The Riga Charter on Authenticity and Historical Reconstruction in Relationship to Cultural Heritage, known simply as the Riga Charter, is an international

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or a statement of the scope, objectives and participants in cultural heritage projects, which guides the conservation, restoration, maintenance, repair and use of historic railway equipment, which can still be operated. The charter was adopted at

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on 23 and 24 October 2000 at the Regional Conference on Authenticity and Historical Reconstruction in Relationship to Cultural Heritage, initiated by ICCROM
The Riga Charter on Authenticity and Historical Reconstruction in Relationship to Cultural Heritage
' archived on a German website, viewed 2011-04-18 The Riga Charter was composed by a scientific committee organised for that purpose during the Riga meeting.

Application

*The Riga Charter was adopted by FEDECRAIL (European Federation of Museum & Tourist Railways) at their Annual Meeting held at Anse, near

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on 16 April 2005
Riga Charter
' on FEDECRAIL website, viewed 2011-04-18

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