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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Summarize and synthesize the previous three years of a student's undergraduate career in Material Culture Preservation major. Faculty complete the undergraduate experience and prepare students for their next step (job market or graduate school). Career advisement and assessment of learning using exams, the creation of portfolios, oral presentations of internship or research experiences.
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3.00 Credits
Relationship between structure of materials and their physical, mechanical and chemical behavior. Emphasis on art materials such as metals, ceramics, glasses, geological materials, polymeric materials, textiles, coatings, cellulose products, pigments, dyestuffs, etc. Also, mechanics of change due to heat, time, radiation and environment. RESTRICTIONS: Full-time fellowship students only.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to the principles and methodology of scientific research in conservation. Emphasis on topics such as experimental design, data analysis, preparation of research proposals, authenticity and technical studies, accelerated aging, and simple analytical methods. PREREQ: ARTC615 RESTRICTIONS: Full-time fellowship students only.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to techniques for controlled removal of overpaints, varnishes, and grime from paintings and decorative and architectural objects. Cross-section microscopy techniques are used. Lectures and lab work include discussion of solvent and water-based cleaning systems, use of enzymes and chelating agents, and mixing and testing of customized cleaning materials.
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1.00 Credits
Oral reports on current work in the fields of art conservation, art history, ethics, philosophy and museum science. RESTRICTIONS: Full-time fellowship students only.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Application of scientific and art historical techniques to the examination, treatment and preservation of works of art on paper, library materials, photographs, textiles, paintings, joined wooden objects, decorative, ethnographic, and archeological objects under the supervision of conservation faculty. PREREQ: ARTC654 RESTRICTIONS: Full-time fellowship students only.
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6.00 Credits
This course is divided into a sequence of specialty-specific blocks that cover each major area of conservation plus principles of preventive conservation. During the fall semester, these typically include paper, textiles, organic objects, and books and library material. Students work with faculty members in each specialty, learn the basic techniques of object examination, study the causes of deterioration, gain experience recommending treatment options for a variety of conservation problems, and establish a foundation for general collections care. Examination and documentation techniques covered during the semester include polarized light microscopy, ultraviolet light examination, and digital photo documentation. RESTRICTIONS: Art Conservation graduate students only.
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6.00 Credits
This course is divided into a sequence of specialty-specific blocks that cover each major area of conservation. During the spring semester, these typically include photographic materials, wooden artifacts, inorganic objects, and paintings conservation. Students work with faculty members in each specialty, learn the basic techniques of object examination, study the causes of deterioration, gain experience recommending treatment options for a variety of conservation problems, and establish a foundation for general collections' care. Examination and documentation techniques covered during the semester include cross-section microscopy, x-radiography, and digital photo documentation. RESTRICTIONS: Art Conservation graduate students only.
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6.00 Credits
Discussion, demonstration, practice and research relating to the examination, analysis, treatment, and collections care of cultural property including works of art on paper, library materials, photographs, textiles, paintings, joined wooded objects, decorative, ethnographic, and archeological materials. Course requirements may be fulfilled by work in cooperating institutions outside the Winterthur Museum. RESTRICTIONS: Full-time fellowship students only.
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6.00 Credits
Discussion, demonstration, practice, and research relating to the examination, analysis, treatment, and collections care of cultural property including works of art on paper, library materials, photographs, textiles, paintings, joined wooden objects, decorative, ethnographic, and archeological materials. Course requirements may be fulfilled by work in institutions outside the Winterthur Museum. RESTRICTIONS: Full-time fellowship students only.
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