Historical and artistic heritage

The candidate must take 10 exams (for a total of 70 ECTS) during the two years, and take at least four exams in the first year (excluding internships), in order to be admitted to the second year of the course, according to the following procedures:

• 3 exams of Art History 1 - 30 ECTS
• 2 exams of Museology and Museography - 10 CFU
• 3 exams of the scope 3 of Conservation, Diagnostics and Restoration - 15 CFU
• 1 exam of area 4 of Economics, Management and Communication - 5 CFU
• 1 exam of area 5 of Legislation relating to cultural heritage - 10 CFU

During the two years, the student must carry out internships and/or internships (at the University, Superintendencies, Museums or other similar public or private institutions) for a total of 30 credits (internship 10 credits – internship 20 credits).

The School's course of study concludes with a final exam consisting of the discussion of a paper with the characteristics of a scientific-professional project (specialization thesis), with a judgment that also takes into account the evaluations reported in the annual exams for a total of 20 ECTS. The specialization title issued by the Specialisation Schools previously
activated at universities is equivalent to that issued by schools established with the reorganization of the Ministerial Decree of 31-1-2006.

SCOPE 1. HISTORY OF ART

L-ART/01 History of Medieval Art. Planned courses:

• History of Medieval Art 10 CFU
• History of Miniature 10 CFU
• History of goldsmithing 10 CFU
• History of Byzantine Art 10 CFU

L-ART/02 History of Modern Art. Planned courses:

• History of Modern Art 10 CFU
• History of textiles 10 CFU
• History of Lombard Art 10 CFU
• History of Art of the Baroque Age 10 CFU
• History of Renaissance Art 10 CFU
• History of drawing, engraving and graphics 10 CFU

L-ART/03 History of Contemporary Art. Planned courses:

• History of Contemporary Art 10 CFU
• Contemporary Aesthetics 10 CFU 
• History and Technique of Photography 10 CFU
• History of Decorative Arts and Design 10 CFU

SCOPE 2. MUSEOGRAPHY AND MUSEOLOGY

L-ART/04 Museology, art criticism and restoration. Planned courses:

• Museology and museography 5 CFU
• History of Art Criticism 5 CFU
• History of Collecting 5 CFU

SCOPE 3. CONSERVATION, DIAGNOSTICS AND RESTORATION

ICAR/19 Conservation, Diagnostics and Restoration. Planned courses:

• Artistic Techniques and Conservation of Works of Art 5 CFU
• Diagnostics and Programmed Conservation of Historical, Artistic and Cultural Heritage 5 CFU
• Methodology of physics applied to cultural and artistic heritage 5 CFU
• Theory and Technique of Restoration 5 CFU

SCOPE 4. ECONOMICS, MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATION

SECS-P/08 Economics and Business Management. Planned courses:

• Economics and Management of Cultural Heritage 5 CFU
• Cataloguing and Management of Digital Resources 5 CFU

SCOPE 5. LEGISLATION RELATING TO CULTURAL HERITAGE

IUS/09 Institutions of public law. Planned courses:

• Cultural Heritage Legislation 10 CFU

Workshops/internships: 

• Restoration of contemporary art 10 CFU
• Photographic technique 10 CFU
• Recognition of paintings 10 CFU
• Sources, Research and Management of Nineteenth-Century Collections 10 CFU
• Cataloguing and Management of Digital Resources 10 CFU

Internship: 20 CFU

Final exam 20 CFU

During the two years, the courses will be activated in alternate years)