Towards the Egyptian Charter for Conservation of Cultural Heritages

The notion of “Cultural heritage” is quite modern compared to other humanistic fields developed in the last century. Conservation as a science has emerged and took shape during international conventions treaties many places Europe various frameworks recognize heritage its value but based on “Eurocentric bias” criteria. fact sharing universal values common practices age globalization had significant impact conservation actions contexts utterly different from western societies don’t share same historical or cultural dimensions. Therefore, this study traces history evolution west two perspectives; one developing methodologies, philosophies behind main theories conservation. Cultural reflection identity society past; thus, outlines development Egypt within approaches chronological order investigate social response political influence consciousness Egyptian context. Furthermore, contribution charters national policies Egypt.