The Association was born in Italy, in January 2007 by the resolution  of a group of professional experts in conservation and preservation in the field of Cultural Heritage our team is led by Architect Sergio Tinè.

The aim of the Association is to collect a group of people sharing not only their professional activities and knowledge but also being involved in the moderation of a forum, in the running of a web site and other activities with cultural purpose in their field of knowledge.

The Internet forum is the mirror of the Association activities.
Every topic of the forum is moderated by one or more professionals working in the field. This implies that the moderators have the specific knowledge involved by the topics.
Anyway the forum is not the place where experts give their answers to problems but rather a meeting, discussion and information exchange  point and, most of all, a place for cultural growth for moderators and users.

The Forum Restauro@Conservazione (http://www.forum-restauro.org/forum/) is divided into the following section
and topics:

ASSOCIATION
*Initiatives: section related to the activity introduction and
promotion and to Association initiatives

English board
*Board reserved to topics in English

INSTRUCTIONS
*Instructions to the use of the Forum

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE THE FORUM?
*Suggestions

GENERAL SECTION
*General topics: section on specific topics in conservation but not
related to the other sections
*Miscellany: administrator´s remarks

ARCHITECTURE SECTION
*Architecture: conservation topics related to architecture and monuments
*Stone materials: topics related to the conservation and restoration
of architectural decoration
*Damp and hygroscopic salts in masonry: techniques to reduce damages and damp

CHEMISTRY AND DIAGNOSTICS SECTION
*Chemistry and diagnostic message board: informations, questions and
general topics
*Diagnostics for conservation: techniques, tests, tools and research
*Chemistry for conservation: chemistry of the materials and of the
conservation products
*New conservation techniques: new and instrumental techniques for the
conservation of Cultural Heritage
*Safety for conservation: topics bout the work safety of conservation
professionals

PAINTING SECTION
*General topics: topics on painting conservation
*Supporto consolidation: structural conservation and consolidation
*Cleaning: cleaning techniques
*Retouch and related art techniques: retouch, varnishes and art techniques

OTHER SECTIONS
*Wood conservation
*Paper conservation
*Metal conservation
*Archaeology
*Informatics for conservation
*Public contracts
*Museology

PERMANENT EDUCATION
*Students in conservation
*Courses and schools
*Education in conservation
*Exhibitions, congresses and conventions: news and informations
*Restauro news: periodic web paper (in Italian)