From Monday 13 to Sunday 19 October, E.C.C.O. calls all conservator-restorers from all around Europe to open their doors to the public during this year’s European Days of Conservation-Restoration (EDCR).

Conservator-Restorers are asked to invite visitors to their workplaces: Experts from museums, ateliers,  private or university studios and workshops, sites and monuments and present the Profession of  Conservation-Restoration and their projects to the public. A celebration of the profession, this is an opportunity for sharing achievements and engaging with the public!

How to participate  

  • Organising open visits to your workplaces, ateliers and labs, or cultural heritage sites that can  allow visitors to see the Conservation-Restoration works.
  • Sharing pictures working at your labs or workplaces.
  • Posting on your national association website and sending the post to E.C.C.O. so we can repost  it (only in English)
  • Using social media to disseminate the themes proposed by E.C.C.O.
  • Publishing Press Releases to take advantage of the celebration.

2025 days and themes calendar:  

  • 13th Monday: Sharing an Institution / Educational Center / Labs of Conservation- Restoration
  • 14th Tuesday: Paying tribute to Conservator-Restorers
  • 15th Wednesday: Sharing Good Examples: Conservation-Restoration Treatments of Movable Heritage
  • 16th Thursday: Sharing Good Examples: Conservation-Restoration treatments of Immovable Heritage
  • 17th Friday: Heritage in Risk: Preservation of tangible cultural heritage in the view of Climate Change
  • 18th Saturday: Impact of Digital Transition on Conservation-Restoration
  • 19th Sunday: European Day of Conservation-Restoration

For information, please visit the website of E.C.C.O.