Associazione Giovanni Secco Suardo

The Associazione Giovanni Secco Suardo is an Italian non-profit association based in Lurano, in the province of Bergamo. Since 1991 it has operated as a Study and Projects Centre (Centro Studi e Progetti) dedicated to the conservation and restoration of cultural heritage. Its stated purpose is to stimulate and deepen historical, cultural, technical and scientific research and to foster continuous professional updating and scientific debate on the conservation and enhancement of cultural heritage. The association promotes study and research projects, conferences, seminars and lectures, encouraging cultural and scientific exchange at national and international level in collaboration with national and international institutions active in the conservation and restoration of cultural heritage. As a Non-Governmental Organisation it also takes part in projects in developing countries. A central pillar of its activity is the Archivio Storico Nazionale dei Restauratori Italiani (ASRI), the National Historical Archive of Italian Restorers. Launched in 1995, ASRI is described by the association as the only project of national relevance on the history of restoration in Italy. From its inception it has enjoyed the participation, as promoting and supporting body, of the Italian Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism through the Istituto Centrale del Restauro (Central Institute for Restoration), alongside the association that manages and coordinates its various activities. ASRI promotes ongoing study and research on the history of restoration across the whole national territory, and its results feed the RES.I. database. The association disseminates the results of its study and research projects through publications. For its conferences, seminars and lectures it edits and coordinates the publication of the proceedings, and it also curates the series of the Quaderni dell'Archivio Storico Nazionale e Banca Dati dei Restauratori Italiani. As a small, specialised non-profit body rather than a commercial enterprise, the Associazione Giovanni Secco Suardo occupies a niche position in Italy's cultural heritage sector, acting as a bridge between public institutions, restorers, scholars and international partners. Its work is primarily funded through projects, institutional collaboration and publications rather than through commercial sales.

The Associazione Giovanni Secco Suardo was established as a Study and Projects Centre and has operated in that capacity since 1991. Its founding purpose was to stimulate and deepen historical, cultural, technical and scientific research and to encourage continuous professional updating and scientific debate on the conservation and enhancement of cultural heritage. In 1995 the association launched the Archivio Storico Nazionale dei Restauratori Italiani (ASRI), a project devoted to the history of restoration in Italy. According to the association, ASRI is today the only project of national relevance on the history of restoration in Italy. From its beginning, ASRI has counted on the participation, as promoting and supporting body, of the Italian Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism through the Istituto Centrale del Restauro, working alongside the association that manages and coordinates the various activities. ASRI promotes constant study and research activity on the history of restoration throughout the national territory, and the results of this work feed into the RES.I. database. Over the years the association has built a publication programme around its research: it disseminates the results of study and research projects through publications, edits and coordinates the proceedings of its conferences, seminars and lectures, and curates the series of the Quaderni dell'Archivio Storico Nazionale e Banca Dati dei Restauratori Italiani. Beyond its national research and archival work, the association has developed an international dimension. It promotes study and research projects, conferences, seminars and lectures that foster cultural and scientific exchange at national and international level, in collaboration with national and international institutions in the field of conservation and restoration of cultural heritage. As a Non-Governmental Organisation, it also participates in projects in developing countries. The association is based in Lurano, Italy. Its identity is closely tied to the name of Giovanni Secco Suardo, a figure associated with the Italian tradition of restoration, and its work continues to connect public institutions, restorers, scholars and international partners in the field of cultural heritage conservation.

• 1995

  Launch of the Archivio Storico Nazionale dei Restauratori Italiani (ASRI), with the Italian Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism, through the Istituto Centrale del Restauro, as promoting and supporting body.

• 1991

  The association begins operating as a Study and Projects Centre for the conservation and restoration of cultural heritage.

Specialised non-profit study and projects centre for the conservation and restoration of cultural heritage, operating nationally and internationally and collaborating with public institutions.

• Archivio Storico Nazionale dei Restauratori Italiani (ASRI)

  A project on the history of restoration in Italy, launched in 1995 and described by the association as the only project of national relevance on the subject.

• Banca Dati RES.I.

  A database fed by ASRI's ongoing study and research on the history of restoration across Italy.

• Quaderni dell'Archivio Storico Nazionale e Banca Dati dei Restauratori Italiani

  A publication series curated by the association.

1. 1Associazione Secco Suardo | Associazione Secco Suardo per la conservazione ed il restauro dei Beni Culturaliassociazionegiovanniseccosuardo.it
2. 2Associazione Giovanni Secco Suardowikidata.org