Program Overview

Conservazione e Restauro dei Beni Culturali

The Conservazione e Restauro dei Beni Culturali (Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage) program is a five-year, single-cycle master's degree that enables students to become professional restorers of cultural heritage.

Program Description

The program provides students with theoretical preparation in both historical-humanistic and technological-scientific fields, combined with practical training. Each year, students participate in 450 hours of restoration laboratory work under the guidance of experienced teacher-restorers. The materials used in the courses belong to conservation institutions with which the university has established specific agreements.

Program Structure

Students are gradually introduced to the materials to be restored and learn the methods and technologies best suited to their conservation. Under the guidance of their teachers, they tackle problems of increasing difficulty until they reach the ability to design and implement a complex restoration work independently in their thesis.

Program Details

• The program is a single-cycle master's degree.
• It is a five-year program.
• The program includes 450 hours of restoration laboratory work per year.
• Students learn about various materials, including:
  • Materiale librario e archivistico (library and archival materials)
  • Manufatti cartacei (paper-based artifacts)
  • Materiale fotografico, cinematografico e digitale (photographic, cinematic, and digital materials)
• The program enables students to become professional restorers of cultural heritage.

Admission and Requirements

The program has specific admission requirements, which can be found in the relevant section of the university's website.

Career Opportunities

Upon completion of the program, graduates are qualified to work as professional restorers of cultural heritage, with a wide range of career opportunities in conservation institutions, libraries, archives, and other related fields.

Research Areas

The program focuses on the conservation and restoration of cultural heritage, with a particular emphasis on library and archival materials, paper-based artifacts, and photographic, cinematic, and digital materials.