Painting Restorer Training
Gain mastery in painting restoration fundamentals: evaluate damage on canvas works, safely clean varnished oil surfaces, mend tears, retouch losses, and shield artworks through expert documentation, mounting techniques, and proactive conservation methods applied in top art studios and museums worldwide.

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 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: utilise proven dry, water-based, and solvent techniques with precision.
- Technical examination: apply raking light, UV, IR, and photographic documentation for analysis.
- Preventive display: prepare mounts, backings, and microclimates for gallery protection.
- Conservation reporting: draft transparent, principled treatment and condition reports.
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