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General Information on Training

See also News, New items, and Time-sensitive information for information on workshops, etc.

• The American Institutes for Conservation's Becoming a Conservator
  Conservation Training in the United States (PDF)
  Undergraduate Prerequisites for Admission into a Conservation Training Program
• Sarah Lowengard's notes on preparing for a career in textile conservation
• ICCROM Training Directory and Course calendar
• Training in Musical Instrument Conservation, CIMCIM Publications, No.2, 1994
• The Commission on Preservation and Access has published two two reports:
  Preservation Education Institute Final Report. Aug 1990
  Preservation Education Task Force Report. Aug 1991
• PreservationDirectory.com Historic & Cultural Education Programs and Resources. Has information on education for Historic Preservation, including graduate programs, National Park Service programs, etc.
• IADA AUSBILDUNG / EDUCATION page provides information on education for restorers, further education, and paper production (in German)
• Preserve/Net's Education Page, which has a Preservation Education Directory and information on Summer programs in preservation
• Abbey Newsletter Supplement on Education and Training
• SCMRE's Sources for Degrees, Seminars, and Mid-Career Training

Resources for Conservation Educators

The Art Conservation Course Syllabus Pages

Compiled by Sarah Lowengaard, who describes the pages as

"... a voluntary collection of courses taught by or for conservators or restorers of art and artifacts.

"Course syllabus listings, which are common on the Worldwide Web, have proved to be valuable tools in several ways. For teachers, they provide information and ideas about how others have structured similar offerings. The course syllabi give practitioners a sense of the changing knowledge base, making it easier to understand what students who come to them may know. (This may, then, provide clearer direction for their own private or public education endeavors.)"

The compiler is welcomes new contributions from conservation educators

Nancy Ash & Faith Zieske

Looking Closely at Drawing Materials

An online exhibition about traditional drawing materials, derived from an exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art to coincide with the 2000 AIC meeting.

Smithsonian Center for Research and Education (formally the Smithsonian Institution's Conservation Analytical Laboratory)

Curriculum for a preventive care course for paper-based materials

Dianne van der Reyden, Senior Paper Conservator, SCMRE describes these materials thus:

"This outline serves as a way to continually organize the vast amount of online information about preservation in a format that can be used for teaching. We developed this format to facilitate our teaching programs both here at SI and abroad. We have used this curriculum, both in hard copy and online, to teach courses in South America and Asia. It will also be used when we host ICCROM's international course on conservation of paper-based collections. We plan also to develop a web text book on the topic.

"Although using this web curriculum online in some countries has been a slow process because of local computer problems, the professionals in our courses have grasped the point that the day will come when they will be able to use this material efficiently for teaching their own staffs or students."

Regional Alliance for Preservation

Education and Training resources at member sites

Training programs

International/Trans-national programs

European Ph.D. in Science for Conservation (EPISCON)

"The conservation and preservation of cultural heritage is an interdisciplinary field requiring close cooperation between conservator-restorers, archaeologists, (art) historians, collection managers and museum curators on the one hand, and conservation scientists on the other. While the natural sciences, as well as engineering, play a critical role in the proper selection of conservation materials, methods and strategies, scientific research in conservation is often conducted by scientists who originally come from outside the cultural heritage field. These scientists thus lack the affinity with the cultural heritage and conservation fields necessary to fully understand and communicate the significance, but also the consequences of their work, to non-technical colleagues.

"In order to promote the synergy between the cultural heritage field, and the natural sciences and engineering, the European Community's Marie Curie programme is funding the project EPISCON - European Ph.D. in Science for Conservation. The goal of EPISCON is to develop the first generation of "true" conservation scientists in Europe. This goal will be attained by providing education, training, and research opportunities in the field of science for the conservation of cultural heritage to young scientists.

To that end, 16 three-year fellowships are being offered by ten EPISCON partners host institutions within the European Community. These fellowships include funding of an intensive six month training at the University of Bologna-Ravenna Campus (ITALY) in all aspects of the conservation of cultural heritage, followed by a two and a half year research project at one of the host institutions. The quality of the training will be recognised by the participating countries and an attempt will also be made to formally recognise the PhD by partner Universities."

European Training Network for the Promotion of Cinema Heritage

The aim of the ARCHIMEDIA project "is to establish formally on the European level an active network of co-operation between archives and universities, developing together a specific training programme which both meets their needs and combines their individual strengths." Courses have included introductory and advanced classes in film restoration, cinema history, legal and economic aspects of film conservation, exhibition etc.

"From nitrate to the CD-Rom: for a second market"; "Restoration in the era of new technologies";

Heritage Conservation Network

Hands-on Workshops for Architectural and Site Conservation

Hornemann Institute

Continuing training via Internet

"The modules have been conceived for persons who are dedicated to cultural heritage preservation. You will be systematically encouraged to bring in and reflect your personal professional experience in a discerning way.

