The program of the symposium provides for discussion in three groups of problems:

1. Theory of conservation and restoration of historical monuments.
(intellectual foundations for conservation and restoration; evolution of their practicality under the present conditions; possible attempts to define new criteria in this field);

2. Contemporary conservation practice (current achievements and methods; their relation to older types of works and to existing conservation theory);

3. Transformations in modern museology
(the condition of museums: their role and meaning in today’s world; new trends in management and functioning of museums, state of the art in exhibition arrangement; ideas for future development of museums).