Painting Restorer Training
Acquire core competencies in painting restoration: evaluate damage, safely clean varnished oil paintings, mend tears, retouch losses, and safeguard canvas artworks through expert documentation, mounting techniques, and preventive conservation methods applied in premier art conservation facilities and museums worldwide. This training equips you with professional skills vital for preserving cultural heritage effectively.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This course provides hands-on training in assessing, documenting, stabilising, cleaning, and protecting 19th-20th century oil paintings on canvas. Participants learn to identify materials and degradation, utilise inspection tools, devise secure cleaning and tear repair strategies, produce detailed treatment documentation, and establish protective display environments, ensuring all interventions are justified, reversible, and suitable for expert oversight.
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Develop skills
- Canvas stabilisation: execute secure, recorded tear repairs on oil paintings.
- Varnish cleaning: implement verified dry, water-based, and solvent techniques precisely.
- Technical examination: apply raking light, UV, IR, and photographic documentation for analysis.
- Preventive display: configure mounts, supports, and microclimates for exhibition protection.
- Conservation reporting: produce transparent, principled treatment and condition reports.
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