Programs in Australia

University of Melbourne

Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation offers cultural materials conservation research programs at Masters and PhD level, and coursework programs at Postgraduate Diploma and Masters levels:

• Postgraduate Diploma (Cultural Materials Conservation)
  including Postgraduate Diploma (Cultural Materials Conservation)
• Masters By Coursework And Minor Thesis (Cultural Materials Conservation)
• Masters by Research
• PhD
• Courses online
• Graduate Certificate in Art Authentication
• Chemistry bridging course

Caring For Heritage Collections: An online learning program

Caring For Heritage Collections (Online learning program)

These are online, non-degree track programs

"The course content is directed towards people who are caring and responsible for heritage collections. We hope it is useful and relevant to those working in community museums, historical societies, and with public and private collections.

"Many of the exercises and recommended tasks throughout the program require you to have access to a collection or to an item that is significant to you or your community. What is the course about?

"There are four key topics covered in the course, intended to provide you with information about the main causes of damage to heritage collections, and practical measures you can employ to reduce the impact of these on your collections. The topics can be easily read independently of each other and do not necessarily need to be taken in any particular order. However, aspects of The Environment: Lighting, Temperature and Relative Humidity are relevant to issues discussed in Care: Handling, Storage and Display and Bugs: Pest Management.

• Profession: Conservation Theory, Ethics and Practice
• The Environment: Lighting, Temperature and Relative Humidity
• Care: Handling, Storage and Display
• Bugs: Pest Management

University of Sydney

Master in Heritage Conservation

Programs in Asia

Programs in Thailand

Silpakorn University International College

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting Conservation

"Experts in art conservation and restoration in Thailand and Southeast Asian countries are seriously needed to preserve the nation's valuable cultural heritage. Lack of resources, manpower and training have meant that the upkeep of old temples paintings in Thailand has often been neglected, each year losing a little more lustre and integrity. And with them go part of the world history.Contents of program : Chemistry of materials, Natural Science of light, temperature and humidity, Technology in Color, Archaeology, Art History, Creative Art etc.

"Graduates will apply both technical and practical skills to sow the seeds of conservation movement for national, regional, and world heritage."

Programs in the Nordic countries

Programs in Denmark

The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts School of Conservation

Programs in conservation are offered in the following five areas:

• Pictorial Art
• Object Conservation
• Graphic Art
• Monumental Art
• Natural History

Programs in Finland

EVTEK Institute of Art and Design

Degree Programs

"EVTEK Institute of Art and Design offers study programmes under three primary headings. The degree programmes in all areas consist of 160 Finnish credits (or 240 ECTS) and take four years to complete. The Polytechnic degree is equivalent to the Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in the UK, the French Licence, the German Diplom Fachhochschule and the Dutch HBO Diploma.

"Internships play an integral part in the education programmes and each degree programme has an obligatory internship period of twenty credits or twenty weeks and is included in the regular study plan. The internship period is usually divided into two periods of ten weeks each.

"[The Conservation program' is sub-divided in the following five areas:

• conservation of easel paintings
• conservation of paper
• conservation of textiles
• conservation of furniture
• conservation of cultural historic objects
• conservation of cultural historic interiors

See also Contact information

Programs in Norway

University of Oslo (in Norwegian)

Besøksadresse Frederiksgt. 3
Åpent: Ekspedisjonen for studenter er i Blindernveien 11, kl 12.30-15 (14.30)
Tlf: +47 22 84 19 00/22 85 96 34
Faks: +47 22 84 19 01/22 85 95 24
admin@iakk.uio.no

Kontaktperson

Fagsekret‘r, konsulent Mimi Elisabeth Koppang
Blindernveien 11
U12
Tlf: +47 22 84 19 02
mimi.koppang@iakk.uio.no

Fagutvalg konservering
fagutvalg-kons@iakk.uio.no

University of Oslo, Department of Conservation Studies (in English)

"Our department is organized as part of the Institute for Archaeology, Numismatics, and History of Art. The institute includes at present the University Museum of National Antiquities, which for external reasons will be separated during 1999 and result in the Institute for Archaeology, Conservation, and History of Art. The Department for Conservation Studies is located near the Royal Gardens, on the top floor of the university's old chemistry building from the 1870s. The building also houses the teaching department for Archaeology, the museum's medieval section and library, and the museum's painting conservation studio and analytical laboratory. The museum's section for objects conservation and its laboratory are located across the courtyard. As suggested by these neighbourhoods the teaching and training is meant to take advantage of the university's existing resources in the field.

"As is well known, university studies are differently structured from one country to the other. For example, the undergraduate "B.A."(cand.mag.)-degree at Oslo Faculty of the Humanities is of four years' duration (eight semesters). The composition of the humanistic "B.A."-degree reflects a generalist way of thought, encouraging widely different subjects to be put together in units varying from one to four semesters. Unlike the system in many other countries, our graduate "M.A."(cand.philol.)-degree requires at least three semesters of the "M.A." subject to be studied in the preceding "B.A." For example, one cannot take an "M.A." in art history without 1 1/2 year of basic art history in the "B.A.". The "M.A." is normally of 2 years, and may be followed by the new Ph.D.-programme (Dr.art.) of 3-4 years.3

