Work

The Nara Document on Authenticity

1994

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Decentralises authenticity to culturally relative information sources.

Heritage Knowledge Meaning

Details

Type: Text
Location: Nara

Connections

exemplifies Nara Conference on Authenticity (1994)
critiqued International Charter for the Conservation and Restoration of Monuments and Sites (Venice Charter)

Referenced by

Raymond M. Lemaire authored
Herb Stovel authored
UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (2003) extends

Sources

ICOMOS. Nara Document. 1994. https://www.icomos.org/charters/nara-e.pdf.

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First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "The Nara Document on Authenticity." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/work/work-nara-document/. Accessed July 17, 2026.