Publication in the Diário da República: Despacho n.º 8955/2023 - 31/08/2023
7 ECTS; 3º Ano, 2º Semestre, 6,0 OT , Cód. 938037.
Lecturer
- Ângela Sofia Alves Ferraz (2)
- Ana Patrícia Bidarra dos Santos Lourenço (2)
- Fernando Manuel Conceição Costa (2)
- Fernando dos Santos Antunes (1)(2)
- Carla Maria P. Calado Rodrigues do Rego (2)
- Ricardo Pereira Triães (2)
(1) Lead Professor
(2) Teaching Professor
Prerequisites
Not applicable.
Objectives
1.Apply and develop knowledge and skills in the field of conservation and restoration of cultural heritage.
2.Apply and develop knowledge and skills to new situations in the job market.
3.Develop communication and dissemination skills for studies, research, and interventions.
Program
A.Development of a conservation and restoration project within the chosen specialization;
B.Development of holistic and multidisciplinary research and investigation related to the project's theme.
Specialties offered by the Course:
Architectural and Stone Heritage; Archaeological Heritage; Ceramics goods; Furniture; Retabulistics and Carved Wooden Artifacts; Wood Sculpture; Easel Painting; Graphic Documents; Ethnographic goods.
Evaluation Methodology
Final assessment is based on the following components and weightings:
1.Submission of the project topic proposal and a multimedia presentation file to support the oral presentation (10%).
2.Public oral presentation of the Conservation and Restoration project (10%).
3.Conservation and Restoration Project: written research project (80%).
Additional information:
Students pass the course unit by obtaining a minimum mark of 10/20 in each assessment component.
Students who achieve an overall average of 10/20 or higher are exempt from the examination.
Students who complete assessment components 1 and 2 are eligible to sit the examination.
Students who fail to complete assessment components 1 and 2 are not eligible to sit the examination.
In final assessment, during any examination period, all assessment components will be taken into account in the final grade calculation.
Any grade improvement will apply only to the written research project, while the remaining assessment components will retain their original weighting in the final grade.
Bibliography
- BUYS, S. e OAKLEY, V. (1993). The Conservation and Restoration of Ceramics. London: Butterworth, Heinemann
- DANIELS, C. (2015). The Stone Restoration Handbook: A practical guide to the conservation repair of stone and masonry paperback. Marlborough: Crowood Press
- DESCAMPS (ed.), F. (2006). Methodology for the Conservation of Polychromed Wooden Altarpieces.: An International Conference Organized by the Getty Conservation Institute and the Instituto Andaluz del Patrimonio Histórico, Seville, May 2002. . Acedido em 16 de fevereiro de 2026 em https://www.getty.edu/conservation/publications_resources/pdf_publications/wooden_altarpieces.html
- ORDOÑEZ,, C. e ORDOÑEZ, L. e ROTAECHE, M. (1996). Il Mobile: Conservazione e Restauro. Fiosole, Firenze: Nardini Editore
- RIVERS, S. e UMNEY, N. (2012). Conservation of Furniture. Butterworth-Heinemann Series in Conservation and Museology. London: Routledge
- SCHWEIDLER, M. (2006). The Restoration of Engravings, Drawings, Books, and Other Works on Paper. Translated, edited, and with an introduction, appendix, and glossary by Roy Perkinson.. Acedido em 16 de fevereiro de 2026 em https://www.getty.edu/conservation/publications_resources/books/restoration_works_on_paper.html
- STONER, J. e RUSHFIELD, R. (2012). Conservation of Easel Paintings. London: Routledge
- TAUBERT, J. (2015). Polychrome Sculpture: Meaning, Form, Conservation. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute.
Teaching Method
1.Tutorial sessions will be provided to support and monitor students work.
2.Training sessions or workshops may be organised.
3.Participation in educational, scientific, and cultural events will be encouraged.
Software used in class
Not applicable.