"Thus, as a consequence of the way university studies are structured in Norway, conservation studies will comprise a lower and a higher degree. The 4-year undergraduate degree must, furthermore, adhere to the generalist tradition of the Faculty, which means that the 2 years of "pure conservation" represents the maximum proportion of one single subject to be put into a "B.A." This makes the 2 years in advance largely self-evident. Prerequisites: one semester of philosophy (compulsory introduction for all university students); two semesters of a relevant humanistic subject - art history (for painting conservators) and archaeology or ethnology (for object conservators); a high level exam in chemistry from high-school (may be taken separately); a portfolio of practical works; and a test for normal colour vision. One semester may be filled with an optional subject (e.g., arts and crafts, chemistry or physics, or a third supplementary semester of the relevant humanistic subject). Selection: Practical admission tests and a 45 minutes' interview. There were 71 applicants in 1998 for the 10 posts in the present programme.

"'M.A. and Ph.D. programmes in conservation remain to be made. Due to recent budget cuts in the university sector unforeseen delays may occur in their establishment.

Frederiks gt. 3, N-0164 Oslo
Telephone +47.22 85 98 29 (secretariat)
Fax +47.22 85 95 24

Programs in Sweden

Institute of Conservation, Göteborg University

Part of Göteborg University's Department of Environmental Science and Conservation, the Institute of Conservation gives undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in conservation. The programmes give a solid foundation for professional careers as conservator of built environment and conservator of artefacts (cultural and natural heritage objects). There are also an undergraduate course in conservation and preservation of cultural heritage and a postgraduate course in Museology.

Programs in North America

See also The American Academy in Rome

• Algonquin College Applied Museum Studies Program, a three-year diploma program intended to "provides students with a sound background in museum work and the technical areas common to all museums. These include registration, exhibit preparation, conservation, restoration and regional museum operations"
• Buffalo State College graduate program in art conservation
  

• George Eastman House
  

• Georgia State University Heritage Preservation Program
• New York Conservation Foundation, courses concerning heritage conservation, including outdoor bronze sculpture
• New York University (NYU) Institute of Fine Arts Conservation Center
• Ryerson University offers a Master of Arts in Photographic Preservation and Collections Management offered jointly by Ryerson University, Toronto and George Eastman House, Rochester
• Queen's University at Kingston, Art Conservation Program

• Sir Sandford Fleming College

  The Arts and Heritage program includes Collections Conservation and Management; Museum Management and Curatorship; etc.

  
  

• Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science MA in Preservation Management
• UCLA-Getty Masters Program in Archaeological and Ethnographic Conservation

  "The aim of the UCLA/Getty Conservation Program will be to provide students with a solid educational base and practical training in both archaeological and ethnographic materials; as well as an appreciation of the often complex issues relating to significance, access and use of these materials which can be very different from the criteria for conservation of fine art or historical materials. In the case of ethnographic materials especially, the program will facilitate an understanding of the multiple values that artifacts hold for indigenous populations, and will foster a sense of partnership with indigenous communities in relevant aspects of the conservation process."

  The partnership between UCLA and the Getty in creating this program ensures that both a major research university and an institution with a major mandate for conservation of the artistic heritage of the world are working to create a rich and vibrant conservation training opportunity. The program will help the student develop working relationships with a wide array of colleagues in the Getty Conservation Institute, the J. Paul Getty Museum, and UCLA departments of Archaeology, Anthropology, Art History, Chemistry, and Geology to name only a few."

  University of California Los Angeles
  Dr. David A. Scott
  Magda Yamamoto
  Program Representative
  Gillian Bailey
  Program Assistant
  
  A210 Fowler
  Box 951510
  Los Angeles CA 90095-1510
  310-206-8934
  Fax: 310-206-4723

• Moving Image Archive Studies
  

  "UCLA's Department of Film and Television and Department of Information Studies offer the Moving Image Archive Studies program. This Master of Arts degree program, is an intensive two-year course of study, consisting of specialized seminars, directed studies, an extensive internships program, screenings, guest lectures and technical demonstrations. For more information check the website above or contact Lance Watsky, MIAS Program Coordinator, miasinfo@ucla.edu"

• University of Delaware Art Conservation Program.
  There are both Undergraduate and Master's programs as a Ph.D. Program in Preservation Studies
• University of Iowa Center for the Book
• University of Vermont Graduate Historic Preservation Program
• The Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies at the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard Univerity, Advanced-Level Training Program (formal hands-on training in the conservation of works on paper, paintings, objects and sculpture, and conservation science)
• University of Texas, Austin Preservation and Conservation Studies Graduate School of Library and Information Science

Internship programs and Mid-career Training Programs

Campbell Center for Historic Preservation Studies

The Campbell Center offers a program of Mid-career training for those in the fields of historic preservation, collections care, and conservation.

Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI) Intership programs

1. Curriculum Internships
2. Specialized Technique Internships
3. Professional Development Internships
4. Conservation Research Internships

Northern States Conservation Center

Workshops on: asics of Collections Care; Museum Materials; Box-making and Padded Supports; Construction of Museum Quality Mannequins; Constructing Museum Storage and Exhibit Mounts; How to Write Condition Assessments for Traveling Exhibits; Improving the Artifact's Experience: Exhibits and Conservation; Collections Care Planning in Museums; Safety in Numbers; Fundraising Basics; Housekeeping in Historic Homes; Integrated Pest Management; Emergency Planning; Emergency Response; Ceramics, Glass and Stone;; Excavation and Care of Archaeological Materials;; General Conservation Survey; Emergency Planning; Collections Care Planning; Specific Object Surveys; and Care of Textiles, Quilts, Basketry, Leather, Metals, Wood, Ivory, Bone and Horn, Native American Artifacts

Rutgers School of Communication, Information and Library Studies

Preservation Management Institute

"This program is designed for working librarians and archivists who have preservation responsibilities but limited formal preservation education. The program includes a full week of classes in New Jersey in fall, another week in spring, and a final week in fall. The weeklong sessions include classroom instruction, some hands-on experiences, and field trips. In-between the three weeks of classes, participants conduct guided preservation planning activities for their home institutions, including conducting a preservation survey and drafting a disaster plan"

Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Education
formerly Conservation Analytic Lab (CAL)

• Courses
• Internships and Fellowships
• SCMRE Orientation
• Special Programs
• FCTP (Furniture Conservation Training Program
• RELACT (Research Libraries and Archives Collections Conservation Task Force)
• Microscopy
• Special Projects

Other training opportunities in North America

AMIGOS Preservation and Imaging Services

"Preservation workshops and presentations held throughout the region. IPS offers workshops on a variety of preservation topics at locations throughout [Southwestern U.S.]. These workshops are also available "on-request" for a particular institution, organization or region for a reasonable fee. Presentations on various preservation topics are also available upon request, at minimal or no cost for an organization."

Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA)

CCAHA offers workshops on a variety of topics including Disaster Mitigation, Health/Safety, etc.

Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC)

"NEDCC staff members offer a variety of workshops and other presentations each year. Most workshops are requested and sponsored by outside institutions or organizations. Available workshops include:

• basic preservation
• emergency preparedness
• photographic preservation
• basic book repair, and
• intermediate book repair
• preservation technologies"

SOLINET Preservation Services Workshops

"Preservation Field Services offers a wide variety of workshops on topics. Designed as continuing education for library and archives staff who are responsible for preservation activities, the workshops are held at locations throughout the southeast. Instruction emphasizes the cost-effectiveness of preventive preservation measures and includes lecture components as well as participatory and hands-on exercises."

Thompson Conservation Labs

"Once a year, most years, in the panhandle of Idaho, I teach a workshop about the Technology of the Medieval Book. In two weeks a person is introduced to the growing, harvesting and processing of flax, the manufacture of thread and paper; splitting oak and processing it to make wooden boards for books; manufacture of parchment and alum-tawed skin, and fore edge clasps. Each participant is expected to leave with two books. One in the limp vellum style, and the other full wooden boards with clasps."

Programs in Europe

See also ENCoRE Education Guide

Programs in Austria

Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien, Meisterschule für Restaurierung und Konservierung

Universität für angewandte Kunst
University of Applied Arts, Vienna

ten semester Masters program in Conservation and Restoration

Programs in Belgium

l'Ecole Supérieure des Arts Saint-Luc de Liège

Baccalauréat et Master en Conservation, Restauration des Oeuvres d'Art

Hogeschool Antwerpen

The Royal Academy of Fine Arts Conservation Studies

Raymond Lemaire centre for conservation

The Raymond Lemaire Centre for Conservation is a multidisciplinary university postgraduate training and research centre for the conservation of the built heritage at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.

The Centre organises a postgraduate course in conservation, which during its existence of more than 20 years have trained architects, engineers, art historian, archaeologist and many other disciplines in the conservation and restoration of historic towns and buildings from all over the world.

Research activities of the Centre have increased since the last ten years and they are dealing with architectural conservation, archaeological sites, pathology, conservation and restoration of masonry walls, structure consolidation, materials, surveying and documenting historic buildings and various other fields.

Institut royal du Patrimoine Artistique de Belgique
Koninklijk Instituut voor het Kunstpatrimonium
Royal Institute for the study and Conservation of Belgium's Artistic Heritage

"Every year, IRPA/KIK offers young people an opportunity to perfect their skills by means of practical training placements in its workshops and laboratories.

"As IRPA/KIK is not a teaching institution, it is unable to award diplomas. Candidates are selected based on their CVs and according to the placement openings in the various workshops and laboratories."

Programs in Croatia

University of Zagreb

Zagreb Academy of Fine Arts, Art Restoration Department

"The course of studies has a duration of eight semesters, with an additional semester for completion of Diploma work, following the successful completion of which students achieve the title of Graduate Restorer-Painter, or Graduate Restorer-Sculptor (Bachelor's Degree, Dipl. Rest.). The graduate programme of studies is followed by a post-graduate course, for which we are currently working on a special programme and curriculum. Under our regulations the post-graduate programme can be organized as a one-year specialist programme (Specialist), a two-year scientific programme of studies (complete with a Master of Science or Art Degree), or as a three-year programme of studies leading to a Doctor's Degree in Science (Ph.D)."

