Développement d’une approche pluridisciplinaire intégrée pour l’étude et la conservation des collections d’objets scientifiques en voie de décontextualisation. Exemple de la collection d’objets de l’Observatoire de Neuchâtel.
OBJECTIVES
To develop a protocol for the conservation of scientific collections, combining the objects’ material preservation with their context data. For example : the objets’ collection of the Observatory of Neuchâtel.
PROGRAM
To achieve this objective, the project considers i) the assessment of the conservation state; ii) the development of a technico-historical approach integrating three different aspects (historical, ethnographic and conservative); iii) the production of preventive conservation guidelines considering the transport, packing and handling; and iii) the creation of a documentation tool integrating the material and contextual information.
The 19th century Observatory of Neuchâtel is a regional landmark which represents the scientific and industrial evolution of the canton.
As an integrated object of scientific heritage, the Observatory encompasses two buildings, a collection of scientific instruments and an archive.
Since 2003, the building complex is under the protection of the Office du Patrimoine et de l’Archéologie du canton de Neuchâtel.
On the contrary, the objects collection from the 19th and 20th centuries did not benefit from the same conditions.
The major risk of its preservation is the context and signification loss.
FUNDING
- HES-SO, Réseau de Compétences Design et Arts visuels hes-so.ch
- Fundation Sophie & Karkl Binding binding-stiftung.ch
PARTNERS
- Office du Patrimoine et de l’Archéologie, Neuchâtel (OPAN)
- International Museum of Horology (MIH), La Chaux-de-Fonds mih.ch
