Description
Knowledge:
- Have a coherent and comprehensive body of knowledge on the preventive and interventional methods and practices in the field of conservation, while their knowledge of archaeology, art history, chemistry etc. enables them to deepen in the understanding of the object to maintain.
- Have a perception of new technologies in the conservation of historic and contemporary works of art.
- Possess analytical and advanced knowledge of cultural heritage conservation methods, having the ability to understand not only the theory, but also the conservation methodologies of historic and contemporary works of art.
Skills:
- Analyse and adapt the knowledge acquired in physicochemical analyses to be able to intervene on historic and contemporary works of art and to conserve them.
- Correctly apply the appropriate conservation tools and modern equipment in order to carry out preventive, but also interventional works on historic and contemporary works of art.
- Resolve complex problems relating to serious object damage or mixed material objects in order to propose innovative solutions for conservation-cultural heritage preservation.
- Using scientific sources have the ability to analyse the style, construction materials, and chronology finding works of art.
- Cooperate with other disciplines in order to correctly and safely implement promotion, exhibition and transportation of works of art.
Competencies:
- Are able to assume responsibility for the conservation of specific objects in a protected conservation laboratory, but also in situ (monuments etc.).
- Make decisions after evaluating different conservation methods on which is the most suitable.
- Apply their knowledge and have the ability to plan and implement research work under supervision in the object of conservation.
The graduate will have proven knowledge and understanding of issues in the following subjects: Art History, Archaeology, Techniques & Materials for organic material conservation, Techniques & Materials for inorganic material conservation, Physicochemical analyses, Preventive conservation, Design & colour (copies of art works), Materials and techniques of storage, transportation and exhibition of cultural heritage objects, Materials Technology, Digitisation of cultural heritage etc.
Learning outcomes:
After successful completion of the programme, the student will be able to:
• Understand well chemical analyses and materials technology selected to identify construction materials of works of art.
• Analyse the style, but also make dating of the objects he/she conserves through a combination of techniques and knowledge.
• Plan the methodology of preventive or interventional conservation techniques and select the most suitable for each object he/she manages.
• Confidently deal with and successfully conserve historic and contemporary works of art.
• Implement new technologies for digitising and recording of cultural heritage, always in cooperation with other disciplines.
• Communicate with other disciplines in order to correctly and safely implement promotion, exhibition and transportation of cultural heritage.
• Work independently and effectively either within or outside of a working group.
Relation to Employment
The professional activity of graduates is connected with a professional licence. In the context of safeguarding professional rights of graduates of the department, the Introductory Direction of Conservation of Cultural Heritage was matched with the Department of Conservation of Antiquities and Works of Art of the Technological Educational Institute of Athens (Official Gazette 639/2015).
Access Requirements / Progression Opportunities
Knowledge
Skills
Competences