Programs in the Czech Republic

[as of 2/13/2008 this site appears to be gone]

Institut restaurování Konzervacnich Technik Litomyl
The Institute of Restoration and Conservation Techniques, Liytomysyl, o.p.s

"The goal of the academic program is to prepare students for entry into the professional field of historical preservation and restoration within their chosen specialty. This is done by providing students with a thorough knowledge of the artistic and applied arts, the history of art, selected fields within the natural sciences, and of their mutual interconnection. Theoretical knowledge in the natural sciences and history of art is integrated with practical knowledge about the materials, methods and technologies of restoration within the area of specialization. Most importantly, students learn to apply this knowledge with proper regard to the interdisciplinary context. Besides the technical, scientific and artistic aspects of the curriculum, emphasis is also placed on the ethics and aesthetics of restoration, international and national historical monument care principles, relevant legislation, the economics of the field, and foreign language study. The scholastic program of the school strives to reflect the broadness and range of a college education. A special element of the curriculum is focused on development of professional discipline. Graduates of the Institute are able independently, or in cooperation with experts from other fields, to prepare an overall program for restoration and conservation, including research, diagnosis, artistic and historical assessment, restoration design and the actual restoration and conservation measures, accompanied by documentation."

Programs in France

See also Les Formations en France

Ecole d'Avignon

A five year program in the conservation of painted works, for candidates younger than 31 years old. Coverage includes:

• technology and restoration
• physics and chemistry
• drawing and graphics
• color and paint
• artist's techniques

L'Hôtel de Montfaucon
7, rue Violette
83000 Avignon
+33 4 90 82 48 06
Fax: +33 4 90 14 04 27

Ecole de Tours

A five year program in the conservation of sculptural works, for candidates at least 20 years old.

Jardin François 1^er
BP 1152
37011 Tours Cedex
+33 02 47 05 72 88
Fax: +33 02 47 66 91 58

University of Paris I, Pantheon-Sorbonne

Maîtrise des Sciences et Techniques (MST)
"Conservation et restauration des biens culturels".

"History: The M.S.T, whose mission is to train specialists in the conservation-restoration of works of art, objects and archeological sites and ethnological, was created in 1973 by the Art and Archeology department of the the University of Paris I, Pantheon-Sorbonne.

"First French training program for these professions, it remains the only one to integrate these studies within a university course sanctioned by a national diploma.

"Recruitment: The M.S.T. recruits each year a score of students competively. The students must hold a university diploma... in Sciences or History of art. They must pass a test of drawing and color, a test of manual ability, and an interview with a jury composed of members of the conservation-restoration section . They must also present a dossier of personal work.

"Program: The program is of four years duration: two years to obtain the preparatory Certificate (C.P.), followed two years for the (M.S.T.)."

Specializations are offered in the following areas:

• painting conservation
• archaeological objects
• graphic arts
• photographic materials
• sculpture
• objets d'art
• ethnographic objects

Exceptionaly, students eager to direct themselves towards other specialities can be accomodated (for example stained glass, musical instruments, instruments scientific and technical). Students will be directed to studios outside the program where they can work under supervision

D.E.S.S. de Conservation préventive

History: A one year program to train professionals in preventive conservation, intended for people with some professional experience (conservators, architects, curators, etc)

Program: There six areas of teaching:

• key roles
• concepts and strategies of preventive conservation
• collections environment
• study and evaluation of collections
• moving collections
• conservation planning

Coordonnées de la Section Conservation-Restauration pour la M.S.T et le D.E.S.S
Section Conservation-Restauration
Université de Paris I
17, rue de Tolbiac
75013 Paris
+33 1 45 83 33 57
Fax: +33 1 44 24 59 76
Directeur: Professeur J P. Sodini
Responsable administratif : Mme Kazazian

Institut de formation des restaurateurs d'oeuvres d'art

"Created in 1978, the I.F.R.O.A. (Institut de formation des restaurateurs d'oeuvres d'art/Institute of training of the restorers of works of art) is, since 1996, a department of the Ecole nationale du patrimoine. It recruits competitively, without requiring a diploma, future restorers in seven specific disciplines:

• Ceramics (metal, glass, ceramics, enamels)
• Graphic arts
• Textile arts
• Furniture
• Paintings
• Photographs
• Sculpture

The program is under the direction of a committee comprising French and foreign professionals, who define the teaching objectives of the department.

Département de l'I.F.R.O.A.
150, avenue du Président Wilson
93210 Saint-Denis La Plaine
(R.E.R. La Plaine-Stade de France)
+33 1 49 46 57 00
Fax: +33 1 49 46 57 01

Institut national du patrimoine, Departement des restaurateurs

att.: Astrid Brandt-Grau
150, avenue du President Wilson
F-93210 Saint-Denis la Plaine +33 1 49 46 57 09 Fax: +33 1 49 46 57 01 astrid.brandt@inp.fr

Programs in Germany

Institut für Erhaltung von Archiv- und Bibliotheksgut

State Archives' Administration of Baden-Württemberg (Germany) Institute of Preservation of Archival and Library Material. Schillerplatz 11, 71638 Ludwigsburg, Germany.

