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24-25 March 2009 Faculty of Engineering

24-25 March 2009 Faculty of Engineering Raymond Lemaire International Center for Conservation Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Inauguration Unesco Chair On Preventive Conservation , Maintenance and Monitoring of Monuments and Sites. Anouk Stulens Director

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24-25 March 2009 Faculty of Engineering

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  1. 24-25 March 2009 Faculty of Engineering Raymond Lemaire International Center forConservation Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Inauguration Unesco Chair OnPreventiveConservation, Maintenance and Monitoring of Monuments and Sites

  2. Anouk StulensDirector Monumentenwacht Vlaanderen vzw Conservation assessment of heritage places The approach of Monumentenwacht in the Flemish Region

  3. Context • Charter of Venice • Foundation of Stichting Monumentenwacht Nederland • Convention of Granada (ratification in Belgium in 1992) • 1991 Foundation of Monumentenwacht Vlaanderen vzw • Flemish Region: Maintenance grant for listed monuments • Provinces: Maintenance grant non listed buildings

  4. Context • 1999 Burra Charter • Maintenance is fundamental to conservation • 2008 Conservation Principles English Heritage • The conservation of significant places is founded on appropriate routine management and maintenance.

  5. Field of action Group of 6 non for profit associations for owners, caretakers & custodians - 5 provincial associations (front office) - 1 supportive umbrella association (back office) Financed by 5 provinces: 2.100.000 euro/year Flemish Region: 1.301.000 euro/year members: subscription and inspection fees (10%)

  6. Mission Mission Raise awareness, inform and support owners, caretakers and custodians ‘empowerment’ InstrumentsRegular and systematic condition assessment monitoring

  7. Public reponse - membership 3100 voluntarymembers 5300 member buildings

  8. Membership Annual subscription-fee per building: 40 € (VAT incl.) Inspection-fee per hour per person : 26,18 € (VAT incl.) Inspection-cost is 14% of real-cost

  9. Structure • 5 Provincial associations – front office • Primary care • Regular and systematic condition assessments • of heritage places • (historic buildings, interiors, maritime heritage, …) • Direct approach • on site advice, exemplary interventions, guidance

  10. Architectural survey

  11. Interior Survey

  12. Structure – back office • Monumentenwacht Vlaanderen • 1 supporting association to the 5 provincial associations – back office • Tasks of general interest & subsidiary to the provincial goals • Quality control & calibration, standards & manuals • ICT • Health & Safety • Recruiting and training of staff • Dissemination & promotion • Professionalization & extension of services • International contacts

  13. Dissemination and sensitization www.monumentenwacht.be 1. Publications - brochures - newsletter - Maintenance Manual for valuable Church interiors 2. Website 3. Lectures, workshops, …

  14. Impact 1. Owners tend to follow-up recommendations Example : Evolution of the state of the gutters in% 2. 400 new member buildings every year – continuous growth 3. 46% of maintenance grants of Flemish Region are based on status report

  15. Impact 4. restoration budget / maintenance budget of Flemish government – gradual shift

  16. Challenges for the future • Continuous professionalization • Centralized database system • Methodology of condition assessment • integrated in the database system • Veerle Meul – Maksin • Risk and value-based prioritizing of conservation strategies in historic interiors • Increase number of inspections a year increase the regularity of inspections = monitoring

  17. Challenges for the future • Extension of services: • - cost calculation & long term maintenance planning: 2009 • - maritime heritage: started in 2008 • - archeological sites: feasibility study in 2008 – 1 team in 2009 • International network of similar organisations • Leipzig 2008 • 4. Unesco Chair

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