Konservierungstechnologisches Seminar - Software Conservation

Nika Maltar
Institute of Conservation, Institute of Conservation
2026S, artistic Seminar (SEK), 2.0 ECTS, 2.0 semester hours, course number S05706

Description

This seminar offers a hands-on introduction to the digital conservation, restoration, and documentation of software-based herritage. Using concrete examples, we will explore the forensic transfer, analysis, and archiving of information stored on historical data carriers from the 1980s, such as floppy disks, as well as internet-based and computer-based artworks from the 1990s. Obsolete technologies will be reconstructed in virtual environments using emulation and virtualization to restore the functionality. The seminar also focuses on digital management and documentation of both the software-based objects and the associated technical dependencies.

Key Words

conservation, computer-based art, obsolete technologies, documentation, software

Dates

Mon, 04 May 2026, 09:00–Fri, 08 May 2026, 16:00, "Location: Technisches Museum Wien (softwareLAB)"

Course Enrolment

From 02 February 2026, 09:00 to 31 March 2026, 09:01
Via online registration

Conservation and Restoration (2. Section): Konservierungswissenschaften - Restaurierung: Konservierungstechnologisches Seminar 588/203.38

Co-registration: not possible

Attending individual courses: not possible