Fachhochschule Köln

Areas:

• Paintings and sculpture
• Murals and preservation of stone
• Wood object/furniture
• Book and Paper conservation
• Textiles and leather objects

Fachhochschule Potsdam

Diploma Restauratorin (FH)
Diploma restorer (FH)

Courses of studies

• Preservation and restoration of objects from wood
• Preservation and restoration of wandmalereien and historical architecture coloredness
• Preservation of stone
• Metal preservation

Fachhochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft, Berlin (FHTW)

Studium der Restaurierung/Grabungstechnik
Information about the course of studies restoration/excavation technology

Program covers

• Restoration of archaeological cultural property (AK)
• Restoration of technical cultural property (TK)
• Restoration of photo/film/data media (FFD)
• Excavation technology (GT)

Even if the course of studies has a double name, a double study does not have to be completed here by any means. The title restoration/excavation technology refers rather to technical specializations, which are possible after the common basic study. The restoration is both of technical cultural property and of photos, films and data media as well as excavation technology. ... The strict selection—in each case to the winter semester 40 students and student (maximum 10 for each emphasis) are registered—has among other things a practical reason: Every student is provided with excellently equipped laboratories, with microscope and suitable tools. Practically, one works immediately on historical original objects. Precise observation as well as methods and techniques are learned and first experiences for the later responsible activity are collected. (Translated from the German; any mistakes are mine—wh)

Fachhochschule Erfurt Fachbereich Konservierung und Restaurierung

Diplom-Restauratorin (Fachhochschule), Diplom-Restaurator (Fachhochschule)

Fachhochschule Köln

Training courses in conservation

Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart
State Academy of Art and Design, Stuttgart

Courses offered by the restoration departments

• Restoration of Paintings and of Polychrome Wooden Sculptures
• Restoration of Archeological, Ethnological and Craft Objects
• Restoration and Conservation of Graphic, Archival and Library Materials

Conservation of New Media and Digital Information (MA)

Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaft und Kunst

Fachbereich Konservierung und Restaurierung, Hildesheim

Project-oriented learning: The crossdisciplinary unit of scientific, art-historical, artistic, manual and specifically restauratorischer training reflects the requirements of the professional experience. A goal is the preservation of cultural values on the basis of the material-specific and technological peculiarities of the objects.

Course of studies preservation and restoration Hildesheim (diploma) with the courses of studies: Preservation and restoration of:

• Book and paper
• Calm wood objects and paintings
• Wood objects with improved surface
• Stone objects
• Wall painting/architecture surface

Hochschule für bildende Künste, Dresden

Kunsttechnologie, Konservierung und Restaurierung von Kunst- und Kulturgut

"Average period of study: 10 terms
Conclusion: Diploma restorer

" [T]he aim of the teaching programme is to enable students to produce conservation and restoration concepts of a high scientific quality, as well as to develop practical skills in the conservation and restoration technologies applied to damaged works of art, together with written and pictoral documentation of all examinations and restoration work performed.

"This includes independent scientific research and the publication of the results. The study programme aims to develop team-working skills for the co-operative partnership required in professional practice, for instance work with natural scientists, art historians and architects.

"Students also learn how to manage and organise restoration workshops and projects. After completing their studies, graduates either work freelance or are employed as conservers by museums and institutions which preserve historic monuments.

"During the four-semester Grundstudium, both theoretical and practical foundation courses are taught in the conservation and restoration of paintings on canvas and wooden panels, polychrome sculptures, mural decoration and wall painting.

"Practical classes in the conservation and restoration of paintings and polychrome sculptures and in historical art and craft techniques are held in the Department's studios. Practical experience of the conservation and restoration of mural decoration and wall painting is provided at architectural monuments outside the Academy.

"Other subjects include the basic principles of drawing and painting, focusing on studies from nature, and historical painting techniques. Regular lectures and practical classes in academic subjects, Art History, Principles of Architecture and Anatomy for Artists, form an important part of the curriculum."

Technische Universität München

Lehrstuhl für Restaurierung, Kunsttechnologie und Konservierungswissenschaft

Programs in Greece

Technical Education Institute of Athens (TEI)

Department of Conservation of Antiquities and Works of Art

"The Department of Conservation of Antiquities and Works of Art was founded in 1985 in the Faculty of Graphic Arts and Design of TEI of Athens. It is the only [Greek] educational institution in tertiary education for the Conservation of Antiquities and Works of Art.

"The total number of accepted students every year is up to 90 approximately. The period of studies is 8 taught semesters (4 years). The percentage of students that give up their studies is 20%. The percentage of students that graduate is 80%.

"The mean value of study duration for Section A (Conservation of Archaeological Materials) is approximately 5 years. The mean value of study duration for Section B (Conservation of Works of Art) is approximately 6 years.

"It should be noted that one of the reasons for the delay of graduation of Students from Section B is that due to their big number they delay in their practical courses.

