Course: Introduction to Hisotry of Heritage Preservation

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Course title Introduction to Hisotry of Heritage Preservation
Course code KHI/KBH64
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Honys Vít, PhDr.
Course content
The teaching of the subject in the part-time form includes the following topics in individual teaching blocks: 1. The development of monument conservation up to the end of the 19th century 2. Alois Riegl, Max Dvořák and the change in the perception of the value of monuments in the first half of the 20th century 3. The monument fund of North Bohemia in the period of the totalitarian regime and in the adversity of the present 4. Contemporary monument legislation and practice

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
The development of monument care from the first manifestations of respect for historical and artistic works of the past to the current situation. After an introductory presentation of selected examples of a sensitive approach or relationship to artefacts of the past before the first legislative instruments for the protection of monuments, attention is paid in particular to the development of the principles of the protection of monuments of the 19th and 20th centuries, including the establishment and scope of the Vienna C.K. Commission for the Preservation and Retrieval of Building Monuments. The concepts of the approach to monuments in the theoretical works and practical realizations of leading figures in the field (E. E. Viollet le Duc, J. Ruskin, A. Riegl, G. G. Dehio, M. Dvořák, Z. Wirth, V. Wagner) with a focus on the Central European environment. The unfortunate regional specifics of the North Bohemian region after World War II and their consequences are also mentioned, including film documentaries on the subject. Finally, a description of the current legislation on monuments in the Czech Republic and the functioning of professional organizations and executive bodies of state monument care is given. There is also a comparison with the systems of monument care in selected European countries, including information on contributory stimulation of owners of monuments and some current problems in the field.
On the basis of the acquired knowledge, the graduate has arguments in favour of the meaning and existence of the field of conservation, including comparative practical examples. The student acquires an idea of the ideological concepts of the most important theoreticians and personalities of conservation (A. Riegl, G. G. Dehio, M. Dvořák, Z. Wirth, V. Wagner) on the basis of acquaintance with their key works (or their translations or extracts from them) and is familiar with the basic sources and literature on the development of state conservation in the territory of our country in the 20th century. He is also familiar with the basic principles of the current State Heritage Care Act (including comparison with similar principles in selected Western European countries). (S)he thus acquires a basic awareness of the development of the values of the monument in historical retrospect and thus the creation of the basis for the gradual social anchoring and development of the autonomy of the field of conservation as an applied discipline linked to a wide range of other social science disciplines. It is also about some current topics of the field as a still minimally exploited historical phenomenon, especially of the 20th century period (actual on a regional scale for the so-called mining area of the Podkrušnohoří region).
Prerequisites
Previous completion of the History of Culture I, II and the cross-cutting historical context, especially in relation to Central European development, is desirable. A basic passive knowledge of the German language is also appropriate.

Assessment methods and criteria
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In addition to participation in teaching, the assumption of an active approach in discussions on certain, especially topical, topics. The study of basic and selected recommended literature is essential. Another requirement is knowledge of basic concepts of the field, awareness of the most important personalities in the field and the ability to use knowledge of current heritage legislation in the final written assignment on the topic of heritage conservation.
Recommended literature
  • Dvořák Max. Katechismus památkové péče. Praha, 2004. ISBN 80-86234-55-X.
  • Horáček Martin. Úvod do památkové péče. Olomouc, 2015.
  • Kroupa Petr. Čas a autenticita památky, in: Zprávy památkové péče 64, 2004/5, s. 431-442. 2004.
  • Riegl Alois. Moderní památková péče. Praha, 2003. ISBN 80-86234-34-7.
  • Wagner Václav. Umělecké dílo minulosti a jeho ochrana. Praha, 2005.


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