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2020/2021

Conservation and Management of Artistic Heritage

Code: 43008 ECTS Credits: 10
Degree Type Year Semester
4313768 Analysis and Management of the Artistic Heritage OT 0 2
The proposed teaching and assessment methodology that appear in the guide may be subject to changes as a result of the restrictions to face-to-face class attendance imposed by the health authorities.

Contact

Name:
Montserrat Claveria Nadal
Email:
Montserrat.Claveria@uab.cat

Use of Languages

Principal working language:
catalan (cat)

Other comments on languages

The evaluation exercise can be presented in Catalan and Spanish

External teachers

Norma Vélez

Prerequisites

There is no prerequisite

Objectives and Contextualisation

 

The program of this module takes the form of the course the National Museum Pro, Professionals, Projects and Processes in the National Museum of Art of Catalonia, taught by the professionals of the Museum. The objective of these classes is to know the Museum from within. Tools are offered to better understand the character and variety of tasks performed by their professionals, as well as elements to reflect on the functioning of museums as complex and changing organizations, and on their role in contemporary societies.

Competences

  • Be familiar with the resources and skills that a professional art historian or artistic heritage specialist needs and develop the ability to meet the challenges involved in the care, study and management of the artistic heritage.
  • Continue the learning process, to a large extent autonomously.
  • Find links between concepts and knowledge in different areas of art history that previously had not been observed.
  • Show mastery of language, expression and rhetorical devices in the preparation and presentation of research projects and professional tasks.
  • Solve problems in new or little-known situations within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to the field of study.
  • Systematically assimilate and synthesise the information that is of the greatest importance for research and professional practice.
  • Work in interdisciplinary teams. Master the use of language, expression and rhetorical resources in drawing up and and delivering presentations on research, projects and professional tasks.

Learning Outcomes

  1. Apply knowledge of the areas of museology, heritage and museography in relation to other areas associated with the works of art of different historical periods.
  2. Continue the learning process, to a large extent autonomously.
  3. Differentiate between the various types of work carried out in an art gallery and in a contemporary art centre.
  4. Know the work of museum curators and art foundations
  5. Show mastery of language, expression and rhetorical devices in the preparation and presentation of research projects and professional tasks.
  6. Solve problems in new or little-known situations within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to the field of study.
  7. Systematically assimilate and synthesise the information that is of the greatest importance for research and professional practice.
  8. Understand and apply the various methods of cataloguing, registering and documenting the artistic heritage used in museums, foundations, galleries, art centres and research centres.
  9. Work in interdisciplinary teams. Master the use of language, expression and rhetorical resources in drawing up and and delivering presentations on research, projects and professional tasks.

Content

MUSEU NACIONAL PRO: PROFESSIONALS, PROJECTES I PROCESSOS AL MUSEU NACIONAL D’ART DE CATALUNYA. The program of this module takes the form of the course "Museu Nacional Pro, Professionals, Projectes i Processos al Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya", given by the professionals of the Museum.

The purpose of these classes is to get to know the Museum from the inside. They offer tools to better understand the nature and variety of the tasks performed by their professionals, as well as elements to reflect on the functioning of museums as complex and changing organizations, and on their role in contemporary societies.

Programa 

Monday, October 5th                                 

9.30 – 10.00 am         Welcome to the MNAC course        

Bonaventura Bassegoda, Professor of the UAB

Pepe Serra, Director of the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya

10 – 11.00 am            The Project for the museum

Pepe Serra, Director of the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya

11 - 11.30 am             Pausa 

11.30 – 12 am             How the course will work    

                                    Norma Vélez, Responsible for Activities

12 – 13 am                 Where we come from?. History of the collections and the National Palace

Albert Estrada-Rius, Chief conservator of the Numismatic Cabinet of Catalonia

Wednesday, October 7th                            

9.30 - 10.30 am          The registration of the works of art

Sílvia Tena, Head of the department of registration and collections management

10.30 – 11 am            Pause 

11 - 12.30 am             Explanation and visit to the reserves, loading dock, packing room

