Conservation and Restoration Training - United Kingdom

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.

  • Camberwell College of Arts University of the Arts London
    • BA (Hons) Conservation
    • MA Conservation
    • Postgraduate Diploma Conservation
    • FdA Book Conservation
  • Hamilton Kerr InstituteUniversity of Cambridge
    • Postgraduate Diploma Conservation of Easel Paintings - three years
  • Cardiff University
    • BSc Conservation of Objects in Museums and Archaeology
    • MSc Care of Collections
    • MSc Professional Conservation
    • Msc Conservation Practice
  • City and Guilds of London Art School department of Conservation offers several conservation courses including:
    • Conservation Studies BA - Three years
    • Postgraduate Diploma: Conservation Studies 2 years
    • Postgraduate Diploma: Comparative Studies in Conservation Cleaning, techniques in relation to laser cleaning
  • Courtauld Institute of Art
    • Conservation of Easel Painting Postgraduate Diploma
    • MA Conservation of Wall Paintings
  • The Centre for Textile Conservation and Technical Art History at the University of Glasgow, previously known as the Textile Conservation Centre.
    • Making & Meaning: Approaches in Technical Art History (MLitt)
    • Textile Conservation (two years, MPhil)
  • Institute of Archaeology at University College London
    • M.A. in Principles of Conservation
    • M.Sc in Conservation for Archaeology and Museums
  • University of Lincoln
    • BA (Hons) Conservation & Restoration
    • MA Conservation of Historic Objects
    • Graduate Diploma Conservation Studies
  • Northumbria University The Conservation Unit
    • MA Conservation of Fine Art
    • MA Preventive Conservation
  • Royal College of Art
    • MA Conservation
  • West Dean College
    • MA Conservation Studies

West Dean also offers a series of Diplomas & Professional Development Courses

  • The London School of Picture & Frame Restoration
    • Part-time City & Guilds verified courses in Picture and Frame Conservation / Restoration and in Gilding

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