Mémoire de bachelor : Haute Ecole Arc Conservation-Restauration, 2015.
The use of organic and inorganic biocides in ethnographical collections stayed for a long time a little documented practice. Nevertheless, it allowed the protection and the transmission of a large number of objects until our days. These substances can migrate, years later, on the surface of objects as crystallizations or gas. Because their toxicity can be high, their presence in collections...
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Mémoire de bachelor : Haute Ecole Arc Conservation-Restauration, 2015.
On the eve of restructuring work on the creation of a restaurant, adjacent to the permanent exhibition area, the Musée des Monuments Français (MMF) initiates a reflection on the establishment of an emergency plan in case of fire. Indeed, a reassignment period represents an increased risk of a fire starting. Many disasters that took place in cultural institutions were caused by hot work...
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Mémoire de master : Haute Ecole Arc Conservation-Restauration, 2015.
Wood, like any material of organic nature, is rarely found in archaeological excavations, unlike iron remains. Sometimes these two materials find themselves in contact during their burial in the ground, either because they are part of the same object, or because they were brought together voluntarily or accidentally. Sometimes wood may have been preserved in contact with a metallic artifact,...
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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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