Articles that have a web-link are marked with (€). Note: Most journals can only be accessed via the University of Oslo’s network. Articles not available via a web-link are collected in a compendium that can be obtained from Akademika kopi-utsalg. These articles are marked with *
Students are encouraged to complete reading in advance of lectures.
Articles that have a web-link are marked with (€). Note: Most journals can only be accessed via the University of Oslo’s network. Articles not available via a web-link are collected in a compendium that can be obtained from Akademika kopi-utsalg. These articles are marked with *. For some topics further reading is suggested. This is not a part of the obligatory reading for this course.
Book for purchase:
(A)Caple, C. 2000. Conservation Skills. Judgement, Method and Decision making, London: Routledge.
NB. There are a few copies available in the library.
1: What is cultural heritage and why should it be preserved?
(€) Ahmad, Y. (2006) ‘The scope and definitions of heritage. From tangible to Intangible’. International Journal of Heritage Studies, Vol. 12, No. 3, May 2006, pp. 292–300. [Online] Accessible from www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/13527250600604639 (visited 19.04.2016).
(€) Lowenthal, D. (2005) ‘Natural and cultural heritage’, in International Journal of Heritage Studies, Vol. 11, No. 1, March 2005, pp. 81-92 , [Online] Accessible from
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/13527250500037088?needAccess=true (visited 7,04.2018).
(€) Pasikowska-Schnass, M. (2018) ‘Briefing: Cultural heritage in EU policies’, European Parliamentary Research Service, 1-11. [Online] Accessible from: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2018/621876/EPRS_BRI(2018)621876_EN.pdf (visited 15.04.2019).
(€) Naboodah, H.M.A. 2011. ‘The importance of heritage preservation’, Museum International, Vol 63, Issue 3-4,, 69-77. . [Online] Available from: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/muse.12008 (visited 13.04.2019).
2: The nature and history of conservation.
(€) ICOM Committee for Conservation (2010) The Conservator-Restorer. A definition of the Profession [Online] Accessible from: http://www.icom-cc.org/47/about/definition-of-profession-1984/#.XLRUxDAzYuU (visited 9.04.2018).
(€) Marvelde te, M. (2015) From Roger Marijnissen’s historical overview to the present day: some thoughts concerning half a century’s development of conservation history as a discipline, Conservation, Exposition, Restauration d’Objects d’Art, 10. [Online] Accessible from: https://journals.openedition.org/ceroart/4623 (visited 28.03.2019).
(€) Kamel Ahmed, E. (2015) ‘What to conserve? Heritage, memory, and management of meanings’, in ArchNet International Journal of Architectural Research, 9 (1), 67-76. [Online] Accessible from: http://clok.uclan.ac.uk/11743/ (visited 15.04.2019)
(€) Pye, E. and Sully, D. (2007) ‘Evolving challenges, developing skills’. in The Conservator, 30:1. [Online] Accessible from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01410096.2007.9995221 (visited 20.04.2016).
Further reading
(€) ENCoRE (2001) Clarification of Conservation/Restoration at University Level or Recognised Equivalent, 3rd General Assembly, 19-22 juni 2001 Munich, Germany, [Online] Accessible from http://www.encore-edu.org/ENCoRE-documents/cp.pdf , (visited 29.10.2009).
3: The meaning of objects
*Pye, E. (2001) ‘Chapter 4: The meaning of objects’, in Caring for the past. Issues in Conservation for Archaeology and Museums, London: James and James, pp. 57-76.
(€) Pereira H.N. (2007) ‘Contemporary trends in conservation: culturalization, significance and sustainability’, in City & Time, 3 (2): 2. [Online] Accessible from : http://www.ceci-br.org/novo/revista/docs2008/CT-2008-104.pdf (visited 27.03.2018)
(€) Szmelter, I. (2013) ‘New values of cultural heritage and the need for a new paradigm regarding its care’, in CeROArt, [Online] Accessible from : https://ceroart.revues.org/3647 (visited 20.04.2016).
(€) Gurian, E.H. (1999) ‘What is the object of this exercise? A meandering exploration of the many meanings of objects in museums’. in Humanities Research, Vol.8, No.1, pp. 25-36. [Online] Accessible from: press.anu.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/4_gurian.pdf (visited 20.04.2016).
