Offered jointly by the Departments of Art History and Art Conservation & History, this interdisciplinary course offers students a rare opportunity to learn how to use specialized 3D laser imaging technology to digitally document a National Historic Site, the Kingston Penitentiary. Students will critically examine the history of Kingston’s prisons, study the period architecture, and trace how Canada’s oldest—and most notorious—prison is now transforming itself into a tourist site. The course will have lecture components held on the Queen’s campus, as well as mandatory field components held at the Kingston Penitentiary, during which time students will gain first-hand experience conducting documentary photography and 3-D laser scanning for the purposes of cultural heritage preservation.
This course is offered jointly with ARTH 202.