                                       Department of registration and collections management

12.30 -13.30 am          The work of a conservator: functions and management of the

work of art  Gemma Ylla, Deputy of conservation of Romanesque art

Elena Llorens, Deputy of conservation of Modern and Contemporary art

Cèsar Favà, Deputy of conservation of Gothic art               

 

Wednesday, October 14th                          

9.30 - 10.30 am          The work of a conservator: study of the work of art. Practical cases

Joan Yeguas, Curator of Renaissance and Baroque art

                                      Eduard Vallès, Curator of Modern and Contemporary art

10.30 – 11 am            Pause 

11 - 12 am                   Working with the MNAC collections          

Francesc Quílez, Collections coordinator and chief curator of the Cabinet of Drawings and Engravings

12 - 13 am                  Restoration and preventive conservation

                                       Mireia Mestre, Head of the Restoration and Preventive

Conservation Area

                                   

Monday, October 19th                               

9.30 - 10.30 am          Visit to the restoration workshops, laboratory, photographic set and X-ray room (1st part)  

Restoration and preventive conservation team

10.30 – 11 am            Pause 

11 - 13.30 am             Visit to the restoration workshops, laboratory, photographic set and X-ray room (2nd part)  

Restoration and preventive conservation team

                                   

Wednesday, October 21st                          

9 – 10 am                    Museum Plus: a collection management tool       

                          Neus Conte, Head of the Documentation Unit of

                          Collections

10 - 10.30 am             Pause 

10.30 - 11.30 am        Museography. The different languages of the exhibition halls   

                                       Lluís Alabern, Head of Mediation and Cultural Programming

11.30 – 13 am            Visit to the collection of Romanesque Art 

                                      Jordi Camps, Chief curator of the Medieval Art Collection

                                   

Monday, October 26th                               

9.30 - 10.30 am          The temporary exhibitions 

                                       Susanna López, Head of the Registration and Exhibitions Area

10.30 – 11 h                Pause 

11 - 12.30 h                Creation of an exhibition project: 'Son. Empremtes a les Valls d'Àneu'

Oriol Vilapuig, Curator of the exhibition      

                                               

Wednesday, October 28th                          

9.30 - 12.30 am          1st stay with professionals (optional)        

                       

Monday, November 2nd                             

9.30 - 10.30 am          Accessibility and Social Responsibility. The museum, with and

for everyone 

Teresa González, Head of the Department of Education

Josep Miquel Faura, Coordinator of Social Responsibility and Projects

10.30 – 11 am            Pause 

11.30 – 13 am            Visit to the Gothic Art Collection    

                                    Cèsar Favà, Deputy of conservation of Gothic art   

                                   

Wednesday, November 4th            

9.30 - 10.30 am          Contemporary Art: a collection to be made          

Àlex Mitrani, Conservation technician of the Collection of Modern and Contemporary art

10.30 – 11 am            Pause 

11 - 12 am                   Photography: a collection in the making. Visit to the reserve     

Roser Cambray, Conservation technician of the Photography Collection

12 – 13.30 am             The museum, a space for the community  

Javier Rodrigo, Researcher and art educator

                                   

Monday, November 9th                             

9.30 -10.30 am           Mediation and cultural programming        

Lluís Alabern, Head of Mediation and Cultural Programming

                                    Norma Vélez, Responsible for Activities

10.30 – 11 am            Pause 

11 - 12 am                   Facilitating experiences and learning        

Teresa González, Head of the Department of Education

Sandra Figueras, Technician from the Department of Education

Esther Fuertes, Technician from the Department of Education

12 -13.30 am              The museum, a space for artistic creation 

Èlia Llach, Artist

                                   

Wednesday, November 11th                                 

9.30 - 10.30 am          Marketing / National and international tourism

Elisabet Pueyo, Marketing manager

10.30 – 11 am            Pause 

11 - 13 am                   Communication, press and digital marketing       

Núria Perales, Head of the Communication Department

                                       Charo Canal, Press chief

                                       Montse Gumà, Head of Digital Projects

                                   