(€) McIntosh, W.D. and Schmeichel, B. (2004) ‘Collectors and collecting: A social psychological perspective’, in Leisure Sciences, 26:1, pp.85-97. [Online] Accessible from: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/01490400490272639?needAccess=true (visited 27.03.2018).
*Pearce, S. (1995) ‘Collecting as medium and message’, in E. Hooper-Greenhill (ed), Museum, Media and Message, London: Routledge, pp.15-23.
Further reading
Pearce, S.M. (ed) (1994) Interpreting Objects and Collections, London and New York: Routledge. [Online] Accessible from: https://is.muni.cz/el/1423/jaro2013/SAN105/um/Susan_Pearce_Interpreting_Objects_and_Collection.pdf
(visited 27.03.2018).
4: Conservation ethics and theory
(€) Vecco, M. (2010) ‘A definition of cultural heritage: From the tangible to the intangible’, in Journal of Cultural Heritage, Volume 11, Issue 3, July-September 2010, pp. 321-324. [Online] Accessible from: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1296207410000361 (visited 7,04.2018).
(€)Jean-Louis Luxen (2004) ‘Reflections on the use of heritage charters and conventions’, in GCI Newsletter, 19.2. [Online] Accessible from: http://www.getty.edu/conservation/publications_resources/newsletters/19_2/feature.html (visited 27.03.2018).
(€) Sully, D. (2015) ‘Conservation Theory and practice. Materials, values, and people in heritage conservation’, in (ed. Canal McCarthy) The international handbooks of museum studies: Museum practice, John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 293-316. [Online] Accessible from: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/9781118829059.wbihms988 (visited |5.03.2019)
(€) Allington-Jones, L. (2013) ‘The Phoenix: The role of conservation ethics in the development of St Pancras Railway Station (London, UK)’, in Journal of Conservation and Museums Studies, 11(1), p.Art.1. [Online]. Accessible from: http://www.jcms-journal.com/articles/10.5334/jcms.1021205/ (visited 20.04.2016).
(€) Trusheim, L. (2011) ‘Balancing ethics and restoration in the conservation treatment of an 18th century seving box with tortoiseshell veneer’, in Objects Speciality Group Postprints, Volume eighteen, pp. 127-147. Accessible from: http://resources.conservation-us.org/osg-postprints/postprints/v18/trusheim/ (visited 09.04.2016).
International Code of ethics:
(€)E.C.C.O. professional guidelines and code of ethics 1-4. [Online]. Accessible from: http://www.ecco-eu.org/documents/ (visited 27.03.2018).
(€)ICOM Code of Ethics for Museums. [Online]. Accessible from: https://icom.museum/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/ICOM-code-En-web.pdf (visited 27.03.2018).
Further reading the main Charters:
(€) The Venice Charter, International charter for the conservation and restoration of monuments and sites, 1964, [Online]. Accessible from: http://www.international.icomos.org/charters/venice_e.pdf, (visited 09.04.2013).
(€) The Burra Charter (The Australian ICOMOS Charter for the conservation of Places of Cultural Significance 1979. [Online]. Accessible from: http://australia.icomos.org/wp-content/uploads/The-Burra-Charter-2013-Adopted-31.10.2013.pdf, (visited 09.04.2013).
(€) The declaration of Dresden, Reconstruction of Monuments Destroyed by War , [Online]. Accessible from: https://www.icomos.org/en/charters-and-texts/179-articles-en-francais/ressources/charters-and-standards/184-the-declaration-of-dresden , (visited 09.04.2013).
(€)The Nara document of authenticity, 1994 , [Online]. Accessible from: http://www.icomos.org/charters/nara-e.pdf, (visited 09.04.2013).
(€) The declaration of San Antonio, 1996, [Online]. Accessible from: https://www.icomos.org/en/179-articles-en-francais/ressources/charters-and-standards/188-the-declaration-of-san-antonio , (visited 09.04.2013).
5: Investigating and recording objects
(€) Moore, M. (2001) ‘Conservation Documentation and the implications of digitisation’, in Journal of Conservation and Museum Studies, Issue 7. [Online]. Accessible from: http://cool.conservation-us.org/jcms/issue7/0111Moore.pdf (visited 19.04.2012).
