[Museum] Fw: urgent help for ICOM Russia

["Marta Lourenco" <mclourenco@museus.ul.pt>]

Chamo a vossa atencao para o apelo em baixo do ICOM-Russia.
Parece-me que Portugal tem 'expertise' relevante sobre o assunto, seria 
interessante se pudessemos ajudar.

Peco que dirijam eventuais informacoes a Presidente do ICOM-Russia:
Galina Andreeva
icom.russia@gmail.com

Desde ja agradeco e envio um abraco,

Marta Lourenco
Secretaria do ICOM-Portugal

Museu de Ciencia
Universidade de Lisboa

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "ICOM Russia" <icom.russia@gmail.com>
To: <umac-ml@unistra.fr>
Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 8:20 AM
Subject: URGENT HELP FOR ICOM Russia



Dear Colleagues,

Please, excuse for urgent enquiry but ICOM RUSSIA NEED YOUR HELP AND ADVICE 
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

In Russia de facto movable art objects of religious meaning  (including very 
valuable unique icons) currently kept in museums and immovable property of 
religious meaning (including ones which have been converted into museums) 
have been transferring to the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) and other 
confessions without proper law regulations.

It became known to ICOM Russia that the according law now is under 
preparation but museum community is very anxious that museum professionals 
have been out the process of discussions and there is a great threat of 
damaging the national heritage by quick unbalanced solutions to return to 
ROC and to other confessions the property they claim to have for church 
functions without strict conditions and rules of application, maintenance, 
climate, security, conservation control, research and further public access. 
It may easily happen because of the lack of preventive measures and weak 
regulations of the process in the case of adoption of "prematurely born" 
law - non protective for museum collections and national heritage).

ICOM Russia was asked to prepare by 25 Jan. (!!!) a reference on 
international practice including law regulations and practical aspects on 
the following:
- positive examples and regulation models of joint (museum and religious 
institution) usage and management of the religious objects (movable and 
immovable) abroad, including practical and law aspects. Positive aspects of 
such models of religious objects joint management.
Could you help ICOM Russia with required information related to your 
country?
To whom in your country we need to apply to receive quickly additional 
information on such important problem?

I would be more than very grateful if you help.

Sincerely yours,
Dr. Galina Andreeva
ICFA Board member
ICOM Russia Executive Director and Board member

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