Conservation of Heritage

lhagi2530  2021-2022  Louvain-la-Neuve

Conservation of Heritage
5.00 credits
15.0 h
Q2

This biannual learning unit is being organized in 2021-2022
Teacher(s)
Heering Caroline;
Language
French
Prerequisites
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Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

1 The conservation and protection of movable heritage depends on many kinds of technical and ethical understanding. By the end of this course, students will have mastered the information and knowledge needed for the preventive conservation of objects, as well as for these objects' protection and handling. Students will also be able to approach the necessary dialogue between the art historian and the restorer regarding the restoration of artworks.
 
Content
- Preventive conservation - general points (climate, light, air pollution, micro-organisms, insects, building health);
- Recommendations for the conservation of objects in view of their materials;
- Protection of artworks;
- Movement and handling of artworks;
- Brief history of restoration;
- Ethics of restoration.
 
Teaching methods
Lectures, exercises on the model of a flipped classroom.
Evaluation methods
Examen oral et travail écrit
Other information
Support = note-taking in lectures + portfolio of reading material.
Online resources
PowerPoint presentations, bibliography, portfolio of reading material.
Bibliography
Une bibliographie sélective sera distribuée.
Faculty or entity
EHAC


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Learning outcomes
Master [120] in History of Art and Archaeology : General

Master [60] in History of Art and Archaeology : General