Heritage Management and Preservation

Code:

MHP008

Acronym:

GPP

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Art History

Instance: 2021/2022 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of History, Political and International Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in History and Heritage

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MHP	6	MHP - Study Plan	1	-	8	55	216

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

To raise students’ awareness to the action mechanisms of the agents of change and the need to manage the risks of their impacts on different materials; To develop students’ skills to recognize symptoms of pathologies, perceive the state of conservation of materials, as well as to enrich and apply technical and scientific vocabulary to ensure a correct description; To develop students’ team spirit and ability to work in groups, embryo of the formation of interdisciplinary teams, in order to develop integrated plans for heritage preservation.

Learning outcomes and competences

Students equiped with methodological tools enabling them to carry out research on the topics and make reasoned decisions.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Not applicable.

Program

1. Concepts of heritage
2. International charters and conventions. The Portuguese law.
3. International and national organizations for the protection, management and conservation of heritage
4. Heritage management
4.1 Classification and inventory as means of safeguarding and management
4.2 Management of heritage projects: planning, models and strategies
4.3 Heritage management as a communication process
5. Heritage preservation
5.1 Agents of preservation/deterioration of materials
5.2 Heritage material supports and their vulnerabilities
5.3 Conceptual universes and methodological strategies of heritage intervention
6.Thematic routes – itineraries of sustainable tourism and heritage
6.1 From routes to corridors - concepts
6.2 How to prepare a project  

Mandatory literature

ALMEIDA , Carlos Alberto Ferreira de ; Património. O seu entendimento e a sua gestão. , Porto: Etnos, 1999
CHOAY, Françoise ; A Alegoria do Património., Lisboa: Edições 70, 2000
ASHLEY-SMITH, J.; Risk Assessment for Object Conservation, Butterworth & Heinemann, 1999. ISBN: 0-7506-2853-7
DORGE, V. & JONES, S.; Building an Emergency Plan: A Guide for Museums & Other Cultural Institutions, Getty Trust Publications: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1999. ISBN: 0-89236-551-x
PRICE, N. S., TALLEY, M.K. & VACCARO, A. M.; Historical and Philosophical Issues in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage, Getty Trust Publications: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1996. ISBN: 0-89236-398-3
Sanz Lara, José Ángel; Valoración económica del patrimonio cultural, Ediciones TREA,S.L., 2004. ISBN: 84-9704-143-7
Anheier H,, Isary Y.; Heritage and Identity. Cultures and globalization series, London: Sage, 2011
Jorge Morales Miranda; Guía Práctica para la interpretación del Patrimonio
Freeman Tilden; La interpretación de nuestro patrimonio

Complementary Bibliography

Férreol, G., ed; Tourism & Patrimoine, Bruxelles: E.M.E, 2010
María Ángeles Querol; Manuel de Gestión del Patrimonio Cultural, Akal, 2010. ISBN: 978-84-460-3108-6
Santos et al.; Turismo Cultural, Territórios e Identidades, Porto: Afrontamento, 2010
AA. VV; Intervenções no Património. 1995-2000. Nova Política. , Lisboa: IPPAR, 1997

Teaching methods and learning activities

Exposition of theoretical concepts including analysis of theoretical texts, knowledge of specific cases of heritage management. Development of visits and practical work and presentation of projects taking into account: registration and identification of a site, research of sources and analysis of the logic behind the formation of an urban/rural tissue, with the aim of the presenting proposals for heritage management and preservation.

keywords

Social sciences > Economics > Tourism studies
Humanities > History
Humanities
Humanities > Arts > Fine arts > Art works preservation

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	30,00
Participação presencial	15,00
Prova oral	30,00
Trabalho de campo	25,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	116,00
Frequência das aulas	24,00
Trabalho de campo	30,00
Trabalho laboratorial	26,00
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	20,00
Total:	216,00

Eligibility for exams

Students are required to attend at least 75% of sessions and according to FLUP Regulations.

Calculation formula of final grade

Participation (15%)
Reports (25%)
Essay (30%)
Oral presentation (30%)

Examinations or Special Assignments

According to FLUP Regulations.

Internship work/project

Not applicable.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

According to FLUP Regulations.

Classification improvement

According to FLUP Regulations.

Observations

Not applicable.