Programmes

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

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

The only master's programme in Italy devoted to Musical Instruments and Scientific Tools Restoration. We offer 2,500 hours of practical training working on historical instruments and various subjects from organology to chemistry. The course has a growing network of agreements with several museums and collections nationwide. Traineeships are regularly arranged with museums and professional

The studies in the Department of Restoration incorporate academic subjects, as well as subject blocks that provide theoretical knowledge and practical skills in the restoration of easel paintings and monumental paintings. Theoretical restoration disciplines include painting technology and specialty chemistry. Lectures tackle research of the structure of the artwork, damage diagnostics, and

The Restoration department in the master's program is structured into the practical and theoretical restoration. Based on the direction chosen for the master's thesis, a summary of the specific topics of the master's thesis is studied within the framework of study courses, solutions to the problems of each thesis are discussed, thereby theoretically increasing the experience of each student

The Specialization School in Architectural and Landscape Heritage (SSBAP), established in Genoa since 1994, trains specialist with a high-level profile in the field of research, safeguard, restoration, management and valorisation of the architectural, monumental and landscape heritage. It is possible to access the school only if in possession of a master’s degree (300 ECTS) in Architecture or in