James Licari

University of Malta, Faculty of the Built Environment, Alumnus

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James Licari graduated in 2016 with a Masters of Science (by research) and in 2003 with a Bachlors degree in Conservation and Restoration Studies (with honours) through the University of Malta. The latter took place over four years at the Institute for to Conservation and Management of Cultural Heritage, Bighi. His academic and empirical specialisation was within the field of conservation-restoration of Archaeological, Architectural, and Historical: metals, ceramics, glass, stone and composite materials, which was taught at international standards by an influx of foreign experts from different countries. Following his graduation, he attended other courses locally and abroad. He worked full-time as a conservator-restorer, within the conservation-restoration division of Heritage Malta. This entails the preservation of the national collections as well as providing academic and empirical support for any educational programs/ public relations. He also works as a freelance conservator-restorer.

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Members of the Malta Association of Professional Conservator-Restorers (MAPCo-Re) are mainly trai... more Members of the Malta Association of Professional Conservator-Restorers (MAPCo-Re) are mainly trained in the conservation-restoration of materials and objects of archaeological or art-historical interest; in addition some members have attended short courses specifically on industrial heritage, as part of their continuous professional development. Other members have experience of interventions on industrial heritage in its broader sense, defined as: …sites, structures, complexes, areas and landscapes as well as the related machinery, objects or documents that provide evidence of past or ongoing industrial processes … whether ancient or modern-depend on natural sources of raw materials, energy and transportation networks to produce and distribute products to broader markets. It includes both material assets-immovable and movable-, and intangible dimensions such as technical know-how, the organisation of work and workers, and the complex social and cultural legacy that shaped the life of communities and brought major organisational changes to entire societies and the world in general (ICOMOS-TICCIH, 2011, pp. 1-2). MAPCo-Re members are bound to follow the Code of Ethics and any Professional Guidelines which may be provided by the Maltese Warrant Board for Restorers and Conservators in terms of the Cultural Heritage Act (Chapter 445, Laws of Malta), as well as the Code of Ethics of the European Confederation of Conservator-Restorer Organisations (ECCO). Many of the clauses in this Code of Ethics are reflected in the joint ICOMOS-TICCIH Principles for the Conservation of Industrial Heritage Sites, Structures, Areas and Landscapes: The Dublin Principles. Cultural Heritage may be tangible or intangible. Industrial Heritage also 'includes many intangible dimensions embodied in the skills, memories and social life of workers and their communities' (ICOMOS-TICCIH, 2011, Preamble). Conservatorrestorers must strive to the best of their ability to study and document cultural assets while clearly identifying their values to better preserve them. 'By turning back to the past we can seek to understand how we have arrived to the present' (ERIH, n.d.). The concept of intangible heritage is extremely important and must be carefully documented and projected to future generations, because it may become increasingly difficult to retrieve in the future. Such documentation, archived materials, building details and specimens of industrial products should be preserved by the best means possible (TICCIH, 2003).

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