Conservation and restoration training

This is a list of Training programs for Conservation and Restoration of cultural heritage.

There are a variety of training and entry routes into the profession of conservation; for many the first step is a full-time academic course. Whereas training in Conservation has traditionally taken the form of an apprenticeship, in more recent years training in a recognized conservation course at a University has become the norm. Today it is more common for professional conservators to have taken a University course combined with a period of time as an intern.

"The scope of conservators' work has widened in recent years, and is no longer dominated by hands-on conservation. Conservators now expect to be involved with exhibitions, conservation science, preventive conservation, project management and advocacy work".[1]

Within the various schools that teach conservation, the approach differs according the educational and vocational system within the country, and the focus of the school itself.[2]

Many of the Conservation Associations and Professional Organizations also provide additional information about the schools in their respective fields and locations.

Australia

Master of Cultural Materials Conservation (2 years full-time) The Master of Cultural Materials Conservation offers a professional qualification, combining both theory and practice, and emphasising the philosophical, intellectual and scientific aspects of cultural materials conservation. Students will benefit from the Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation’s strong industry links and will gain access to the University of Melbourne’s vast and varied cultural collections, including the Ian Potter Museum of Art, and the University’s library, archive and school collections. Students will also have access to industry links with leading museums, galleries, archives and libraries, across Australia and overseas, with opportunities to develop research in relation to broader issues of cultural preservation for communities and cultures within the Asian-Pacific region.

The option to specialise in areas including conservation treatment of paintings, works on paper, frames, and some object and architectural conservation, can be combined with an internship. In consultation with an academic supervisor, students can arrange to undertake a placement in a conservation department or practice, which deals directly in the conservation of materials of their specialisation. Students have the opportunity to undertake internships across Australia, and overseas (for example, in the UK, USA, New Zealand, India, Malaysia, Greece and East Timor).[3]

Bachelor of Heritage, Museums and Conservation, Major in Conservation This major is for students who wish to gain detailed understanding of the knowledge and techniques of cultural heritage materials conservation. The major is open to students of the Bachelor of Heritage Museums and Conservation and can also be taken as an elective major by any student. The major is not restricted. It should be noted that students wishing to pursue a career in heritage conservation should also take the Minor in Conservation Science as part of their electives for the Bachelor of Heritage, Museums and Conservation.[4]

Canada

Algonquin College
Queen's University Main Campus, behind Gordon Hall

China

Hong Kong, China,

HONG KONG, China

Croatia

France

Germany

Czech republic

Greece

Iran

art university of Isfahan is one of accredited art universities in Iran that has graduated many students in different fields of art. This university at first established by the name of "Pardis Faculty of Isfahan" as a branch of Farabi University in Tehran in 1978 to educate and provide conservation and restoration specialists for dealing with historic objects and Persian urban textures. It acted as the first school of conservation in Iran and with time it expanded to other fields like Archaeology, Painting, Architecture, Industrial Design and other branches of art in BA level. With growing the faculty, it converted to the Art University of Isfahan in 1999 and Faculty of Conservation remained at the same place. This school of conservation has developed a methodology for scientific restoration in Iran. At present, it has two departments, one for conservation and restoration of historic cultural property and another for conservation and restoration of historic monuments and textures. It is offering B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in both departments and accepts students not only from Iran but also from all over the world. Today, this university with a strong background in conservation and with up-to-date equipments, instruments and knowledge is one of the most important educational and research oriented centers for cultural heritage conservation and most of the specialists involved in different sites of cultural heritage are graduated from this school. [25]

Turkey

India

Israel

Despite its rich archaeological heritage, Israel has only begun to develop conservation education. The Israel Antiquities Authority recently established a training program in 2009 in the Old City of Akko (Acre), a UNESCO World Heritage Site, utilizing the expertise of the Israel Antiquities Authority, and the relationship with the Italian municipality of Rome.

Italy

Since 1944 there has been a state school for art conservation training in the Istituto Superiore per la Conservazione ed il Restauro (formerly the Central Institute of Restoration) in Rome.[28] The institute and the school were founded by the art historian Cesare Brandi. The other state conservation school, with a similar training program, is the Opificio delle Pietre Dure in Florence.[29]

Since 2006 their diploma is equivalent to a degree course, similar to a master's degree in the US. The courses are limited: to access one must pass an appropriate public contest announced by the Ministry of Heritage and Culture. The training lasts five years and the diploma is subject to the acquisition of 300 credits.
The list of the schools accredited to carry out the Training of Restorers is defined by a Commission composed by Ministry of Heritage and Culture and Ministry of Education, Universities and Research.[30]

Private schools (not accredited) also exist, such as the Istituto per l'Arte e il Restauro "Palazzo Spinelli"[31] in Florence or the Istituto Italiano Arte Artigianato e Restauro[32] in Rome.

Spain

Also the universities of Barcelona, Granada, Sevilla, Vizcaya, Valencia and La Laguna - Tenerife offer the BA degree (240 ECTS credit, 4 years).

Mexico

Netherlands

Qatar

South Africa

South Africa enjoys a national conservation training resource, with a research and training campus located in Twee Riviere, Langkloof, Eastern Cape. At this location, The South African Institute for Conservation maintains a training programme in four specialisms of conservation, namely Metals Conservation, Paper Conservation, Stone Conservation (in the built environment) and Ceramics Conservation.

A number of conservation internships or placements (6 – 18 weeks) are also extended annually, to accommodate graduate and post-graduate students from formal conservation study programmes elsewhere. Such internships permit hands-on participation in remedial conservation work, either in studio or within the outdoor, architectural environment and under the supervision of senior faculty staff.

Ukraine

Russian Federation

United Kingdom

There are numerous training facilities for conservators in the United Kingdom. Whereas training in the United States tends towards an overview of the conservation profession as a whole, in the UK each institution tends towards their own area of specialism.

United States of America

Columbia University "College Walk" provides a public path between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue, cutting through the main campus quad.
Winterthur Museum Building

References

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  2. ↑ AIC - Becoming a Conservator
  3. ↑
  4. ↑
  5. ↑ Algonquin College - Applied Museum Studies
  6. ↑ Fleming College: Full Time Programs: Collections Conservation and Management
  7. ↑ Queen's University - Department of Art
  8. ↑ Ma - Photographic Preservation
  9. ↑ http://esaavignon.fr/
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  27. ↑ International Conservation Center
  28. ↑ ISCR
  29. ↑ Opificio delle Pietre Dure
  30. ↑ Elenco delle istituzioni formative accreditate allo svolgimento dei Corsi di Formazione dei Restauratori
  31. ↑ Istituto per l'Arte e il Restauro "Palazzo Spinelli"
  32. ↑ Istituto Italiano Arte Artigianato e Restauro
  33. ↑ http://www.encrym.edu.mx/
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  41. ↑ HKI - Courses
  42. ↑ Cardiff School of History and Archaeology
  43. ↑ http://www.cityandguildsartschool.ac.uk/docs/dept/cons.html
  44. ↑ Courtauld Institute of Art : Taught Degrees
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  50. ↑ Royal College of Art
  51. ↑ Art Conservation Department Home Page
  52. ↑ Historic Preservation Program
  53. ↑ Museum Conservation
  54. ↑ Institute of Fine Arts, Conservation Center
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  57. ↑ UCLA Cotsen Institute of Archaeology | Conservation Program
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