What is DOCOMOMO?
[DOcumentation and COnservation of buildings, sites and neighbourhoods of the MOdern MOvement]
DOCOMOMO is a non-profit organization, which main goals are brought together in the Eindhoven statement which was issued at the conclusion of the founding conference in 1990:
· Bring the significance of the modern movement to the attention of the public, the authorities, the professionals and the educational community concerned with the built environment.
· Identify and promote the recording of the works of the modern movement, including a register, drawings, photographs, archives and other documents.
· Foster the development of appropriate techniques and methods of conservation and disseminate this knowledge throughout the professions.
· Oversee and oppose destruction and disfigurement of significant works of the modern movement.
· Identify and attract funding for documentation and conservation.
· Explore and develop the knowledge of the modern movement. Docomomo International has as a strong asset, a pluralist and interdisciplinary nature, due to its ability to bring together historians, architects, town-planners, landscape architects, conservationists, teachers, students and public officials. At present, Docomomo International includes 59 chapters and more than 2,300 members, in Europe, America, Asia, Oceania and Africa. Docomomo Macau was approved as a member-chapter of Docomomo International in the year of 2012 and officially established in Macau SAR in 2013, to pursue and implement the objectives of the Eindhoven statement on behalf of Docomomo and in the interest of the communities of Macau.