(€)Fenella G. France (2017) Visualizing conservation science. Communicating data through imaging, Conservation Perspectives, spring 2017, [Online] Accessible from: http://www.getty.edu/conservation/publications_resources/newsletters/32_1/conservation_science.html (visited 20.04.2019).
(€) Ianna, C. (2001) ‘Non-destructive techniques used in material conservation’, in 10th Asia-Pacific Conference on Non-Destructive Testing, Brisbane, Australia, 17-21 September. [Online]. Accessible from: http://www.ndt.net/apcndt2001/papers/1159/1159.htm (visited 09.04.2013).
(€) Adriaens, A. (2005) ‘Non-destructive analysis and testing of museum objects: An overview of 5 years of research’, in Spectrochimica Acta, Part B 60, pp.1503-1516. [Online]. Accessible from:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0584854705002879 (visited 09.04.2018).
Further reading
(€) Conservation Perspectives. The GCI Newsletter. Collections Research, spring 2010. [Online]. Accessible from: http://www.getty.edu/conservation/publications_resources/newsletters/25_1/ (visited 17.04.2012).
(€) 2008. Investigative conservation. Guidelines on how detailed examination of artefacts for archaeological sites can shed light on their manufacture and use. Swindon: English Heritage. http://hist-met.org/images/investigative-conservation.pdf (visited 27.03.2018).
6: Processes of conservation: Cleaning and Stabilization
(€)Koller, M. (2000) ‘Surface cleaning and conservation’, in The GCI Newsletter, Conservation perspectives, 15.3. [Online]. Accessible from: http://www.getty.edu/conservation/publications_resources/newsletters/15_3/feature.html (visited 12.03 2018).
(€) Wilson, H. and VanSnick, S. (2017) ‘The effectiveness of dust mitigation and cleaning strategies at The National Archives, UK’, in Journal of Cultural Heritage, 24, 100-107. [Online]. Accessible from: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/effectiveness-of-dust-mitigation-and-cleaning-strategies.pdf (visited 15.04.2019).
(€) Pataki-Hundt, A. (2012) ‘Conservation treatment and stabilization of the ninth-century Stuttgart Psalter, in Journal of the Institute of Conservation, 35:2, 152-164. [Online]. Accessible from: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/19455224.2012.745206?needAccess=true (visited 15.03.2019).
7: Processes of conservation: Restoration
Case studies
(€) Stanley-Price, N. (2009) ‘The reconstruction of ruins: Principles and practice’, in A. Richmond, and A. Bracker (eds) Conservation: Principles, dilemmas and uncomfortable truths, Amsterdam: Elsevier, pp.32-46. [Online]. Accessible from: https://www.archaeological.org/pdfs/sitepreservation/N_S-P_Article_Dec_2009.pdf (visited 27.03.2018).
(€) Natali, A. (2008) ‘Some considerations on conservation and restoration in contemporary art’, in Conservation Science in Cultural Heritage, No. 8, pp. 187-196. [Online]. Accessible from: https://conservation-science.unibo.it/article/viewFile/1406/775 (visited 27.03.2018).
(€)Yasmine, J. (2008) ‘Beaufort Castle, Lebanon; conservation versus restoration project’, in D’Ayala and Fodde (eds) Structural analysis of historic construction, London: Taylor and Francis Group, pp. 1407-1414. [Online]. Accessible from: http://www.hms.civil.uminho.pt/sahc/2008/CH153.pdf (visited 06.04.2018).
8: Using collections. The balance between preservation and use.
(€) Carter, B. and Grimwade, G. (1997) ‘Balancing use and preservation in cultural heritage management, in International Journal of Heritage Studies, 3:1, 45-53. [Online] Accessible from: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/13527259708722186?needAccess=true (visited 15.04.2019)
(€) Pye, E. (2016) ‘Challenges of conservation: working objects’, in Science Museum Group Journal, Autumn 2016, Issue 06. [Online] Accessible from: [Online] Accessible from: http://journal.sciencemuseum.ac.uk/browse/issue-06/challenges-of-conservation/ (visited 27.03.2018).
