Conservation-restoration - Specialization Within The Profession

Specialization Within The Profession

The profession of conservation-restoration is broad and encompasses many areas of speciality. Specialities may include:

  • Architectural conservation
    • Historic paint analysis
  • Book and paper conservation
  • Conservation science
  • Electronic media conservation
    • Digital preservation
    • Film preservation
    • Media preservation
    • Phonograph record preservation
  • Frame conservation
  • Furniture conservation
  • Ivory conservation
  • Horological conservation
  • Conservation and restoration of metals
  • Conservation and restoration of silver objects
  • Conservation and restoration of copper-based objects
  • Conservation and restoration of ferrous objects
  • Natural science conservation
  • Object conservation (archaeological, ethnographic, and sculptural)
  • Painting restoration
  • Photograph conservation
  • Preventive conservation
  • Stained glass conservation
  • Textile preservation
  • New media art preservation

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