Painting Restorer Training
Gain mastery in painting restoration essentials: evaluate damage on canvas works, safely clean varnished oils, mend tears, retouch losses, and shield artworks through expert documentation, mounting techniques, and preventive conservation methods applied in top art studios and museums across Botswana and beyond.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This course equips you with hands-on skills to evaluate, record, stabilise, clean, and safeguard 19th-20th century oil paintings on canvas. You will identify materials and damage types, employ inspection tools, devise secure cleaning and tear repair strategies, produce detailed treatment logs, and establish protective display setups, ensuring all work is justified, reversible, and suitable for expert oversight.
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Develop skills
- Canvas stabilisation: carry out secure, recorded tear repairs on oil paintings.
- Varnish cleaning: utilise proven dry, water-based, and solvent techniques with precision.
- Technical examination: apply raking light, UV, IR, and photographic documentation for assessment.
- Preventive display: prepare mounts, backings, and microclimates for secure gallery presentation.
- Conservation reporting: draft precise, ethical treatment and condition reports.
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