文物修護專業持續學習之取徑──以「梵蒂岡博物館專業修復人才實習」計畫為例

Pathways to Continuous Professional Development in Cultural Heritage Conservation: A Case Study of the Professional Conservation Internship Program at the Vatican Museums

本文以修護專業的持續學習為引，撰述2025年參與「梵蒂岡博物館專業修復人才實習」計畫之觀察，詳實呈現進駐「民族學複合材質修復室」為期6個月的學習歷程。實習內容聚焦於「世界靈魂」民族學博物館的修復體系，透過該館歷史脈絡的梳理，探析其館藏形成的背景、各階段的發展演變，以及曾面臨的保存困境。同時，亦進一步探討2001年成立的「民族學複合材質修復室」，深入瞭解其如何透過系統化的文物狀況調查與跨領域專業合作，應對8萬餘件材質多元且保存狀況複雜的民族學藏品。此外，本文亦綜整實習期間於跨領域合作、修護倫理與價值思辨、國際專業交流，以及營運管理制度等層面的觀察與反思，藉此突顯修護實務、學術研究、專業合作與制度化管理之間環環相扣，其不僅是提升文物修護專業與永續發展的核心，更是確保文化資產得以長久傳承的堅實基石。

The present study explored the development of professional conservation practice through observations from participating in the 2025“Professional Conservation Internship in the Vatican Museums.”This study provided a detailed account of a 6-month residency in the Ethnological Materials Restoration Laboratory. The internship focused on the conservation system of the Ethnological Museum Anima Mundi (“World Soul”). By tracing the museum’s historical background, this study examined the history of its collections, the museum’s transformation across periods, and the challenges to preserving them over time. This study also inspected the Ethnological Materials Restoration Laboratory, established in 2001, investigating how it conserves a collection of more than 80,000 ethnological objects characterized by material diversity and complex conservation requirements through systematic assessments of the collection’s condition and through interdisciplinary collaboration. In addition, this study synthesized observations and reflections from the internship on interdisciplinary cooperation, conservation ethics, value determinations, international professional exchanges, and institutional management systems to reveal the interdependence of conservation practice, academic research, professional collaboration, and institutionalized management. These interconnected elements are essential to advancing conservation expertise and sustainable development and provide a foundation for preserving cultural heritage for posterity.