Course: Interdisciplinarity in Heritage Conservation

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Course title Interdisciplinarity in Heritage Conservation
Course code DVU/MIPP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
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)
  • Waisser Pavel, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1) Introduction to interdisciplinarity in cultural heritage conservation 2) Humanities in cultural heritage conservation 3) Restorers and conservators in cultural heritage conservation 4) Technologists in cultural heritage conservation, with links to relevant natural sciences 5) Spheres of education in cultural heritage conservation, and their role 6) Care of immovable monuments in the light of property law - the role of owners 7) Historical collections and installations - movable heritage assets 8) Specialist maps and databases in cultural heritage sphere - platforms of the future 9) BIM Applications (Building Information Modeling in the Field of Historic Preservation) 10) Documentation of historical monuments in the past and present (2D, 3D, etc.) 11) Projects, marketing and PR in cultural heritage, popularization of historical sights 12) Non-profit organizations in cultural heritage conservation 13) Cooperation networks in the sphere of cultural heritage and their development

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Observation, Projection (static, dynamic), Group work
  • Attendace - 26 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 16 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The course will present the key players involved in the discourse of interdisciplinary cooperation in the care of tangible cultural heritage. The basic topics presented will ultimately form a comprehensive framework reflecting aspects of history and the present, as well as current trends in the field.
The acquired competences contribute to familiarizing students of art history with practical overlaps into various areas of heritage conservation that they may encounter in their future employment.
Prerequisites
General knowledge of heritage conservation themes.

Assessment methods and criteria
Dialog, Seminar Work

The seminar presentation passportises a selected historical monument, outlining the possibilities and limits in relation to complex interdisciplinary cooperation. The presentation of a single monument is a collaborative seminar assignment for a group of 3-4 students for a practical test of collaboration on a specific task. It should include viewpoints reflecting the content of the course (presentation length 30 - 45 minutes/group). The presentation will also be delivered as a powerpoint or pdf file.
Recommended literature
  • internetový portál PROPAMÁTKY. .
  • Anna Šubrtová (ed). Partnerství a sítě v péči o kulturní dědictví. Pardubice. 2013.
  • Ivana Kopecká. Průzkumy jako první krok restaurování sbírkových předmětů z fondů NTM. Praha. 2016.
  • Jan Beránek Petr Macek (edd). (2015). Metodika stavebněhistorického průzkumu. Praha.
  • Jaroslav Valach a kol. Informační systém poškození památek. Praha. 2015.
  • Ladislav Bezděk. Metodika pro elektronický pasport zpřístupněné památky. Praha. 2011.
  • Marcel Brejcha ? Vladimír Brůna ? Zdeněk Marek ? Bára Větrovská. (2015). Metodika digitalizace, 3D dokumentace a 3D vizualizace jednotlivých typů památek. Ústí nad Labem.
  • Petr Horák - Vratislav Nejedlý. Základní pojmy v péči o kulturní dědictví. Pardubice. 2013.
  • Roman Kubička - Jiří Zeliinger. Výkladový slovník malířství, grafiky a restaurátorství. Praha. 2004.
  • Zuzana Bauerová. Proti času, konzervovanie-reštaurovanie v Československu 1918-1971. 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): Theory and History of Art with the Specialization on Heritage Conservation (2026) Category: Theory and history of arts 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Theory and History of Art (2026) Category: Theory and history of arts 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer