Course: Legal Developments in Heritage Conservation

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Course title Legal Developments in Heritage Conservation
Course code DVU/MPVPP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Horáček Martin, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Novotný Michal, Mgr. et Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Basic definitions and concepts. Law and ethics. Laws and other legal measures. Monuments and state administration. Ancient Greece and Rome 2. Building regulation and protection of Roman buildings in the Middle Ages. Papal heritage legislation in Renaissance. 3. The Enlightenment and public interest in protection of antiquities and monuments. 4. French revolution: birth of the concept of national monument and beginning of the state monument care. A Greek Law on the Protection of Monuments. Legislation on the protection of monuments in the 1st half of the 19th century in European countries. 5. Cultural conservation in the service of a bureaucratic state. Legislation on the protection of monuments in the 2nd half of the 19th century in European countries. Draft laws of The Central Commission in Vienna (A. Riegl, M. Dvořák). 6. Struggle to adopt a law on monument protection in the first Czechoslovak Republic. Legal position of Czechoslovak Monument Office. Broad concept of the term "monument." 7. The Law on Cultural Monuments - The first Czech monument law. The Monument reserves. Issues with monuments evidence. Protection of monuments legislation in the 2nd half of the 20th century. 8. The Law on State Monument Care in 1989. Expert discussion and public debate about Czech monument protection after the Velvet Revolution. Preparation of a new law on protection of monuments. 9. Globalization of heritage conservation. Laws and professional chartes. The Venice Charter 1964, European charters on architectural and archeological heritage. UNESCO, ICOMOS.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
  • Preparation for the Exam - 50 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 26 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Lectures will introduce the development of heritage legislation from ancient times to present day. The aim of the lecture is the analysis of selected documents (laws and other legal measures especially in the context of the following issues: public interest in cultural heritage, definition of (cultural) monument, compensation for restrictions on property rights and legal regulation of archeological sites, export restrictions.
Students will understand a meaning, importance and limitation of heritage legislation as a result of conflict of historical development between public interest for protection of monuments on the one hand and the property rights on the second hand. Students also gain competence in differentiation between law and ethics rules.
Prerequisites
For students of Mgr study programme.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

Attendance, presentation of a paper.
Recommended literature
  • Horáček, Martin. (2015). Úvod do památkové péče. Olomouc: Vydavatelství UP.
  • Jokilehto, J. (1999). A History of Architectural Conservation. Oxford.
  • Poláková, Jana (ed.). (2007). Mezinárodní dokumenty o ochraně kulturního dědictví. Praha.
  • Zídek, M., Klusoň, J. (2005). Zákon o státní památkové péči a jeho prováděcí předpisy s komentářem. Arch, Praha.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): The History of Art and the Theory of Art (2019) Category: Theory and history of arts 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter