Mémoire de master : Haute Ecole Arc Conservation-Restauration, 2015.
This master’s dissertation presents the analysis of a Japanese coins collection kept at the Museum der Kulturen Basel. Having observed some particular alterations on the items, the conservators of the Museum asked for an in-depth research work to be undertaken on this phenomenon. In this way the purpose of the study involves identifying the nature of materials and their alterations, finding...
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Mémoire de master : Haute Ecole Arc Conservation-Restauration, 2015.
This thesis deals with the conservation-restoration of two shields from Papua New Guinea (PNG). These wooden shields are adorned with mosaics of feathers. The anthropomorphic and geometric patterns have been disorganized over the time compromising their reading and aesthetic appreciation. The Museum für Völkerkunde von Burgdorf (Switzerland) wished to give back the physical stability of the...
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Mémoire de master : Haute Ecole Arc Conservation-Restauration, 2015.
The fossil fishes from the Sceltrich beds (Monte San Giorgio, Tessin, Switzerland), dating from the Ladinian age, are embedded in a calcareous matrix. To allow their study, they are mechanically developed. Depending on the specimens and rock features, these treatments are long, can cause damage and be imprecise. Through our research, we evaluated acidic development methods, which dissolve or...
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Mémoire de master : Haute Ecole Arc Conservation-Restauration, 2016.
This master thesis concerns the conservation-restoration of six uncommon specimens of the botanical spirit collection of the botanical Museum of Zurich University. Our study focused firstly to define and present the nature and components of a spirit collection via a literary journal. This revealed a large panel of techniques and materials employed within this type of collection and specificities...
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Mémoire de bachelor : Haute Ecole Arc Conservation-Restauration, 2016.
L’objectif de ce guide est d’accompagner l’opérateur en charge de la numérisation à travers le processus, en tentant de préserver la matérialité de l’herbier et en s’assurant que la lisibilité des planches est adéquate pour leur numérisation. En effet, une numérisation produit une image numérique figée ; afin que cette image soit pérenne et scientifiquement exploitable, la...
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Mémoire de bachelor : Haute Ecole Arc Conservation-Restauration, 2016.
The present memoire was composed in the intention of contributing to the complexity of mounting Asmat body masks conceived by the animistic community from a remote region of Papua, in New Guinea. These ceremonial figures adduce considerable difficulties in the processing of such a matter due to their apparent intricacy and magnitude. A study of the object’s background was firstly conducted as...
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Mémoire de bachelor : Haute Ecole Arc Conservation-Restauration, 2016.
The taxidermy is the art of shaping an animal skin to give it the appearance of life, while ensuring its preservation. This goes from the preparation of the skin to its mounting. The choice and application of skin preservation methods are essential and decisive stages, because they will influence the stability of the specimen in the long term. A large share of skins stored in museums of natural...
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Mémoire de bachelor : Haute Ecole Arc Conservation-Restauration, 2016.
This Bachelor Thesis is about the corrosion of glass and silver inside a display case of the Bernisches Historisches Museum. The objects exhibited in the display case belong to the Berner Silberschatz. Several objects in the display case show blueish-whitish hazes and yellowish tarnishing, which are not corresponding to typical corrosion products on silver. In addition, crystals formed on the...
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Mémoire de bachelor : Haute Ecole Arc Conservation-Restauration, 2016.
The aim of this work is to study a roman leather shoe sole with iron nails. It was excavated in 1990 from a navigable canal located near the antique city of Aventicum (Avenches). After the excavation, it was treated with PEG 400 and freeze-drying, and packed in a polyurethane (PUR) foam with plaster. Since, some deteriorations have occurred, which leads us to reassess the conservation conditions....
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Mémoire de bachelor : Haute Ecole Arc Conservation-Restauration, 2016.
Das Internationale Uhrenmuseum in La Chaux-de-Fonds hat im Herbst 2015 den im Jahr 2000 von François Junod hergestellten Automaten "Kaffeetrinkender Türke auf einem fliegenden Teppich" als Geschenk erhalten. Sobald dieses Objekt den Status eines Kulturgutes erhält, stellt sich folgende Frage: Soll ein solches Objekt im Rahmen einer musealen Ausstellung als funktionsfähiger Automat...
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