Course: Case Studies in Conservation 1

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Course title Case Studies in Conservation 1
Course code DVU/MPIP1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Chupík František, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. An introduction to the topic and legal framework 2. Ideology, theory and methodology, and a missing (?) doctrine 3. Small legislative loopholes with big implications 4. A very long story of the Upper Square in Olomouc 5. High-rise buildings and historic cities (Prague, Brno, Ostrava, Olomouc) 6. Šantovka Tower, Olomouc I. 7. Šantovka Tower, Olomouc II. 8. How the town hall in Olomouc lost its vote and regained its sundial 9. Dance in the Crayfish Valley and elsewhere. Safe preservation method 10. Conversion, or Take care of a soldier: barracks, bakery and brewery 11. Non-contextual SEFO? 12. Limits of protection zones and their future 13. Management of the UNESCO World Heritage Site - Trinity Column in Olomouc + excursion

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
The course deals with an in-depth presentation of current cases of contemporary heritage conservation in the Czech Republic with a territorial or factual choice of topic. The aim is to acquaint students with important cases from the recent or present time, and to illustrate the practical, methodological, legislative and institutional limits of heritage conservation in the Czech Republic with overlaps into other (especially European) systems of heritage conservation. The individual block is filled with a lecture of 60-70 minutes and a subsequent discussion on the lectured topic in the length of 20-30 minutes.
Students will understand the practical, methodological, legislative and institutional limits of heritage conservation in the Czech Republic, and will take them into account in practice.
Prerequisites
General knowledge of heritage conservation themes.

Assessment methods and criteria
Seminar Work

Seminar work on the topic of heritage assets conversions (monuments, protected areas) of the Czech Republic, which are caused by changes in the purpose of use. The work should briefly describe the selected case, include a structured consideration with an assessment of the impact on monuments, and add photographs, or web links to photographs. Submission in an electronic form, max. 5 pages (without photo documentation).
Recommended literature
  • HORÁČEK, Martin et al. (2019). Teoretické základy památkové péče na prahu 21. století. Praha: Artefactum, nakladatelství Ústavu dějin umění AV ČR, v.v.i..
  • KIESOW, GOTTFRIED. (2012). Památková péče v Německu. Brno.
  • Národní památkový ústav. (2019). Dědictví pout zbavené: 30 - památkových obnov, let demokracie = Heritage unbound: 30 restorations in 30 years of democracy.. Praha.
  • RIEGL, Alois, HLOBIL, Ivo, ed. a KRUIS, Ivan, ed. (2003). Moderní památková péče.. Praha.
  • VAJČNER, Jiří a ZÍDEK, Martin. (2020). Základy památkové péče. Praha.
  • ZÍDEK, Martin:. (2019). Zákon o státní památkové péči.. Praha.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): The History of Art and the Theory of Art (2019) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): The History of Art and the Theory of Art (2020) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): The History of Art and the Theory of Art with the Specialization in Heritage Conservation (2022) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): The History of Art and the Theory of Art (2022) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -