Conservation and restoration training
This is a list of training programs for Conservation and Restoration of cultural property. There are a variety of training and entry routes into the profession of conservation. 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 to 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
Bachelor of Heritage, Museums and Conservation, Major in Conservation 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. 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.[3]
Master of Cultural Materials Conservation (2 years full-time) offers a professional qualification, combining both theory and practice, that emphasises the philosophical, intellectual and scientific aspects of cultural materials conservation. Students benefit from the Grimwade Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation's[4] strong industry links including the commercial operations, Grimwade Conservation Services,[5] and 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 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.[6] The focus of the program is to develop capacity to conserve the continuing cultural record, and enable individuals and communities to explore their past, create identity and community in the present, and access their heritage into the future. Students undertake an internship and field based subjects and work with senior conservators, heritage professionals and knowledge holders.[7]
Brazil
- Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, School of Fine Arts
- BA Conservation and Restoration
- Federal University of Minas Gerais[8]
- BA Conservation and restoration of movable cultural property
- Federal University of Pelotas
- BA Conservation and restoration of movable cultural property
- MA Conservation and restoration of movable cultural property
Canada

- Algonquin College
- Applied Museum Studies (3 Year Diploma) which "provides students with a sound background in museum work and the technical areas common to all museums. These include: collection management, exhibit preparation, conservation, educational programming, and museum management".[9]
- Fleming College previously known as Sir Sandford Fleming College.
- Collections Conservation and Management Diploma[10]
- Queen's University, Ontario - Department of Art History & Art Conservation.[11] Established in 1974, Queen's University is the only university in Canada that offers a graduate degree in art conservation and one of four in North America that offer a graduate degree in this discipline.
- MAC in Art Conservation.[12]The estate house at the centre of the Willowbank campus in Queenston, Ontario.
- MAC in Art Conservation.[12]
- Ryerson University
- MA Photographic Preservation and Collections Management[13]
- School of Restoration Arts at Willowbank, Queenston.[14] Established in 2006, the Willowbank School of Restoration Arts offers a curriculum which includes both the theory and practice of conservation. Based on a National Historic Site in Queenston, Ontario, it is a non-profit institution accredited by the Government of Ontario as a Private Career College,[15] and its Royal Patron is the Prince of Wales.
- Diploma in Heritage Conservation (3 years)[16]
China
- Conservation and Restoration Academy, Xi’an, China
Croatia
- Academy of Fine Art, University of Split
- BA and MA in Conservation of easel paintings and polychrome plastic ;
- BA and MA in Conservation of wall paintings and mosaics ;
- BA and MA in Stone Conservation ;
- BA and MA in Conservation of metals ;
- BA and MA in Conservation of archaeological material.
- Academy of Fine Arts, University of Zagreb - Conservation-restoration department :
- BA and MA in Conservation of easel paintings and polychrome plastic ;
- BA and MA in Conservation of wall paintings and mosaics ;
- BA and MA in Stone Conservation.
- University of Dubrovnik
- Conservation restoration of textiles, ceramics, paper, metal and wood
Czech Republic
- Brno: Higher professional school of restoration in Brno[17]
- Conservation and Restoration of Ceramics, foundation degree
- Conservation and Restoration of Painting and Decorative Techniques, foundation degree
- Conservation and Restoration of Furniture and Non-Polychromed Wood Carving, foundation degree
- Brno: Faculty of Science at Masaryk university:
- Chemistry of conservation - restoration
- Písek: Higher professional school of restoration in Písek:[18]
- Restoration of Furniture and Non-Polychromed Wood Carving
- Restoration of metalwork
- Plzeň: Private Secondary School of Applied Arts - Zámeček:
- Conservation and restoration of stone, matura
- Pardubice: Faculty of Restoration at University of Pardubice:[19]
- Restoration and conservation of stone and related materials
- Restoration and conservation of wall paintings and sgraffito
- Restoration and conservation of paper, bookbindings and documents
- Restoration and conservation of arts on paper and related Materials
- Restoration and conservation of works of wall paintings, sculpture works and architectural surfaces
- Restoration and conservation of works of written culture
- Prague:
- Faculty of Chemical Technology at University of Chemical Technology Prague:[20]
- Conservation and restoration of glass and ceramics
- Conservation and restoration of metalworks
- Conservation and restoration of textile materials
- Technology of conservation and restoration
- Academy of Fine Arts in Prague:[21]
- Restoring of paintings and polychromed woodcarvings
- Restoring of sculptural works
- Faculty of Chemical Technology at University of Chemical Technology Prague:[20]
- Turnov: Střední uměleckoprůmyslová škola a Vyšší odborná škola:[22]
- Restoration of metals, minerals and organolites
Denmark
Bachelor in 5 programs incl. common lectures in chemistry and conservation ethics and theory:
1: Paper, books, photographic, audio and visual materials and digital media. 2: Easel and interior painting. 3: Mural paintings, sculpture, monuments and architectural facades. 4: Archaeological and cultural history objects. 5: Natural history objects.
One common master program including advanced conservation ethics and theory, heritage/museum science, specific material science and advanced chemistry.
France
Private higher education schools:
- École de Condé Paris and Lyon campuses: School of Heritage Restoration. Specialities include : painting, paper, and ceramics (Paris only).
Public higher education schools (Grande école, universities, institutes) - state-recognised:
- École supérieure d'art, Avignon (ESAA):
- DNA and DNSEP with the Conservation-Restoration mention[25]
- École supérieure d'art et de design TALM-Angers (ESAD-TALM), Tours :
- DNA and DNSEP with the Conservation-Restoration : Speciality in Sculpted Works mention[26]
- French national institute of cultural heritage (INP), Aubervillers : Department of Conservators[27]
- Master's degree (5 years) in Conservation-Restoration of Cultural Heritage.[28] Specialities include:
- Arts of fire (metallurgy) ; Student at the INP, specialising in woodwork
- Arts of fire (ceramics, glass, enamel) ;
- Graphic arts;
- Graphic arts (book);
- Textile arts;
- Woodwork;
- Painting (easel, mural);
- Photography and digital image;
- Sculpture Panthéon-Sorbonne University, main building
- Arts of fire (metallurgy) ;
- Master's degree (5 years) in Conservation-Restoration of Cultural Heritage.[28] Specialities include:
- Panthéon-Sorbonne University (Paris 1), Paris :
Germany
- University of Applied Science (HTW), Berlin
- BA and MA in Conservation and Restoration / (BA only : Excavation Technologies),[34][35] with majors / focuses in :
- Archaeological-Historical Heritage (AHK) ;
- Audiovisual and Photographic Heritage - Modern Media (AVF) ;
- Modern Materials and Industrial Heritage (MMTK) ;
- (BA only) Excavation Techniques - Field Archaeology (GFA).
- BA and MA in Conservation and Restoration / (BA only : Excavation Technologies),[34][35] with majors / focuses in :
- Cologne University of Applied Sciences (TH Köln), Cologne - Cologne Institute of Conservation Sciences (CICS)[36]
- Dresden Academy of Fine Arts (HfBK Dresden), Dresden
- Diploma in Art Technology, Preservation and Restoration of Artistic and Cultural Assets (five years),[39] specialisms include:
- Mural Painting and Architectural Colours;
- Painting on Mobile Picture Carriers;
- Sculptures and Room Setting.
- Diploma in Art Technology, Preservation and Restoration of Artistic and Cultural Assets (five years),[39] specialisms include:
- University of Applied Sciences (FH Erfurt), Erfurt - Faculty of Civil Engineering and Conservation & Restoration[40]
- Diploma in Conservation and Restoration (five years),[41] majors include :
- Archaeological cultural assets and handicraft objects;
- Stained glass and glass objects;
- Mosaics;
- Plastic sculpture and stone architecture;
- Technical cultural assets;
- Wall painting and architectural design.
- Diploma in Conservation and Restoration (five years),[41] majors include :
- HAWK - University of Applied Sciences and Arts, campus of Hildesheim - Faculty of Architecture, Engineering and Conservation:[42]
- BSc in Conservation and Restoration,[43] fields include:
- Paintings and Polychrome Wooden Objects;
- Furniture, wooden objects and material combinations;
- Records, books and graphics;
- Stone objects and architectural surfaces.
- BSc in Conservation and Restoration,[43] fields include:
- Technical University of Munich (TUM), Munich - School of Engineering and Design[44]
- Chair of Conservation-Restoration, Art Technology and Conservation Science[45]
- Goerig Institut, Munich - state recognised specialist academy for restoration of furniture and wooden objects[46]
- Professional BA in Restoration of furniture and wooden objects[47]
- University of Applied Sciences Potsdam (FHP), Potsdam
- State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart (ABK Stuttgart) - Department of Conservation – Art History[50]
Greece
- Athens: Technological Educational Institute of Athens, Department of Conservation of Antiquities and Works of Art[56]
- Thessaloniki: University Ecclesiastical Academy of Thessaloniki, Management and Preservation of Cultural and Ecclesiastical Relics Department[57]
- Zakynthos: Technological Educational Institute of Ionian Islands, conservation of cultural heritage
Hong Kong
- The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Postgraduate degree programme in Architectural Conservation and Design
- University of Hong Kong
- Graduate/Postgraduate degree programme in architectural conservation
- Graduate/Postgraduate degree programme in science in conservation (MSc Conservation)
India
- Delhi Institute of Heritage Research and Management, New Delhi, India
- Graduate degree programme in Conservation, Preservation and Heritage Management
- National Research Laboratory for Conservation of Cultural Property - NRLC, Lucknow, India
- Graduate courses in conservation of works of art.
- Sinhgad College of Architecture, Pune, India
- Graduate/Postgraduate degree programme in Architectural Conservation
Iran
- Art University of Tehran
- MA in Cultural Heritage Conservation and Restoration and PhD in Cultural Heritage Conservation and Restoration
- Isfahan University of Art, Isfahan, Iran[58]
- Brief history of cultural heritage conservation and restoration and opening of first Iranian school of conservation. 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 the growth of 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 offers BA, MA and PhD 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 up-to-date equipment, 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.[59]
- Tabriz Islamic Arts University, Tabriz, Iran[60]
- BA in Cultural Heritage Conservation and Restoration and MA in Archeaometry
- Shahid bahonar University of Kerman, Faculty of Art & Architecture, Department of Restoration and Conservation of Historic Buildings
- BA in Restoration and Conservation of Historic Buildings[61]
Israel
The Israel Antiquities Authority 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.
- International Conservation Center - Citta di Roma, Akko[62]
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.[63] 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.[64]
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.[65]
Private schools (not accredited) also exist, such as the Istituto per l'Arte e il Restauro "Palazzo Spinelli"[66] in Florence, the Istituto Italiano Arte Artigianato e Restauro[67] in Rome or the San Gemini Preservation Studies (SGPS) in San Gemini, Umbria.
Malta
- University of Malta
- The University of Malta, Department of Conservation and Built Heritage offers training in the conservation of stone and wall paintings with an MSc in the Conservation of Decorative Architectural Surfaces [68] The course is composed of a Preparatory Year programme followed by a 2-year multidisciplinary Master's course. The course is of relevance to Bachelor's graduates in archaeology, history of art, chemistry, biology, physics, architecture or engineering wishing to specialise in conservation and to make it their career. Great relevance is given to site work.
Mexico
- Mexico City, Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH), Escuela Nacional de Conservación Restauración y Museografía "Manuel del Castillo Negrete" (ENCRyM)[69]
- Bachelor in Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage
- MS in Historic Preservation
- Guadalajara, Escuela de Conservación y Restauración de Occidente (ECRO)[70]
- Bachelor in Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage
- San Luis Potosi, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Facultad del Hábitat[71]
- Bachelor of Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage
Netherlands
- University of Amsterdam[72]
- The University of Amsterdam is the only Dutch university to offer training in the conservation and restoration of cultural heritage. Entry to this programme is given by any relevant Humanities or Science bachelor's degree. This may include the five-month Conservation and Restoration Minor offered in Dutch. This optional Minor is followed by a two-year Master's and a two-year Post-Master's programme.
- MS Heritage Studies: Preservation and Presentation of the Moving Image[73]
Philippines
- University of the Philippines Diliman
- LIS173 Introduction to Archives Conservation as part of the Bachelor of Library and Information Science (BLIS) and LIS220 Archives Conservation as part of the Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS), both programs offered by the University of the Philippines School of Library and Information Studies.
- University of Santo Tomas
- Center for Conservation of Cultural Property and Environment in the Tropics at the University of Santo Tomas Graduate School
Poland
- Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow, Faculty of Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art
- Twelve-semester Master's programme (degree subject: conservation and restoration of works of art)
- Specializations:
- Conservation and restoration of mural paintings
- Conservation and restoration of easel paintings (canvas, wood, paper)
- Conservation and restoration of sculpture (wood, stone, stucco, ceramics)
- Technology and techniques of works of art (mineral painting, organic painting, traditional sculpture, archival photographic materials)
- Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Faculty of Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art
- Twelve-semester Master's programme (degree subject: conservation and restoration of works of art)
- Specializations:
- Conservation and restoration of paintings and polychrome sculpture
- Conservation and restoration of books, graphics and antique leather
- Conservation and restoration of sculpture and architectural ornaments
- Conservation and restoration of antique tapestry
- Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Faculty of Fine Arts / Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art
- Twelve-semester Master's programme (degree subject: conservation and restoration of works of art)
- Specializations:
- Conservation and restoration of paintings and polychrome sculpture
- Conservation and restoration of cultural heritage on paper, leather and textile
- Conservation and restoration of architectural ornaments
- Technology and techniques of works of art
- Conservation and restoration of modern and contemporary art
- Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design in Wrocław, Faculty of Ceramics and Glass
- Twelve-semester Master's programme (degree subject: conservation and restoration of works of art)
- Specialization:
- Conservation and restoration of ceramics and glass
The Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts, the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, and the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń also offer a uniform eight-semester PhD programme in conservation and restoration of works of art.
Portugal
- Nova School of Science & Technology
- BA Conservation-Restoration
- MA Conservation-Restoration
- PhD Conservation-Restoration
- Polytechnic Institute of Tomar
- BA Conservation-Restoration
- MA Conservation-Restoration
- Catholic University of Portugal
- BA Art Conservation-Restoration
- MA Art Conservation-Restoration
Qatar
- University College London[74]
- UCL Qatar was created by UCL in partnership with Qatar Foundation and Qatar Museums Authority, but has closed as of 2020. The programs offered opportunities for the study of cultural heritage, conservation, archaeology and museum studies within the Gulf region. The two-year MSc Conservation Studies programme allowed for a number of specializations including objects (metals, stone, ceramics), textiles and archaeological sites.
- MSc Conservation Studies
- Specialist short courses in Conservation
Romania
- Bucharest - UNA, National University of Fine-Arts, (Universitatea Națională de Arte)
- Cluj-Napoca - University of Art and Design Cluj-Napoca,
- Iași - National University of Art, G. Enescu, Faculty of Vizual Art and Design.
- Timișoara - West University of Timișoara, Faculty of Arts and Design
Russian Federation
- St. Petersburg State Academy, St Petersburg, Russian Federation
- Professional development internships in conservation of paintings on canvas, wooden supports, icons.
- Conservation Chair of Saint Petersburg State University, St Petersburg, Russian Federation
- BSc of Restoration
- MSc of Restoration
- Conservation of applied arts, archaeological conservation, scientific examination
Spain
- Escola Superior de Conservació i Restauració de Bens Culturals de Catalunya - ESCRBCC, BARCELONA, Spain
- BA degree programme in conservation of paintings, sculpture, archaeology and paper (240 ECTS credits, 4 years).
- Escola Superior de Conservación e Restauración de Bens Culturais de Galicia, Pontevedra, Spain
- BA degree programme in conservation of paintings, sculpture and archaeology (240 ECTS credits, 4 years).
- Escuela Superior de Conservación y Restauración de Bienes Culturales, Madrid, Spain
- BA degree programme in conservation of paintings, sculpture, paper, textiles and archaeology (240 ECTS credits, 4 years).
- Escuela Superior de Conservación y Restauración de Bienes Culturales de Aragón, Huesca, Spain
- BA degree programme in conservation of paintings, sculpture, paper, textiles and archaeology (240 ECTS credits, 4 years).
- Escuela Superior de Arte del Principado de Asturias, Avilés, Spain
- BA degree programme in conservation of paintings, sculpture and paper (240 ECTS credits, 4 years).
The universities of Madrid, Barcelona, Granada, Sevilla, Vizcaya, Valencia and La Laguna - Tenerife offer the university degree: (Bachelor's degree; Master's degree and PhD Programme).
- Complutense University of Madrid offer:
- BA degree in Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage] (240 ECTS credits, 4 years)
- Master in Cultural Heritage Preservation] (60 ECTS credit, 1 years)
- PhD Programmes
- Polytechnic University of Valencia offer the BA degree in Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage (240 ECTS credits, 4 years) and also offer a MA programme in Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage (120 ECTS credit, 2 years)
- University of Barcelona (full member of Encore) offers:
- BA Conservation-Restoration of Cultural Heritage (240 ECTS credits, 4 years)
- MA Direction of Conservation Projects (60 ECTS credits, 1 year).
- PhD Programmes
- Escuela de Arte y Superior de Conservación y Restauración de Bienes, Culturales Mariano Timón - CRBC, Palencia, Spain
- Diploma programme in Conservation and restoration
- Escuela de Arte y Superior de Conservación y Restauración de Bienes, Culturales de Salamanca - CRBC, Salamanca, Spain
- Diploma programme in conservation and restoration, specialization in graphic documents
- Escuela de Arte y Superior de Conservación y Restauración de Bienes Culturales de Valladolid - CRBC, Valladolid, Spain
- Diploma programme in conservation and restoration, specialization sculpture
- Escuela de Arte y Superior de Conservación y Restauración de Bienes Culturales de Ávila - CRBC, Ávila, Spain
- Diploma programme in Conservation and restoration, specialization in archaeology
- Escola de Conservació i Restauració d'Obres d'Art - ECORE, BARCELONA, Spain
- Diploma programme in conservation of furniture, paint, polychrome sculpture, archaeological objects, paper, fossils, textiles, wood, stone
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 Heritage Science and Conservation maintains a training program in four specialisms of conservation, namely Metals Conservation, Paper Conservation, Stone & Mortar 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 programs 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.
- The South African Institute for Heritage Science and Conservation[75]
- Summer School program (mid-career, short courses)
- Internships (6 – 18 weeks)
- Post-graduate Diploma in Technical Conservation Studies (Applications: May - November 2016). Postgraduate program currently awaits accreditation. Scheduled to commence: 1 February 2017
- MSc Program in Conservation Studies (scheduled introduction: 2020/21, subject to future accreditation bid, as appropriate
Sweden
The Department of Conservation at the University of Gothenburg offers an international master programme. A Master's degree of Science in Conservation with Specialisation in Cultural Heritage Objects with different specialisations. The Department of Conservation is situated at the Faculty of Science and offers a three-year Bachelor's and a two-year Masters programme.
Both Bachelor and Master programmes offer Internships.
Switzerland
The Swiss Conservation-Restoration Campus (Swiss CRC) represents the four institutions responsible for education in conservation-restoration at university level. It offers a three-year Bachelor's and a two-year Master's programme. Each partner institution proposes one or more specialisation fields:
- Abegg-Stiftung, Berner Fachhochschule (BFH)
- Hochschule der Künste Bern (HKB), Berner Fachhochschule (BFH)
- Haute Ecole Arc Conservation-restauration (HE-Arc CR), HES-SO Haute école spécialisée de Suisse occidentale
- Dipartimento Ambiente Costruzioni e Design (DACD), Scuola Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera Italiana (SUPSI)
Taiwan
- TNNUA - Tainan National University of the Arts, Graduate Institute of Conservation of Cultural Relics and Museology
- Graduate degree programme in conservation of paper based objects, paintings and polychrome wooden objects.
- YunTech, NYUST - National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, College of Humanities and Applied Sciences, Cultural Heritage Conservation (BA,MA)
- Graduate degree programme in conservation of paper based objects, metal and archaeological objects.
Turkey
- Middle East Technical University - METU, Ankara, Turkey
- Graduate degree programme in architectural conservation.
Ukraine
- Lviv Academy of Arts, Lviv, Ukraine
- Undergraduate/Graduate degree programme in conservation of paintings, sculptures, glass, metal, wood, textile, dress design, leather, interior decoration, black-and-white art
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.
The Institute of Conservation (ICON) is the professional charitable body, representing and supporting the practice and profession of conservation in the UK.[76] On their website, they include all the higher education courses (undergraduate, postgraduate and diplomas) that teach Conservation in the UK, and indicates those who include their Professional Standards in Conservation in their courses.[77]
- Cardiff University, School of History, Archaeology and Religion[78]Cardiff University main building
- City & Guilds of London Art School
- Courtauld Institute of Art,[88] self-governing college of the University of London
- Durham University
- MA Conservation of Archaeological and Museum Objects[91]
- Hamilton Kerr Institute, University of Cambridge
- Postgraduate Diploma Conservation of Easel Paintings[92]
- Northumbria University
- University College London
- BA History of Art, Materials and Technology[95]
- UCL Institute of Archaeology
- University of Lincoln:[99] The University of Lincoln is home to the largest centre for Conservation studies in the UK. With more than 40 years’ experience, they are the leading authority in the field.[100]
- BA (Hons) Conservation of Cultural Heritage[101]
- MA Conservation of Cultural Heritage (one year, blended option available) [102]
- MA by Research Conservation (one year)[103]
- MA Heritage Conservation, apprenticeship degree (with Lincoln Conservation, four to five years part-time)[104]
- Graduate Diploma Conservation Studies (one year)[105]
- MPhil / PhD Conservation of Cultural Heritage (three years)[106]
- University of Glasgow, the Kelvin Centre for Conservation and Cultural Heritage Research, previously known as the Textile Conservation Centre
- University of York
- MA Stained Glass Conservation and Heritage Management[109]
- The London School of Picture & Frame Restoration
- West Dean College of Art and Conservation, West Sussex, awarded by the University of Sussex
United States

- Buffalo State College
- MA and CAS (Certificate of Advanced Studies) in art conservation[117]
- College of Charleston
- BA Historic Preservation and Community Planning
- MS Historic Preservation with Clemson University[118]
- Columbia College Chicago
- Columbia University
- MS in Historic Preservation: Architectural Conservation[119]
- Eastern Michigan University
- MS in Historic Preservation
- New Mexico State University
- BA and BFA in Museum Conservation[120]
- New York University
- MS in Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works and MA in the History of Art and Archaeology[121]
- Roger Williams University
- Savannah College of Art and Design
- Scripps College
- BA in Art Conservation[127]
- The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
- MS in Historic Preservation
- Tulane University School of Architecture
- MPS Masters in Preservation Studies[128]
- The University of Arizona
- Heritage Conservation Graduate Certificate – stand alone certificate or in conjunction with MS Architecture, M. Landscape Architecture, MS Planning, MA Applied Archaeology[129]
- University of California, Los Angeles/Getty
- MA in Conservation of Archaeological and Ethnographic Materials[130]

- University of Colorado Denver
- MS in Historic Preservation
- The University of Delaware (in association with Winterthur Museum)
- The University of Mary Washington
- BA in Historic Preservation[134]
- The University of Maryland at College Park
- MA in Historic Preservation
- Dual MA Degree Programs: Applied Anthropology and Historic Preservation; Architecture and Historic Preservation; Community Planning and Historic Preservation; Real Estate Development and Historic Preservation
- Certificate in Historic Preservation
- Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Planning and Design[135]
- The University of Oregon Historic Preservation Program
- MS in Historic Preservation[136]
- The University of Pennsylvania Graduate Program in Historic Preservation
- MS in Historic Preservation
- Advanced Certificate in Architectural Conservation[137]
- The University of Rhode Island
- MS in Textiles with a focus on Historic Fashion and Textile Conservation[138]
- The University of Texas at Austin
- CAS (Certificate of Advanced Study) in the conservation of library and archival materials as part of its Master of Science in Information Studies program.
- MS in Historic Preservation
- The University of Vermont Historic Preservation Program
- MS in Historic Preservation
- Accelerated Master's in Historic Preservation
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