Monday, November 16th                           

9.30 – 10 am              The day to day of the museum       

Víctor Magrans, Administrator

10 – 11 am                  Human Resources and Economic Services

Joan Cirilo, Head of Economic Services and RRHH

11 - 11.30 am             Pause 

11.30 – 13 am            Visit to the Modern Art Collection

Mariàngels Fondevila, Curator of the Collection of Modern and Contemporary art

Eduard Vallès, Curator of the collection of Modern and Contemporary art                                  

Wednesday, November 18th                                 

9.30 - 12.30 am          2nd stay with professionals (optional)      

                                   

Monday, November 23rd                           

9.30 - 10.30 am          Brand, Development and Sponsorship      

Emma  Vandellós, Head of the Brand, Development and Sponsorship Area

David Pablo, Sponsorship and patronage technician

10.30 – 11 am            Pause 

11 - 12 am                   Rental of spaces       

Cristina Arellano, Head of development and events

12 - 13.30 am             Visit to the Renaissance and Baroque collection  

Joan Yeguas, Curator of Renaissance and Baroque art

                                   

Wednesday, November 25th                                 

9.30 - 11.30 am          The Center for Studies and Research. Visit to the Joaquim Folch i Torres library and the Archive

Pilar Cuerva, Head of the Center for Studies and Research

Sílvia Redondo, Head of the Folch i Torres Library

Yolanda Ruiz, Technician of the Joaquim Folch i Torres Library

Dolors Planells, Technician of the Archive

11.30 – 12 am            Pause 

12 - 13.30 am             Visit to the Numismatic Cabinet of Catalonia

Albert Estrada-Rius, Chief conservator of the Numismatic Cabinet of Catalonia                          

Monday, November 30th                           

9.30 - 12.30 am          3rd stay with professionals (optional)       

                                   

Wednesday, December 2nd                        

9.30 - 10.30 am          Operating securyty. Visit to the control room      

Joan Josep Pintado, Head of the Security Department

10.30 – 11 am            Pause 

11 - 12.30 am             Museum, space for health. Arts in health

Guillem d'Efak, Director of Communication and Corporate Social Responsibility, Institut Català de la Salut, Generalitat de Catalunya

                                   

Wednesday, December 9th                        

9.30 - 10.30 am          Visit to the Cabinet of Drawings and Engravings  

Mercè Saura, Conservation deputy of the Cabinet of Drawings and Engravings

10.30 – 11 am            Pause 

11 – 13 am                  Infrastructure, maintenance and sustainability. Visitto the facilities

Xavier Abelló, Head of the Infrastructure and General Services Area

Paco Fernández, Installations maintenance technician of the Infrastructure and General Services Area                       

           

Monday, December 14th                            

9.30 -11 am                The Network of Art Museums of Catalonia

Mireia Rosich, Director of the Víctor Balaguer Library Museum

Aina Soler, Coordinator of the Museum Network

11 - 11.30 am             Pause 

11.30 - 12.30 am        The Friends of the MNAC    

Cristina Martí, director of the Fundació Amics del Museu Nacional

12.30 – 13 am            Closure          

Bonaventura Bassegoda, Professor of the UAB

Lluís Alabern, Head of Mediation and Cultural Programming

Norma Vélez, Responsible for Activities

 

Methodology

The professionals of the National Museum of Catalonia will impart the classes of the Conservation and Management of the Artistic Heritage Module in the dependencies of the Museum. They will be lectures, open to the participation of students.

Activities

Title Hours ECTS Learning Outcomes
Type: Supervised      
Conferences 3 0.12 4
The museum from within (I): each student shares a morning of work with a museum professional 3 0.12 1, 8, 4
The museum from within (II): each student shares a morning of work with a museum professional 3 0.12 1, 8, 4
The museum from within (III): each student shares a morning of work with a museum professional 3 0.12 1, 8, 4

Assessment

Attendance and active participation in class: 50%

Presentation of a project related to one of the areas of the Museum worked throughout the course (museography, exhibitions, communication, education, etc.): 50%

Assessment Activities

Title Weighting Hours ECTS Learning Outcomes
Attendance and active participation in the lessons 50% 234 9.36 1, 8, 4, 3, 5, 6, 2, 7, 9
Presentation of a project related to one of the areas of the Museum worked throughout the course (museum, exhibitions, communication, education, etc.) 50% 4 0.16 4, 3

Bibliography

The documentation related to the different topics will be offered in class.