(€) Pye, E. (2010) ‘Collections mobility perspectives on conservation: Emphasis on the original object’, in S. Petterson, M. Hagedorn-Saupe, T. Jyrkkiö and A. Weij (eds.) Encouraging collections mobility – A way forward for museums in Europe. Lending for Europe 21st Century. pp.136- 149. [Online] Accessible from: https://www.kansallisgalleria.fi/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Encouraging_Collections_Mobility_A4.pdf (visited 21.10.19).
(€) Bancroft, A. (2012) ‘Preserving intangible integrity’, in V&A Conservation Journal, spring issue 2012, Issue 60. [Online]. Accessible from: http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/journals/conservation-journal/spring-2012-issue-60/preserving-intangible-integrity/ (visited 27.03.2018).
(€) Périer-D’Ieteren, C. (1998) ‘Tourism and conservation’. in Museum International, 50(4), Oxford: Blackwelll publishers, pp. 5-14, [Online]. Accessible from: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1468-0033.00170/abstract, (visited 09.04.2013).
9. Introduction to preventive conservation and agents of deterioration
*Bradley, S. (1994) ’Chapter 6: Do objects have a finite lifetime?’, in S. J.Knell (ed), Care of Collections, London: Routledge, pp. 51-59.
(€) Bülow, A.E., Stitt, J. and Brokerhof, A. (2018) ‘I can see further now: Preventive conservation in a changing heritage world.’, in Studies in Conservation, Volume 63, Issue sup 1: IIC 2018 Turin Congress preprints, 35-42. [Online]. Accessible from: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00393630.2018.1504443 (visited 20.08.2018).
(€) Lucchi, E. (2018) ‘Review of preventive conservation in museum buildings’, in Journal of Cultural Heritage, Volume 29, January-February 2018, pp. 180-193. [Online]. Accessible from: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1296207416302217 (visited 27.03.2018).
*Michalski, S. (1994) ‘A systematic approach to preservation. Description and integration with other museum activities’, in R. Ashok and P. Smith (eds.) Preventive Conservation. Practice Theory and research,
Preprints of the Contributions to the Ottawa Congress, 12-16 September, pp.8-11.
(€)Pioneer air museum (2014) Museum preventative conservation 101: know your enemies—the agents of deterioration, [Online]. Accessible from: http://www.pioneerairmuseum.org/blog/museum-preventative-conservation-101-know-your-enemies-the-agents-of-deterioration (visited 27.03.2018).
Case study
(€) Kaplan, E. et.al. (2005) ‘Integrating preventive conservation into a collections move and rehousing project at the national museum of the American Indian’, in Journal of the American Institute for Conservation, Vol 44, Nr.3, 217-232, [Online]. Accessible from: http://cool.conservation-us.org/coolaic/jaic/articles/jaic44-03-006_indx.html (visited 08.04.2013).
10: Stewardship, an integral approach to responsible use of collections
(€) Ashley-Smith, J. (2002) ‘Sustainability and precaution – Part 1, in Conservation Journal, Spring, Issue 40. [Online]. Accessible from: http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/journals/conservation-journal/issue-40/sustainability-and-precaution-part-1/ (visited 20.04.2016)
(€) Ashley-Smith, J. (2003) ‘Sustainability and precaution – Part 2 How precautionary should we be?’, in Conservation Journal, Spring, Issue 44. [Online]. Accessible from: http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/journals/conservation-journal/issue-44/sustainability-and-precaution-part-2-how-precautionary-should-we-be/ (visited 20.04.2016).
(€) Dardes, K. and Staniforth, S. (2015) ‘Preventive conservation. Sustainable stewardship of collections.’, in The GCI Newsletter, 30.2. [Online] Accessible from: http://www.getty.edu/conservation/publications_resources/newsletters/30_2/preventive_conservation.html (visited 27.03.2019).
(€) De Silva, M. and Hendersen, J. (2011) ‘Sustainability in conservation practice’, in Journal of the Institute of Conservation, Volume 34, Issue 1, pp.5-15. [Online] Accessible from: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/19455224.2011.566013 (visited 20.04.2016).
*Avrami, E. (2009) ‘Heritage, Values, and Sustainability’, in A. Richmond and A. Bracker (eds), Conservation. Principles, Dilemmas and Uncomfortable Truths, Amsterdam: Butterworth and Heinemann, pp.177-183.