"In the department of Conservation of Antiquities and Works of Art can register:

• Secondary Education graduates through the system of National Exams.
• Tertiary Education graduates through the system of Acceptance Exams that take place once a year. The syllabus of the exams is defined by the Council of the Department and includes exams in the following subjects:
  • Freehand drawing
  • History of Art
  • General Principles of Chemistry"

Programs in Ireland

Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT)

Letterfrack campus (GMIT @ Letterfrack) offers:

• Higher Certificate in Engineering in Furniture Design and Manufacturing (GA915)
• Higher Certificate in Engineering in Furniture Production (GA943)
• Bachelor of Science in Furniture Conservation and Restoration (GA948)
• Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Furniture Technology (GA_TFURN_BLF)

"The formal training in furniture conservation and restoration at the Furniture College in Letterfrack is unique in Ireland. The three-year programme started in 2001, with the first group of students graduating this year."

For information on the course you can contact:

Henning Schulze or Angelika Rauch
Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology
Letterfrack Campus
Co. Galway
Ireland
+353 95 41660
Fax: +353 95 41112
henning.schulze@gmit.ie
angelika.rauch@gmit.ie

General information:

Debbie Ruddy
+353 95 41660
Fax: +353 95 41112
debbie.ruddy@gmit.ie

Programs in Italy

Accademia de Belle Arti di Venezia Dipartimento Tecniche e Restauro Reni Artistici Moderni e Contemporanei (Acadenty of Fine Arts of Venice)

Diploma program in painting conservation

Special programs in Economics of art, Conservation chemistry, etc.

American Academy in Rome

"The American Academy in Rome is one of the leading American overseas centers for independent study and advanced research in the fine arts and the humanities. ... In 1894, with the support of Andrew Carnegie, J.P. Morgan, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., William K. Vanderbilt and Henry Clay Frick, the new American School of Architecture was founded in Rome. A year later the American School of Classical Studies in Rome was formed by the Archaeological Institute of America, and in 1913, a union between the two Schools became what is now the American Academy in Rome.

Through its annual Rome Prize fellowship program, Through its annual the Academy supports up to thirty individuals working in archaeology, architecture, classical studies, design arts, historic preservation and conservation, history of art, landscape architecture, literature, modern Italian studies, musical composition, post-classical humanistic studies and visual arts. Rome Prize Fellows are chosen by juries of experts who review past work and the proposed project of each applicant.

While the Academy is composed of two historic "Schools," the School of Fine Arts and School of Classical Studies, it does not have a faculty, a curriculum or a student body. The artists and scholars in residence at the Academy are there to pursue their own independent projects."

La Cantoria Restoration School, Grassina & Florence

"La Cantoria is a professional school for becoming a restorer. Teaching is mainly based on practical applications of restoration techniques. Students gain the necessary experience working directly on authentic ancient material provided by museums and private collectors.

Theoretical subjects as History of Art, Chemistry and Manufacturing Techniques are also teached being essential elements for a correct approach to any restoration work.

Professional restorers compose the teaching staff, with a vast experience in their different fields of restoration. According to the philosophy of La Cantoria, each student has to work closely together with the teacher. Therefore the school accepts only a limited number of students.

The school organises courses in restoration of ceramics, painting, wood, and metal at different levels: Basic and Advanced Academic Courses, and Specialisation Courses focus on students who intend to become professional restorers."

Fratelli Alinari S.p.A.

"... [I]n 1996, Alinari established a photographic restoration workshop offering training courses for specialised restorers. In collaboration with the Opificio delle Pietre Dure, a specific agreement for setting up a two-year course for restorers of photographs has been drawn up. The courses will prepare restorers of images on paper, glass plates, daguerreotypes, calotypes and film. They will be held by eminent experts coming from all over the world, who will offer a theoretical, practical, historical approach, using state-of-the-art equipment and availing themselves of the advice of research chemists, teachers and experienced archivists. The latter will give specific instructions for best preserving such a wealth of precious photographic material. Together with traditional restoration a section about digital restoration of images is already in operation."

L'Istituto Centrale per il Restauro, Rome

"The I.C.R. offers a quadrennial diploma course in art restoration which covers the following areas:

• Area A: Mural paintings, paintings on panels, canvas, fabrics. leather and paper, polychrome wooden sculptures, architectonic surfaces and materials;
• Area B: Metals, ceramic, glass, enamels, jewellery, ivory, bone, amber and objects from excavations;
• Area C: Mosaics, natural and artificial stone materials and stuccoes.

A restorer of cultural heritage diploma is awarded at the end of the course.

The admission to the course is subject to the successful participation in a competitive examination held by the Ministero per i Beni Culturali e Ambientali, details of which are published in the Official Gazette each year. The number of students admitted for each area will be stated in the announcement of competition. The total number of students admitted will not be less than eighteen.

The course is both theoretical and practical.

Oro e Colore

"Our School/Workshop Oro e Colore in Florence is involved in the field of restoration - of both paintings and wooden objects decorated using gold and silver leaf, coloured lacquers etc. One of our defining features is our ability to offer personalized courses of brief, medium or long duration, which makes them suitable for both beginners and professionals wanting to specialise.

