Unit HISTORY OF HISTORICAL, ARTISTIC AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESTORATION

Course
Archaeology and history of art
Study-unit Code
A001629
Curriculum
Generico
Teacher
Alfredo Bellandi
Teachers
  • Alfredo Bellandi
  • Alfredo Bellandi
Hours
  • 30 ore - Alfredo Bellandi
  • 12 ore - Alfredo Bellandi
CFU
6
Course Regulation
Coorte 2025
Offered
2025/26
Learning activities
Affine/integrativa
Area
Attività formative affini o integrative
Academic discipline
L-ART/04
Type of study-unit
Type of learning activities
Attività formativa monodisciplinare
Language of instruction

Contents
The course delves into the history of conservation and restoration of works of art from the Greek age to the present day.

Reference texts
C. Brandi, Teoria del restauro, Roma 1963 (rist. Torino, 1977 e 2000), pp. 3-61;89-121.

L. Vlad Borrelli, Conservazione e restauro delle antichità, Roma 2010.

M. Ciatti, Appunti per un manuale di storia e teoria del restauro, Firenze 2009.

M. Ciatti, Sul «restauro» dei beni culturali. Viatico per gli studenti, Firenze 2022.



Specific information relating to the course and teaching materials will be available on the platform Unistudium: https://www.unistudium.unipg.it/unistudium/login/index.php on the teaching page «Museologia».

It is possible to agree with the teacher on a specific program for working students and non-attending students


Students with disabilities and/or with SLD who, having completed regular accreditation through SOL, have obtained access to University services, can apply for the compensatory tools ensured by law (e.g. textbooks in digital format; teaching materials in accessible formats: presentations, handouts, workbooks, provided if necessary in advance of the lessons), for which consult https://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa.
For the request, students are invited to ask the teacher, who will put them in contact with the Disability and/or DSA Department Coordinator (prof. Alessandra Di Pilla: alessandra.dipilla@unipg.it) 
 

Educational objectives

The course aims to provide the student with the critical tools to reflect on the fundamental role of restoration in the perception of the work of art.

Prerequisites
To understand the topics covered, an adequate manual knowledge of historical-artistic events from antiquity to the twentieth century and of the main artistic techniques is essential.

Teaching methods
Frontal lessons; projections. educational trips; meetings with museum directors

Students with disabilities and/or with SLD who, having completed regular accreditation through SOL, have obtained access to University services, can apply for the compensatory tools ensured by law (e.g. textbooks in digital format; teaching materials in accessible formats: presentations, handouts, workbooks, provided if necessary in advance of the lessons), for which consult https://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa. For the request, students are invited to ask the teacher, who will put them in contact with the Disability and/or DSA Department Coordinator (prof. Alessandra Di Pilla: alessandra.dipilla@unipg.it) 
Students with disabilities and/or SLD: for any information on University services, consult the page https://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa and contact the  Disability and/or DSA Department Coordinator (prof. Alessandra Di Pilla: alessandra.dipilla@unipg.it)

Other information

Learning verification modality

Attendance (recommended but not mandatory); final oral interview of approximately twenty minutes with open response; evaluation elements:
understanding of the museum institution
in the history of culture

Students with disabilities and/or with SLD who, having completed regular accreditation through SOL, have obtained access to University services, can apply for compensatory tools, dispensatory measures and inclusive technologies ensured by law, to be requested and agreed with the teacher well in advance of tests and exams. For general information, consult the page https://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa and contact the Disability and/or SLD Department Coordinator (prof. Alessandra Di Pilla: alessandra.dipilla@unipg.it).

Extended program
The course illustrates the historical story of archaeological and historical-artistic restoration through the thoughts of the most significant personalities (archaeologists, architects, art historians and restorers) who have reflected and worked on this theme; Furthermore, some works restored in recent years will be presented as examples of today's operational practice inspired by critical reflection.

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