ARIS07

A component of Architectural Records, Inventories, and Information Systems for Conservation
Two people stand on a scaffold while performing conservation work on a hallway wall painting

ARIS07 focused on understanding the many advances in hardware and software since the 2005 ARIS course, as well as the continued need to better manage data.

Two key takeaways from the course were that conservation professionals are information professionals and that data not easily retrieved is useless.

Other topics covered were advanced digital imaging and lighting, thermal imaging, photogrammetry, laser scanning, geographic information systems (GIS), and dissemination tools.

Conservators were closely involved with the course as well, exploring with participants the ways resulting documentation-based material can be incorporated into the conservation process.

Participants included sixteen midcareer conservation professionals and educators from Azerbaijan, Barbados, Brazil, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Japan, Lithuania, Nigeria, Pakistan, Serbia, Tanzania, and the United States.

The course was held at ICCROM in Rome from September 12 to October 12, 2007, with fieldwork conducted at the nearby church of Santa Cecilia. The course participants recorded and documented wall paintings, sculptural tombs, and vaults.

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