UHVM1096 Preventive conservation

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Mgr. Hana Rajhelová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Antonín Šimčík (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Antonín Šimčík
Institute of Historical Sciences – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Timetable of Seminar Groups
UHVM1096/A: each odd Monday 16:25–18:00 LMUZ, A. Šimčík
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the cours is to acquaint students with comprehensive issues of preventive conservation of museum exhibits. Students will bring home the basic concepts in the field of conservation and restoration, ethical standards, system preservation and restoration of museum collections in the Czech Republic, specialized departments and legislation. Furthermore, attention will be paid to the specifics of remedial and preventive conservation, principles of occupational health with collections, monitoring microclimate conditions in the interiors and their regulation, general principles of inorganic and organic materials presented in museums, galleries and archives collections, rescue organization during natural disasters, the principles of care the presentation of the collections, depositing and transport, protection of collections using substitutes, particularly digitization and finally evaluating the effectiveness of the activities carried out. It will be accentuated for all themes by the principles of preventive conservation during daily handling of the collections.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to: - describe the basic principles and procedures of preventive conservation - apply basic principles and procedures of preventive conservation.
Syllabus
  • 1. Role of preventive conservation in protecting collections in modern museums. Ethical standards.
    2. The current legislation. Basic literature. History of the field. Professional associations and important work in the country. Health at work with collections.
    3. Effects of temperature and humidity/moisture on the collections.
    4. The effects of optical radiation on materials collection
    5. Effects of solid, liquid and gaseous contaminants at the materials collection
    6. Causes and consequences of biological attack collections. The impact of humans.
    7. Protection of collections during the presentation, storing and transport.
    8. Specifics of preventive protection of articles according to their material nature.
    9. Specifics of preventive protection of articles according to their material nature.
    10. Protection of collections in crisis.
    11. The use of substitutes as the possibility of preservation of the collections. The specifics use of standard and digital copies of the originals.
    12. Indicators of effectiveness of preventive conservation in museum.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • ICOM-CC 16th triennialkonferenceLisbon 19-23 September 2011: preprints. (ed. Janet Bridgland). info
  • KOPECKÁ, I. a kol.:. Preventivní ochrana sbírkových předmětů. info
  • ŠIMČÍK, A. - ŠIMČÍKOVÁ, M.:. Výběrová bibliografie konzervátorské literatury (1990-2003). URL: axpsu.fpf.slu.cz/~sim20uh/literatura/bibliografie. info
  • Kol. autorů. Konzervování a restaurování kovů. Ochrana předmětů kulturního dědictví z kovů a jejich slitin. Brno, 2011. info
  • PETZET, M. International principles of preservation. 2010. info
  • MERRITT, J. - REILLY, J. A. Preventive conservation for historic house museums. Lanham, 2010. info
  • WALLER, R., SMYK, L. Assessing and Managing to your Collections. Birmingham, 2007. info
  • APPLEBAUM, B. Conservation treatment metodology. 2007. info
  • Museum microclimates: abstractsofpostersattheCopenhagenkonference, 19-23 November 2007 (ed. TimothyPadfield et col.). Copenhagen, 2007. info
  • Preventive Conservation (ed. Alexandra Jeberien, Mathias Knaut). Berlín, 2007. info
  • TICHÝ, M. Ovládání rizika. Analýza a management. Praha, 2006. info
  • KEENE, S. Managing Conservation in Museums. Oxford, 2002. info
  • HATCHFIELD, P. Pollutants in the museum environment. Practical strategies for problem solving in design, exhibition and storage. London, 2002. info
  • ĎUROVIČ, M. a kol. Restaurování a konzervování archiválií a knih. Praha, 2002. info
  • HILBERT, G. S. Sammlungsgut in Sicherheit. Beleuchtung und Lichtschutz, Klimatisierung, Schadstoffprävention, Schädlingsbekämpfung, Sicherungstechnik, Brandschutz, Gefahrenmanagement. Berlin, 2002. info
  • ASHLEY-SMITH, J. Risk Assessment for Object Conservation. Oxford, 1999. info
  • Framework for the Preservation of Museum Collections. Ottawa, 1998. info
  • THOMPSON, G. The Museum Environment. Oxford, 1994. info
Teaching methods
Lecturing
Assessment methods
Successful completion of the final test and seminary work.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2007, Winter 2008, Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2023.
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