequipa and Cusco. Governance follows statutes compatible with the International Council on Monuments and Sites statutes, featuring an elected board, technical commissions, and working groups. It liaises formally with the Ministry of Culture (Peru), collaborates with the National Institute of Culture (Peru) legacy structures, and interacts with regional governments of departments including Cusco Region, Ancash Region, and La Libertad Region. The committee organizes its work through thematic networks reflecting links to international bodies such as the ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Archaeological Heritage Management and the ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Cultural Tourism.
Programs include advisory missions for nomination dossiers to the World Heritage List, condition assessments for sites like Chan Chan Archaeological Zone and the historic centre of Arequipa, and emergency response after events such as earthquakes affecting heritage in Ica Region and Ancash Region. The committee runs inventories aligned with the UNESCO World Heritage Centre guidelines, technical reviews for conservation interventions at colonial churches such as Basilica and Convent of San Francisco, Lima and prehispanic complexes like Sacsayhuamán, and advocacy campaigns linked to policies like the Law of Cultural Heritage (Peru). Outreach includes conferences held in venues associated with the National Library of Peru, cooperations with museums such as the Larco Museum, and participation in festivals like Inti Raymi where tangible heritage intersects with living traditions.
Notable case studies encompass interdisciplinary conservation at archaeological complexes including Machu Picchu Historic Sanctuary, adaptive restoration projects in the historic centre of Lima including Plaza Mayor, Lima, and disaster mitigation work for adobe architecture in Arequipa and the Colca Valley. The committee contributed expert input to interventions at Chan Chan with specialists from the National University of Trujillo and to the stabilization of masonry at Inca sites like Ollantaytambo. Collaborative projects addressed vernacular preservation in Andean communities such as those in the Sacred Valley of the Incas and coastal heritage management in regions like Piura Region, integrating methods developed by partners such as the Getty Conservation Institute and the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property.
ICOMOS Peru produces technical reports, assessment dossiers for World Heritage Committee consideration, and thematic studies on masonry, adobe conservation, and vernacular urbanism. Publications have been presented at conferences organized with the Peruvian Association of Architects and disseminated through academic outlets at the National University of San Marcos, the Cayetano Heredia University research units, and international fora including the ICOMOS General Assembly. Research areas include seismic retrofitting for heritage structures, conservation of polychrome timber elements found in colonial churches such as San Francisco Church, Lima, and multispectral documentation of rock art in regions like Ayacucho.
The committee maintains partnerships with UNESCO, the Getty Conservation Institute, the Ibero-American Centre for the Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage (CERCICA), and bilateral cooperation with agencies such as Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo and Agencia Suiza para el Desarrollo y la Cooperación. It engages with international scientific committees including those on archaeological heritage, stone, earthen architecture, and cultural routes, interfacing with networks like ICOMOS International and contributing experts to evaluations at the World Heritage Centre. The committee has facilitated exchanges with universities such as the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge, and the University of Buenos Aires.
Capacity-building initiatives include workshops on adobe conservation with specialists from the Instituto del Patrimonio Cultural de España, training courses for municipal heritage officers from provinces such as Puno Region and Cusco Region, and summer schools held in collaboration with the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru and the National University of Engineering (Peru). Programs emphasize practical skills for artisans working on features found in sites like Tipón and training in documentation techniques using photogrammetry promoted by the Getty Conservation Institute and the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property.
Category:Cultural heritage organizations in Peru