Programmes

Preservation and restoration work (which comprises the examination, diagnosis and the actual restoration of cultural heritage) requires that those working professionally with historical artefacts not only carry out meticulous preparation, given the responsibility involved in dealing with irreplaceable objects of great value, but that they have also received thorough multidisciplinary training in

Gnom Ltd. is the official contractor for the national professional qualification "Bricklayer, restoration assistant". The training is formally recognised on the basis of national professional standards and acquired on the basis of verified training programmes or as part of the procedure for the verification and confirmation of national professional qualifications.

The diploma degree programme of Conservation prepares students for an academic conservator’s continually changing and expanding field of activity. The four specialist areas of the study programme cover the conservation and restoration of paintings, objects, textile, and stone. Additionally, there is the option to specialise in the conservation of archaeological finds or contemporary art. The study

The study program Conservation and Restoration is devoted to the conservation of works of art and of cultural artifacts which merit regard as irreplaceable documents owing to their respective historical, artistic and cultural value, and whose conservation is therefore of public interest. In a wider context, the conservation of our cultural heritage is defined as a part of Human Rights. The basic

As part of the programme, students learn about the basics of geology - rocks, their mechanical and chemical properties - and discover which of these properties are useful for stonemasonry. They learn about traditional and modern methods of working stone, acquire knowledge of its use, restoration, planning and computer design of stone products. They will learn both manual and mechanical processing

The course is made in cooperation, through an agreement, with the Centre for Conservation and Restoration La Venaria Reale which hosts all the activities, practical and theoretical, of the students. Its lecture halls, specialized laboratories and technical and scientific equipment are available to students. The location is in VENARIA REALE (close to Turin), in the complex of the magnificent Royal

Gilders/goldplaters and decorators design and refine objects and surfaces with traditional and modern craft techniques. They apply gold plating of gold leaf to ornamental and everyday objects or cover them with layers of silver leaf, leaf copper or bronze powder. In addition, they repair and restore historical art and furnishings or parts of buildings (e.B. church altars, monuments, tower clocks)

Heritage in the 21st century is international, interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary. It is no longer just about monuments and landscapes but has a broad application: built heritage heritage, nature and landscapes archaeological heritage museum studies documentary heritage: archives and libraries securing intangible heritage and ethnology digital heritage Heritage: Policy conservation