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¨C300. [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. Jyrkki? and A. Weij (eds.) Encouraging collections mobility ¨C 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).
(€) P¨¦rier-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.
(€) B¨¹low, 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¡ªthe 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 ¨C 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 ¨C 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.