The document summarizes Richard Gagnier's presentation on preserving time-based media art and installations. The presentation discussed using the concept of integrity as a guiding framework for preservation. It defined migration and emulation as two approaches to countering obsolescence. It also discussed evaluating the integrity of an artwork based on its conceptual, historical and aesthetic values in relation to display equipment.

1. Plenary: Changing Nature of Collections Hall A, MECC Chair: Lisa Jones Richard Gagnier Head of Conservation, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Canada The concept of integrity as the guiding framework to the preservation of time-based media art and installation Sponsored by:

3. The main goal of the Research Alliance DOCAM is to implement new tools and methodologies adapted to the Conservation and Documentation of artistic practises involving media technologies. During the five years tenure of this project, many case studies will address preservation issues of Time-based media art work as well as peculiarities of archival collection composed of technologically based information carrier materials.

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25. Installation schematic drawing, acquisition presentation, 1997