CHEMISTRY OF CONSERVATION I WITH LAB - MOD. I

This course of lectures will provide basic chemical concepts related to art and architecture materials and artefacts, with refer to traditional art techniques.
The main goal will be to provide scientific evaluation tools useful to correctly manage conservation of cultural heritage artefacts.

Attending lectures and self study of course contents (slides and lecture notes, reference texts) will allow sudents to reach the following goals:

1. knowledge and understanding
● to know main materials and related production techniques of hystorical, artistic and archologial artefacts
● to know related technical and scientific vocabulary
● to know technical reccomendations and legislate references related to restoration and conservation
● to understand the complexity of physical and chemical interactions between artefacts and their sorrounding environment

2. Ability to apply knowledge and understanding
● to know how to correctly apply technical and scientific vocabulary in all processes, including communication of acquired knowledge
● to know how to perform a basic analysis of degradation of artefacts and relationships with constituent materials
● to know how to correctly apply aquired competences to the evaluation of possible restoration and conservation intervention actions on artefacts

3. Judgement
● to know to formulate and argue basic to correctly apply technical and scientific vocabulary in all processes, including communication of acquired knowledge
● to know how to perform a basic analysis of artefact degradation and relationships with constituent materials

4. Communication skills
● to know how to communicate own considerations to other sector professionals with suitable terminology
● to know how to interact with other students and with the professor in a critical and educationally responsible manner

5. Ability to learn
● to know how to correctly take notes and share in a collaborative way
● to know how to critically refer to suggested texts and their bibliography

Basics of Chemistry and Physics are required.

- Introduction to architecture artifacts, with specific focus on surfaces (stone, a fresco, mosaic, etc.): production techniques and related chemistry
- introduction to traditional cultural heritage techniques (paintings, boards, etc.) and related chemistry
- introduction to paper: production techniques and related chemistry
- Degradation processes and physical/chemical approach to conservation

- L. Campanella, A. Casoli, M. P. Colombini, et al. - Chimica per l'arte (Zanichelli Ed. 2007)
- M. Matteini, R. Mazzeo, A. Moles. Chemistry for restoration. Painting and restoration materials (Nardini Ed.)
- L. Lazzarini, M. L. Tabasso. Il restauro della pietra (CEDAM Ed.)
- G. Perusini. Il restauro dei dipinti e delle sculture lignee (Del Bianco Ed.)

- Selected papers from International and National scientific journals

The written text, based on 24 multiple-choice questions, to be completed in 2 hours, will be focused on specific arguments discussed during the lectures (No books, notes or electronic devices are admitted during the text).
The oral examination will be based on specific questions about degradation and conservation of artifacts and materials. The student has to demonstrate to have critically acquired issues related to degradation of materials, and conservation of artefacts, and to clearly express acquired information

teacher up front lessons in combination with slides

Italian

Modification to syllabus will be pointed out during the lectures.

written and oral

This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Human capital, health, education" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development