Interdisciplinary Methods in Graphic Art, Book and Document Conservation

Preserving our written and graphical cultural heritage is a complex challenge. The university course „Interdisciplinary Methods in Graphic Art, Book and Document Conservation“ is a timely and interdisciplinary answer to this challenge. Written and graphical cultural heritage are two central areas of identification and legitimisation of Europe´s society and civilisation. Proper comprehensive preservation of written and graphical heritage is essential. Continuing education on the proper protection measures as a task of society cannot be overestimated. Study with the university chair „Interdisciplinary Methods in Graphic Art, Book and Document Conservation“ to learn to develop concepts of written and graphic heritage preservation which are most appropriate in terms of the needs of the heritage items themselves, while taking into account people-related, economic, legal and societal aspects, as well as to lead in the implementation of such concepts, contributing to the preservation of our cultural heritage.

• restaurators
• archivists
• librarians
• collection managers
• public funding agencies
• art historians
• researchers in the fields of codicology
• historians
• relevant natural sciences

Study unit 1
Philosophy and theories of written/ graphic heritage conservation

Study unit 2
Ethics of written/graphic heritage conservation

Study unit 3
International recommendations in the field of written/graphic heritage preservation

Study unit 4
Environment aspects

Study unit 5
First-response measures in cases of catastrophes affecting written/graphic heritage

Study unit 6
Water-response measures in cases of catastrophes affecting written/graphic heritage

Study unit 7
Written/graphic heritage and the law

Study unit 8
Types of damage and preservation solutions of written/graphic heritage

Study unit 9
Latest research in the field of book conservation

Study unit 10
Latest research in the field of paper conservation

Study unit 11
Research strategies for safeguarding written/graphic heritage

Study unit 12
Related fields

Study unit 13
Related material groups

Study unit 14
Fundraising for written/graphic heritage

Study unit 15
Economics of safeguarding written/graphic heritage

Study unit 16
Interdisciplinary exchange – future project

Study unit 17
Research in the field

Study unit 18
Reading Group

Master's Thesis

• a university degree in the relevant field from an Austrian university or an equivalent university degree in the relevant field from a foreign university.
• or a general qualification to attend university plus a minimum work experience of 4 years in the relevant field in an adequate position, which may include periods of education or continuing education.
• or if you hold no general qualification to attend university, evidence of a minimum work experience of 8 years in the relevant field in an adequate position must be provided, which may include periods of education or continuing education.
• sufficient English-language skills

EUR 14.000,-