Conservation Versus Restoration: What's the Difference?
In short: An exploration of the technical and ethical distinctions between preventive, remedial, and restorative care for cultural heritage.
A 1:49 short film in the series “The Collector's Mind”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: ICOM-CC, “ICOM-CC Resolution on Terminology English”; British Museum, “A 3D puzzle: conserving the Aswan cartonnage”; University of Oxford, “Conservation”; U.S. National Park Service, “The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties: Restoration as a Treatment and Standards for Restoration (U.S. National Park Service)”.
Sources used in this film
- ICOM-CC — ICOM-CC Resolution on Terminology English · View →
- British Museum — A 3D puzzle: conserving the Aswan cartonnage · View →
- University of Oxford — Conservation · View →
- U.S. National Park Service — The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties: Restoration as a Treatment and Standards for Restoration (U.S. National Park Service) · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: ICOM-CC: ICOM-CC Resolution on Terminology English
- Also: British Museum: A 3D puzzle: conserving the Aswan cartonnage
- Also: University of Oxford: Conservation
- Also: U.S. National Park Service: The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties: Restoration as a Treatment and Standards for Restoration (U.S. National Park Service)
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