"This is possible due to our employment of teachers with a wealth of professional experience as restorers working for some of the most prestigious public institutions in Italy, in addition to having over 10 years teaching experience.

"Our past experience with foreign students proves our courses can offer a way for students to experience a relationship with works of art not available to the ordinary tourist.

"We can offer the chance to restore genuine artworks, supplied to us in many cases by the Uffizi Museum, under the supervision, naturally, of professional restorers

Oro e Colore - School/Workshop
Restoration of Gilded Objects and Paintings
Via della Chiesa, 25
50125 Florence-Italy
+39 055 22 90 40 (phone/fax)

ortolanstudio

Courses in Venetian Fresco Painting: Art and Conservation

Studio Art Centers International, Florence (SACI)

SACI offers

• Late Spring and Summer Studies
• Year/Semester Abroad Program
• Two Year Diploma Program in Art Conservation
• Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Program
• Masters Programs: Master of Fine Arts and Master of Art in Art History

See also Archaeological Conservation Onsite Courses

SACI Florence
Studio Art Centers International
Palazzo dei Cartelloni
Via SantAntonino, 11
50123 Florence, Italy
+39 11 39 055 28994
Fax: +39 11 39 055 2776408
info@saci-florence.org

SACI - New York Office
SACI Coordinator
Studio Art Centers International
c/o Institute of International Education
809 United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 10017-3580
+1 212 984 5548
Fax: +1 212 984 5325
saci@iie.org

Istituto per l'Arte e il Restauro "Palazzo Spinelli"

"The Istituto per l'Arte e il Restauro "Palazzo Spinelli" operates in the field of artistic and historic patrimony, both in the specific sectors of conservation and restoration and in that which concerns their cataloguing and utilisation.Its aim is to produce professionals who, in various fields and in the different realities of the world of employment, are able to rely on up-to-date and specialized training which allows both for new technologies and for methodologies developed through the experiences in laboratories, schools and European research institutes.The structure of the Institute is thus characterized by the balance in its teaching methods between theoretic methodological research and immediate practical work.The abundance of the art works available in Florence allows students to work on canvases, codices, tapestries, ceramics, and wooden objects of great historical and artistic value - an opportunity of which full advantage is taken thanks to the special working relationship that the Institute enjoys with the Soprintendenza per i Beni Artistici e Storici for the provinces of Firenze and Pistoia, with the Soprintendenza Archeologica for Tuscany, and with the Soprintendenza Archivistica for Tuscany.This cooperation provides a genuine learning experience for students, as well as a significant contribution to the restoration and preservation of the local historical and artistic heritage. Hence the "professional training" of future restorers goes hand in hand with the development of a civic conscience.In the belief that professional training is not only the sharing of experiences, but also and above all continued research, the Institute provides a meeting place for specialists in various sectors, by organizing conventions and conferences, by promoting contacts with outside operators, companies, private and public institutions. All these initiatives are tied to the world of cultural heritage and therefore to all the areas in which the Institute has traditionally worked."

Programs in Malta

Malta Centre for Restoration

"The Malta Centre for Restoration is committed to a policy of capacity-building through its teaching and research arm, the Institute for Conservation and Restoration Studies (ICRS). The institute was established by statute to promote and co-ordinate the pursuit of interdisciplinary training at professional, technical and craftsman levels in all aspects of conservation and restoration. Modelled on the concept of a teaching hospital, ICRS makes use of MCR's extensive facilities, providing courses leading to degrees conferred by the University of Malta. The Boards of Studies for the MCR's degree courses are nominated and appointed by the Senate of the University of Malta.

The ICRS has 5 programme streams:

Bachelor in Conservation and Restoration Studies (Honours)

Bachelor in Documentation Studies (Honours)

Master of Science in Conservation Science

Master of Conservation in Applied Conservation Studies

The Stone Heritage Skills Certificate

Apart from the above the ICRS offers a short Inroductory Course to Mediterranean Cultural Heritage/Preparatory Course"

Programs in The Netherlands

Netherlands Institute for Cultural Heritage (ICN)

At the Netherlands Institute for Cultural Heritage (ICN), an amalgamation of the Central Research Laboratory for Objects of Art and Science, the State Training School for Conservators and the Netherlands Office for Fine Art, a four year diploma course on conservation will begin in september 1999. Subjects offered are:

• book and paper conservation
• glass and ceramics conservation
• furniture conservation
• metal conservation
• textile conservation

Minimum requirements are:

• minimum 18 years old
• high school diploma with chemistry (or equivalent)
• good manual skills

Since most of the lessons will be in Dutch you are required to understand the Dutch language in written and spoken form. All necessary theoretical subjects will be taught alongside intensive practical work in an approximate 50-50 ratio. The ICN offers in-house workshops, a large library dedicated to conservation and all related subjects, in-house research facilities, an international team of teachers and researchers and a location next to three major museums: the Rijks Museum, the Stedelijk Museum and the van Gogh Museum.

ICN, afdeling Opleiding
PO box 76709
1070 KA Amsterdam
+31 20 305 46 62
Fax: +31 20 305 46 20