Within the framework of the rolling agenda established by the
Education/Culture Council of 23 May 2002, the Italian Presidency
committed to the promotion and development of the mobility of
persons and the circulation of works of art.
The resolution proposal is intended to improve exchange of works
of art and experts through strengthened collaboration among European
museums ("Project for a European museum space") and
hence to improve co-operation in the European cultural industry.
The initiative is intended to deal with a wide spectrum of themes
connected to co-operation among museums.
In the scientific field, collaboration among scientific and administrative
personnel in cultural institutions is being encouraged, as is
research into the standards used in various countries in the fields
of copyright, exhibition criteria (themes, loan policies, etc.),
and museum management and administration.
In the field of restoration, theme seminars are being encouraged
(archaeological finds, painting, sculpture, etc.), as is the publication
of the results achieved by variously composed teams from Member
States and comparative study of restoration criteria and methodologies.
With respect to administrative co-operation, increased co-operation
for the protection and recovery of archaeological assets lacking
documentation of origin is being planned, as is improved co-operation
in the fight against illegal traffic in cultural goods, as provided
for by the 1970 UNESCO International Agreements and by EEC Regulation
no. 1526/98 of 16 July 1998 on the export of cultural goods.
In the museological and museographic fields, the organisation
of periodic exhibitions is being encouraged, as is the circulation
and exhibition of both art collections and individual works of
art within the European space.
