2009 DOCAM Seminar: Presentation by Richard Gagnier
Keywords: Cataloguing, Conservation, DOCAM Project, Documentation, Events, New, Pedagogical activities, Resources, Terminology
VISITE AU LABORATOIRE DU MUSÉE DES BEAUX-ARTS DE MONTRÉAL (MBAM) (A visit to the Montréal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) laboratory):
* Please note this presentation is in French
Topics covered are:
- Life of the artworks in the institution: Royal Canadian Mounted Police (1989), Nam June Paik, and La minute de vérité, Daniel Dion
- Emulation, migration, and variability of the works: Slide Length, Michael Snow, I want you to feel the way I do, Jana Sterbak
- Acquisition process: Media Matters, Kramlich collection
Richard Gagnier, Head of the Conservation Department (MMFA)
This presentation was given on March 9, 2009 as part of the DOCAM Seminar, directed this year by Sylvie Lacerte at l’Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM).
The Seminar, entitled Documentation and conservation of the media arts heritage, will span from January 12 to April 20, 2009, and aims to help students acquire the tools they need to face the challenges related to the documentation and conservation of technology based artworks.