Published on 21 February 2025

Publications

PCP Forum - Journal for Protection of Cultural Property Issues

The Cultural Property Protection Section of the Federal Office for Civil Protection publishes the annual specialist journal KGS Forum. In it, experts discuss various topics related to the protection of cultural property. The journal is also published in printed form and can be ordered by e-mail to [e-mail].

Publisher:
Federal Department of Defence,Civil Protection and Sports
Federal Office for Civil Protection FOCP
Cultural Property Protection Group
Guisanplatz 1B
CH-3003 Bern

ISSN 1662-3495
Edition: 2000
Articles in German, French, Italian and English

PBC Forum

Forum PBC Overview

Minimum standard for the information and communication technology (ICT) security of digital cultural property

This Minimum ICT Standard serves as a recommendation and guideline for improving ICT resilience in organisations involved in the management and preservation of digital cultural property. The goal is to recognise risks and reduce them to an acceptable level.

• Minimum standard for the information and communiction technology (ICT) security of digital cultural property

  PDF1.13 MB14 August 2026

Guidelines: Models and aids

Kulturgüterschutz - Guidelines 1 - Wasserschaden im Archiv — © FOCP

PCP Guidelines serve as models and checklists for all work relative to cultural property protection. Since those working in this field often have to work on their own, these documents are a useful source of information. PCP guidelines are issued on request and where necessary.

• Guidelines

  • Guidelines 1/2003 - Protecting archives from water damage

    Cultural institutions such as museums, archives or libraries are also at risk from flood damage. In addition tp prevention, appropriate and prompt action must be taken as soon as the damage occurs. In collaboration with Guido Voser, an expert in this field, the FOCP published guidelines on treating water-damaged archives.

    PDF1.94 MB8 February 2024

  • Guidelines 2/2006 - KGS-Sicherstellungsdokumentation

    Seit längerer Zeit haben die KGS-Verantwortlichen im BABS festgestellt, dass keine verbindlichen Standards für diese wichtigen Unterlagen bestehen. Im Rahmen des Bundesrats-Auftrages "Erdbeben und Kulturgüter" hat sich dies erneut als Mangel herausgestellt. Das BABS hat deshalb Daniel Stadlin (KGS-Verantwortlicher des Kantons Zug) beauftragt, in Zusammenarbeit mit Vertretern der Denkmalpflege eine Musteranleitung für das Erarbeiten einer Sicherstellungsdokumentation vorzulegen. Diese Standards stehen hier als Download bereit.

    PDF2.43 MB8 February 2024

  • Guidelines 3/2008 - Metadaten bei stehenden digitalen Bildern

    Im Bereich der digitalen Bilder ist vieles noch offen und der Umgang mit Metadaten noch nicht zufriedenstellend gelöst - die Wahrscheinlichkeit und das Risiko eines Datenverlusts nimmt mit dem Fortschreiten der Zeit stetig zu. Die vorliegenden Guidelines führen in das Thema ein, dokumentieren eine erprobte Vorgehensweise, wie Metadaten definiert werden können, und zeigen weitere Schritte auf, die ein digitaler Bildbestand im Hinblick auf eine dauerhafte Archivierung durchlaufen sollte. Insbesondere sei auf die Checkliste (Kap. 10.1) verwiesen, die den Verantwortlichen von Institutionen als nützliche Orientierungshilfe dienen kann. Dieser Leitfaden soll kleine und mittlere kulturelle Institutionen (Archive, Bibliotheken, Museen und verwandte Institutionen) bei der Bewirtschaftung und Archivierung ihrer digitalen Bildbestände unterstützen.

    PDF1.01 MB8 February 2024

  • Guidelines 4/2013 - Digitale Fotografie

    Die Fotografie hat sich im letzten Jahrzehnt fundamental geändert: Analoge Techniken sind praktisch vollständig von der digitalen Fotografie abgelöst worden. Vertreter der Universität Basel (Digital Humanities Lab) und der Denkmalpflege des Kantons Zug haben im Auftrag des BABS technische Theorie und fotografische Praxis in diesen Guidelines miteinander verbunden und so ein Produkt verfasst, das KGS-Dienstleistenden in der Ausbildung ebenso dienen wird wie Fotografen und Mitarbeitenden in kulturellen Institutionen (Museen, Archive, Bibliotheken).

    PDF5.56 MB8 February 2024

• Videos

  Protective packaging for paintings

  This video tutorial shows the professional packing of paintings with and without frames and the preparation for transport. This step-by-step tutorial is intended as a supplement to an already completed learning unit on this topic.

  Roman mosaics of Vallon | First protection measures

  This 1st explanatory video is about the Roman mosaics of Vallon (FR), which are listed as national cultural property in the inventory of cultural property. The Venatio mosaic is the largest of its kind in Switzerland. The film shows the first protection measures after the discovery until the construction of a museum directly above the site. With the construction of the museum directly above the site, an optimal protection insitu could be guaranteed.

  Roman mosaics of Vallon | Documentation and inventory

  This 2nd explanatory video on the Roman mosaics of Vallon (FR) deals with the documentation and inventory work as a central protective measure of the protection of cultural property. The film shows the recording and documentation of archaeological objects in a database system, the adequate storage and the presentation of the cultural property on the geoinformation services of the canton and the federal government.

  Roman Museum of Vallon | Protective measures against flood hazard

  In this explanatory video on the Roman Museum of Vallon - a cultural property of national importance - (A-object in the inventory of cultural property), the focus is on prevention against water damage. The object is located in a flood hazard zone, which leads to an increased risk of damage with a high probability of occurrence. The structural measures around the museum with dykes, wells with automatic pumping systems in case of elevated groundwater levels are shown. Additional manual pumps were also installed in the museum and monitoring systems were installed.

  The Protection of Cultural Property in Switzerland requires the cantons to adopt and implement emergency plans. In this context, the FOCP developed the basics of an integral risk management with hazard and risk analysis and planning of measures. Further details can be found at: Hazards and Risks

Informazioni complementari

• Link

  • La protezione dei beni culturali in Svizzera