Conservation of Heritage

lhagi2530  2020-2021  Louvain-la-Neuve

Conservation of Heritage
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information below is subject to change, in particular that concerning the teaching mode (presential, distance or in a comodal or hybrid format).
5 credits
15.0 h
Q2

  This biannual learning unit is not being organized in 2020-2021 !

Language
French
Prerequisites
/
Aims

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

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information in this section is particularly likely to change.

Lectures, exercises on the model of a flipped classroom.
Evaluation methods

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information in this section is particularly likely to change.

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
ARKE


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

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Master [60] in History of Art and Archaeology : General

Master [120] in History of Art and Archaeology : General