MUB_012 Introduction to Conservation of Museum Object

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Ing. Alena Selucká (lecturer)
Mgr. Bc. Dagmar Husárová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Alena Selucká
Division of Museology – Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Bc. Dominika Matějková
Supplier department: Division of Museology – Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 2. 10. 9:00–12:40 TMB, Wed 23. 10. 9:00–12:40 TMB, Wed 13. 11. 9:00–12:40 TMB, Wed 11. 12. 9:00–12:40 TMB
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course is introducing basic terminology - conservation, rastauration, preparation and conservation management in museums. It is focusing closer to methods of conservation work and documentation of conservation.
Learning outcomes
- acquainting students with basic terminology - conservation, restauration, preparation;
- making students aware of methods of conservation work;
- making students aware of documentation of conservation
- plans of conservation management in museums
Syllabus
  • Introduction, definition of the concept of conservation and restoration, other terminology;
  • Ethical codes and international standards for conservators-restorers, legislation of the profession;
  • Documentation of conservation and restoration interventions - Conservation Record;
  • Preventive conservation - physical, chemical, and biological factors of material deterioration, principles of prevention and remediation of collection items, museum standards for microclimatic parameters;
  • Conservation-restoration of inorganic materials: basic characteristics of materials and treatment procedures for objects made of metals, ceramics, and glass;
  • Conservation-restoration of organic materials: basic characteristics of materials and treatment procedures for objects made of paper, wood, and textiles.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • JOSEF, Jan. Úvod do preventivní konzervace. Úvod do muzejní praxe. Učební texty zákaldního kurzu Školy muzejní propedeutiky. Asociace muzeí a galerií České republiky. Praha. 2010. ISBN 978-80-86611-40-2. s. 161-244.
  • BRANDI, Cesare. Teorie restaurování. Translated by Jiří Špaček. Vyd. 1. Kutná Hora: Tichá Byzanc, 2000, 141 s. ISBN 8086359034. info
  • Základy muzejní konzervace : muzeografické učební texty. 2. Edited by Zbyněk Zbyslav Stránský. Brno: Muzeologické oddělení Moravského muzea v Brně, 1976, 268 s. info
  • CICHROVÁ, Kateřina, Ludmila OURODOVÁ-HRONKOVÁ, Ivana TROUPOVÁ and Zuzana VAVERKOVÁ. Preventivní péče o předměty kulturní povahy v expozicích, depozitářích a zpřístupněných autentických interiérech. V Brně: Národní památkový ústav, 2017, 122 stran. ISBN 9788087967157. info
    not specified
  • KOPECKÁ, Ivana. Preventivní péče o historické objekty a sbírky v nich uložené. Praha: Laurus press servis, 2002, 109 s. ISBN 8086234282. info
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
lectures, test
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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