From the Venice Charter of 1964 to the Venice Appeal for a renewed urban culture

Authors

  • Paola Marini The international private committees for the safeguarding of Venice, c/o Soprintendenza ABAP per le province di Padova. Treviso e Belluno, Soranzo Cappello palace, Santa Croce, 770, 30135, Venice, Italy
  • Leo Schubert Veniceteam, San Marco, 3566, 30124, Venice, Italy
  • Francesco Trovò University Iuav of Venice, Department of Architecture and Arts, Santa Croce, 191, 30135 Venice, Italy

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14568/cp35171

Keywords:

Cultural heritage, Historic city management, UNESCO sites, Venice, Over tourism

Abstract

The 1964 Venice Charter contains very clear articles about the objectives of including aspects of the context of the main monuments in the scope of protection. After more than 50 years of work on the restoration, education, and valorisation of the city, the International Private Committee for the Safeguarding of Venice drew up, with the participation of various institutions and scholars, the Proposal for a Venice Charter for Urban Culture. The initiative originated in Venice, an exemplary case for questioning the future of cities, given the many challenges its preservation entails. The lagoon city emblematically represents the value of historical European cities to be protected not only for historical-artistic elements but also for socio-economic aspects, as a place marked by cultural diversity, individual and community wellbeing, social justice and cohesion, and a differentiated, sustainable, and efficient economy, integrating the approach of only material conservation of cultural heritage.

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View of Venice St. Mark square, day after the second highest tide ever recorded, which reached 187 cm

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Published

2026-05-29

How to Cite

Marini, P., Schubert, L., & Trovò, F. (2026). From the Venice Charter of 1964 to the Venice Appeal for a renewed urban culture. Conservar Património. https://doi.org/10.14568/cp35171