Conservation and Restoration Course
This course equips you to expertly conserve and restore mid-20th-century oil paintings using ethical practices, diagnostic assessments, cleaning and stabilisation methods, inpainting, varnishing, and strategies for enduring preservation to uphold museum standards and protect valuable art.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
Gain hands-on, current techniques to assess, record, treat, and safeguard mid-20th-century oil paintings. Master materials science, ageing patterns, diagnostic equipment, gentle cleaning, varnish stripping, tear mending, inpainting, and non-permanent retouching. Develop solid ethics, documentation abilities, and cost-effective strategies for sustainable care and smart treatment choices.
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Develop skills
- Diagnostic imaging: capture and analyse UV, IR, and raking light images for paintings.
- Conservation reporting: produce detailed, professional condition and treatment reports.
- Surface cleaning: use proven, safe techniques to remove dirt and varnish.
- Loss compensation: perform fills, inpainting, and reversible retouching precisely.
- Preventive care: design handling, display, and storage plans to minimise degradation.
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