The inaugural meeting of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Committee for the Protection of Cultural Heritage Conservation (ISO/TC 349) was held on May 13 at the Palace Museum.

This committee was proposed by China and officially approved in March 2024. It is the first technical committee established by ISO in the field of global cultural heritage conservation since its establishment in 1947. It aims to gather global consensus on cultural heritage, share best practices, and jointly promote the international standardization of cultural heritage conservation.

The establishment of ISO/TC 349 has injected new vitality into the protection of global cultural heritage, marking an important step in China's international standardization work in this field.