{"id":4363,"date":"2011-09-25T15:02:00","date_gmt":"2011-09-25T20:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.conservators-converse.org\/2011\/09\/art-conservation-training-programs-outside-the-usa\/"},"modified":"2011-09-25T15:02:00","modified_gmt":"2011-09-25T20:02:00","slug":"art-conservation-training-programs-outside-the-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/2011\/09\/25\/art-conservation-training-programs-outside-the-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"Art Conservation Training Programs Outside the USA"},"content":{"rendered":"

Talk to anyone in the profession, and you may hear that a lot has changed in the art conservation field. <\/span>In the past, conservators often toiled behind the scenes, but in recent years conservation has become a much more visible profession. <\/span><\/span> Today, some museums have conservation labs open to public view. <\/span>Many institutions and private conservators use social media to get the word out about their work, and exhibitions and the accompanying catalogues often feature the contributions and perspectives of conservators. <\/span>As a result, more and more people discover conservation, making entry into an academic training program more competitive than ever.<\/p>\n

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As a prospective student in the US, one way to expand your ideas about your future in the profession might be to consider undergraduate or graduate study outside of the United States and Canada. <\/span>If you have the flexibility and desire to explore another country and culture, one of these programs might be for you. <\/span>Some of them offer training in specialties that might mesh with your specific interests and experience, enabling you to make a strong application. <\/span>(Anyone interested in building and conserving clocks? <\/span>Set your sights on West Dean!) <\/span>These programs are often just as competitive as those in the US, if not more so (The Courtauld Institute program accepts eight students once every three years). <\/span>However, some have a stated interest in receiving applications from candidates outside the country. <\/span>Perhaps your experiences will bring diversity to the composition of an incoming class, strengthening your application in that way.<\/span><\/p>\n


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If you are not aware of it, Queen\u2019s University<\/span> in Kingston (Ontario, Canada) has a highly respected graduate program:<\/span><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.queensu.ca\/art\/artconservation.html<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Here are a few universities in the UK that offer graduate programs in English. <\/span>Be sure to contact the schools you are interested in to fully understand how the degrees correspond to those awarded in the US. <\/span>For example, in the UK, the \u201cfirst degree\u201d is the bachelor\u2019s and is a 3-year program. <\/span>Then, you would read for a graduate diploma, usually one year, and a post-graduate diploma after that. <\/span>Following that, the master\u2019s degree can be earned.<\/span><\/p>\n


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West Dean College<\/span><\/p>\n

West Sussex, UK<\/span><\/p>\n

MA, Conservation Studies<\/span><\/p>\n

Graduate and Post Graduate Diplomas in Books & Library Materials, Clocks, Ceramics, Furniture, Metalwork. <\/span>Programs in Stringed Instruments and Buildings, Interiors, and Sites.<\/span><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.westdean.org.uk\/West%20Dean%20Prospectus%2011-12.pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Camberwell College of Arts<\/span>, London, UK<\/span><\/p>\n

MA, Conservation (2-year program new in 2011)<\/span><\/p>\n

Art on Paper, or Books & Archival Materials<\/span><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.camberwell.arts.ac.uk\/courses\/coursesbylevel\/graduateschoolcourses\/maconservation2year\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Cardiff University<\/span>, Wales<\/span><\/p>\n

School of History, Archaeology, and Religion<\/span><\/p>\n

BSc, Conservation<\/span><\/p>\n

MSc, Conservation Practice<\/span><\/p>\n

Cultural heritage, archaeological materials<\/span><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.cf.ac.uk\/share\/degreeprogrammes\/archaeology\/postgraduate\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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City & Guilds of London Art School<\/span><\/p>\n

BA, Conservation Studies (Stone and wood sculpture)<\/span><\/p>\n

Post Graduate Diplomas in Conservation<\/span><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.cityandguildsartschool.ac.uk\/departments\/conservation<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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The Courtauld Institute<\/span>, London<\/span><\/p>\n

MA, Conservation of Wall Painting<\/span><\/p>\n

Post Graduate Diploma in the Conservation of Easel Paintings<\/span><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.courtauld.ac.uk\/degreeprogrammes\/postgraduate\/index.shtml<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Hamilton Kerr Institute,<\/span> University of Cambridge, UK<\/span><\/p>\n

Postgraduate Diploma, Easel Paintings<\/span><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www-hki.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk\/courses\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Northumbria University<\/span>, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK<\/span><\/p>\n

Conservation, Department of Arts within the School of Arts and Social Sciences<\/span><\/p>\n

MA, Conservation of Fine Art (paintings or works on paper)<\/span><\/p>\n

MA, Preventive Conservation<\/span><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.northumbria.ac.uk\/sd\/academic\/sass\/about\/arts\/subart\/cu\/?view=Standard<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Bucks New University<\/span>, Buckinghamshire, UK<\/span><\/p>\n

BA, MA Conservation of Furniture and Decorative Arts<\/span><\/p>\n

http:\/\/bucks.ac.uk\/en?t=\/customCode\/courseFinder\/view\/course&ParentID=1295428942034&courseCode=MD1CFD1&tab=1<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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London Metropolitan University<\/span>, London, UK<\/span><\/p>\n

MA, Conservation (Wood and metal objects; decorative surfaces, architectural interiors)<\/span><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.londonmet.ac.uk\/pgprospectus\/courses\/conservation-of-decorative-surfaces.cfm<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Lincoln School of Art & Design<\/span><\/p>\n

University of Lincoln, UK<\/span><\/p>\n

MA, Conservation of Historic Objects<\/span><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.lincoln.ac.uk\/lsad\/_courses\/postgraduate\/conservation_of_historic_objects\/Default.asp<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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For archaeological materials, be sure to look into Cardiff<\/span> (above), UCL Institute of Archaeology<\/span> in London, offering the MSc (http:\/\/www.ucl.ac.uk\/archaeology\/studying\/masters\/degrees\/msc_conservation<\/a>), and Durham University<\/span>\u2019s MA program (http:\/\/www.dur.ac.uk\/archaeology\/postgraduate\/ma_conservation\/<\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n

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This list is by no means comprehensive. <\/span>For example, this list focused on art conservation, but there are a number of programs for buildings and architectural conservation, as well as many schools offering conservation courses. <\/span>You should definitely visit the \u201cTraining\u201d page of the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM)<\/span> at http:\/\/www.iccrom.org\/db_train.php<\/a>. <\/span>There, you can search for programs around the world by specialty. <\/span>Listings indicate the language of instruction. <\/span>If you happen to explore another program in detail, please let us know so you can write a post about it for this blog! <\/span>And if there\u2019s a great program you think our readers should know about, feel free to add it in a Comment<\/span> and provide a link.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Talk to anyone in the profession, and you may hear that a lot has changed in the art conservation field. In the past, conservators often toiled behind the scenes, but in recent years conservation has become a much more visible profession. Today, some museums have conservation labs open to public view. Many institutions and private … Continue reading “Art Conservation Training Programs Outside the USA”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":52,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4363","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ecpn"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4363","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/52"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4363"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4363\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4363"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4363"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}