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Archaeology, Heritage Conservation Studies and Art History

Professorship in Materials and Preservation Science

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  3. Humanities
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  5. Archaeology, Heritage Conservation Studies and Art History
  6. Heritage Conservation Studies
  7. Professorship in Materials and Preservation Science
  8. Research
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  10. Searching for traces of Lindner - an old industrial monument (denkmal aktiv)

Searching for traces of Lindner: old industrial heritage in modern school life

Content and aims

The Fachoberschule Fränkische Schweiz is located in a listed industrial monument, the Kurt Lindner electrical porcelain factory (1948-1996) in Eggolsheim. For the students, the relationship between the historical monument and its modern use in everyday life is an ideal prerequisite for the project, in which the students in the design specialisation (pre-grade, grades 11 and 12) deal with the significance of an old industrial monument in their everyday lives.

The aim is for the students to research the factory's past, analyse its construction and industrial history, reflect on the conservation measures and challenges of its conversion and, during this time, gain a deeper awareness of the emotional value of their cultural heritage.

The content is realised in several subject areas:

- The factory as an architectural monument: research on the history of the factory: archive material, contemporary witness reports (digital platform/portfolio of the pupils)

- Building analysis: Perception and analysis (room drawings, photo documentation, modelling by the pupils)

Dealing with heritage conservation issues: heritage value, protection and methods, conversion/adaptation to the needs of a school (photo series past/present). The factory as a production site: The in-depth design exploration ties in with the collaboration between Lindner and Bauhaus designer Wagenfeld: Wagenfeld's lights are the starting point (e.g. re-design strawberry lamp).

The pupils' results will be shown in a public exhibition in the school, on the school website and firmly anchored in a QR code-installed monument trail through the school.

The cooperation partners, art historian Dr A. E. Albrecht and the Competence Centre for Monument Science and Technology (KDwt), provide support with research and art-historical analysis, questions of monument preservation with insights into the significance, methods and professional fields of heritage conservation.

Methodology

Pupils gain an insight into the activities of the scientific laboratory of the Department of Restoration Sciences at the Centre of Excellence for Heritage Sciences and Technologies (KDwt). In small experiments, e.g. microscopy or the creation of a grading curve, they can try things out for themselves and gain a practical understanding of the field of work.

In a second block, the students learn about different 3D scanning processes for the digital recording of smaller objects through to architecture in a practical way. 

Project team

Applicant and beneficiary:

  • Fachoberschule Fränkische Schweiz, Eggolsheim

Project partners:

Funding

The project is sponsored by "denkmal aktiv Kulturerbe macht Schule" of the German Foundation for Monument Protection with funding from the Bavarian State Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs.