Evolving challenges, developing skills

Pye, Elizabeth; Sully, Dean

doi:10.1080/01410096.2007.9995221

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“…Others, such as Clavir (2002) and Eggert (2009), seek to develop new foundations for conservation based on theories that bring significance, agency and time to the fore, leading to approaches that are attentive to the complex processes of producing and consuming historic objects, monuments, works of art and literature. Thus, conservation is increasingly recognized as a complex process, playing an active, and at times decisive, role in the life of an object, building or monument (Pye and Sully, 2007). Nevertheless, the ethnographic complexity of the practices involved in heritage conservation remains relatively poorly understood, in particular with respect to how different forms of expertise and skill coalesce to produce specific material interventions.…”

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Crafting authenticity: An ethnography of conservation practice

Jones

Yarrow

2013

Journal of Material Culture

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This paper explores how authenticity is produced through different forms of expertise and skill, as they are negotiated and aligned in the daily practices of conservation. Focusing on the traditional craft practices of stonemasons, we trace out their relations to the broader nexus of experts responsible for conserving Glasgow Cathedral. We show that authenticity is a distributed property of distinct forms of expert practice, as they intersect with one another, and, crucially, with the material conditions of specific heritage sites. It is argued that, in the context of conservation practice, authenticity is neither a subjective, discursive construction, nor a latent property of historic monuments waiting to be preserved. Rather it is a property that emerges through specific interactions between people and things.

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Crafting authenticity: An ethnography of conservation practice

Jones

Yarrow

2013

Journal of Material Culture

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“…A gap in the literature is the practicalities of training emerging records managers and archivists in the context of climate change. Although there are a few studies on this topic in related professions, for example, the training of preventive conservators (Boersma, 2016;Pearlstein, 2017;Pye and Sully, 2007), the shifting knowledge and skillsets to manage documentary heritage in a changing climate has not been investigated.…”

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The impact of climate change on Canadian archives

Oliver

2021

RMJ

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Purpose This study aims to identify Canadian archives that are at risk for climate change threats, to present a snapshot of current practices around disaster planning, sustainability and climate adaptation and to provide recommended next steps for records managers and archivists adapting to climate change. Design/methodology/approach These objectives were achieved by analyzing the geographic locations of Canadian archives in relation to projected climate data and by analyzing the results of a survey distributed to staff at Canadian archival repositories. Findings This study found that all Canadian archives will be impacted by projected changes in both annual mean temperatures and precipitation to the year 2080. Themes that emerged surrounding climate adaptation strategies include the investment in the design and efficiency of spaces housing records and the importance of resilient buildings, the need for increased training on climate change, engaging senior leadership and administrators on climate change and developing regional strategies. Preparing for and mitigating the impact of climate change on the facilities and holdings needs to become a priority. Originality/value This research underscores the importance of developing climate adaptation strategies, considering the sustainability of records management and archival professional practice, increasing the resilience of the facilities and records and strengthening the disaster planning and recovery methods.

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Conservation Theory and Practice: Materials, Values, and People in Heritage Conservation

Sully¹

2015

The International Handbooks of Museum Studies

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Conservation, as an emerging discipline, is mutually constituted with the heritage institutions in which it is practiced. Professional conservators have been amending the focus of their work, from attending to the material preservation of heritage spaces, places, and objects, toward the values that people have for their cultural heritage. This chapter describes an alternative conservation product, which is entangled within the multiple interactions between objects and people developed during the conservation event. This reflects a shift in focus from the materials from which conservation objects are composed, to the aspirations of the people who are affected by the conservation of their heritage. This challenges conventional heritage conservation practice, by privileging a community's cultural systems over universalized concepts of heritage. As a result, conservation practice requires principles, policies, and guidelines that help conservators to engage people in decision‐making about their heritage. New frameworks for understanding conservation practice enable creative and diverse solutions within heritage conservation. This is described in this chapter in terms of materials‐, values‐, and peoples‐based approach to conservation. This allows heritage conservation to address the social issues of the present and engage the future, rather than merely seeking to fix the past. In so doing, it validates conservation responses that seek to incorporate the multiple ways that people care for and use their own cultural heritage.

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Evolving challenges, developing skills

Cited by 20 publications

References 22 publications

Crafting authenticity: An ethnography of conservation practice

Crafting authenticity: An ethnography of conservation practice

The impact of climate change on Canadian archives

Conservation Theory and Practice: Materials, Values, and People in Heritage Conservation

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