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 |
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 SpanishExternal 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
- 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.
- Continue the learning process, to a large extent autonomously.
- Differentiate between the various types of work carried out in an art gallery and in a contemporary art centre.
- Know the work of museum curators and art foundations
- 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.
- Understand and apply the various methods of cataloguing, registering and documenting the artistic heritage used in museums, foundations, galleries, art centres and research centres.
- 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
Program
Monday, October 4th
9.30 – 10.00 am Welcome to the MNAC course
Montserrat Claveria, Professor of the UAB
Pepe Serra, Director of the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya
10 – 11.30 am The Project for the museum
Pepe Serra, Director of the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya
11.30 – 12 am Pausa
12 – 12.30 am How the course will work
Norma Vélez, Responsible for Activities
12.30 – 13.30 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 6th
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 13th
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 The work of a conservator: Working with the MNAC collections. The collection of Drawings and Engravings
Francesc Quílez, 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 18th
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 20th
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 Museography
11.30 – 13 am Visit to the collection of Romanesque Art
Jordi Camps, Chief curator of the Medieval Art Collection
Monday, October 25th
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
Wednesday, October 27th
9.30 - 12.30 am 1st stay with professionals (optional)
Wednesday, November 3nd
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 – 12:30 am Visit to the Gothic Art Collection
Cèsar Favà, Deputy of conservation of Gothic art
Monday, November 8th
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 Visit to the Renaissance and Baroque collection
Joan Yeguas, Curator of Renaissance and Baroque art
Wednesday, November 10th
9.30 -10.30 am Facilitating experiences and learning
Sandra Figueras, Technician from the Department of Education
Esther Fuertes, Technician from the DepartmentofEducation
10.30 – 11 am Pause
11 - 12 am The activities and their programmation
Norma Vélez, Responsible for Activities
12 -13.30 am Audience management. The Public Observatory
Elisabet Pueyo, Marketing manager
Maurici Dueñas, technician of the Public Management Unit
Monday, November 15th
9.30 - 10.30 h Human Resources and Economic Services
Joan Cirilo, Head of Management
10.30 – 11 h Pause
11 - 13 h Communication, press and digital marketing
Núria Perales, Head of the Communication Department
Charo Canal, Press chief
Montse Gumà, Head of Digital Projects
Wednesday, November 17th
9.30 – 11 h The museum, space of artistic creation
11 - 11.30 h Pausa
11.30 – 13 h 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
Monday, November 22th
9.30 - 12.30 am 2nd stay with professionals (optional)
Wednesday, November24th
9.30 - 10.30 h The managerial function of the Museum and Sponsorship
Víctor Magrans, administrator
10.30 – 11 h Pause
11 – 12,30h Business strategy. Rental of spaces, tourism and promotion
Cristina Arellano, Head of development and events
12,30 - 13.30 h The museum, a space for the community
Javier Rodrigo, Researcher and art educator
Monday, November 29th
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
Wednesday, December 1st
9.30 - 12.30 am 3rd stay with professionals (optional)
Monday, December 13th
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 15th
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. Visit to 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 20th
9.30 -11 am The Network of Art Museums of Catalonia
Mireia Rosich, Director of the Víctor Balaguer Library Museum
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
Montserrat Claveria, Professor of the UAB
Lluís Alabern, Head of Museography and Responsible of the 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.
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
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.
Software
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