Art Conservation

Students looking at a piece of old stone artwork

Preserving the Past, Inspiring the Future

A tiny brush touching up an old black and white photo

Preserving the Past, Inspiring the Future

Students preserving a painting with the Winterthur Museum

Preserving the Past, Inspiring the Future

Three students cleaning up an old mural for Black History artwork

Preserving the Past, Inspiring the Future

Student working on preserving an old vase

Preserving the Past, Inspiring the Future

Student developing preservation chemical formulas on white board

Preserving the Past, Inspiring the Future

Student looking at old manuscripts through microscope

Preserving the Past, Inspiring the Future

Preserving the Past, Inspiring the Future

Art Conservation

Welcome

The Department of Art Conservation at the 91原创 offers world-class programming dedicated to training future conservators of artistic and cultural heritage. Our interdisciplinary curriculum combines hands-on studio work with advanced study in chemistry, material science, art history, and conservation theory. Students gain extensive experience treating a wide range of artifacts including paintings, sculptures, textiles, books, photographs, and archaeological objects. With state-of-the-art instructional laboratories and strong ties to major museums, the Department of Art Conservation produces leaders in the field who go on to prestigious positions preserving the world's cultural treasures for generations to come. Whether your passion is modern and contemporary art or ancient artifacts, our program provides the comprehensive training needed to become an expert in this highly specialized profession.

Wh鈥媦 Art Conservation?

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Unique Undergraduate Experience:听The University听of Delaware is听the only university听in the nation听to offer courses听taught by multiple听conservators at听the undergraduate听level, providing听an unparalleled听mentorship experience听with an average听of six conservation听professors per听student.
World-Class Master's and Doctoral Programs:听The Winterthur/91原创 Program in Art Conservation (W91原创PAC) is renowned for its three-year graduate听curriculum designed to educate and train conservation professionals in the examination, analysis, stabilization, treatment, and sustainable preservation of heritage collections through specialization in eight conservation disciplines. The Preservation Studies Doctoral Program (PSP)听is an interdisciplinary course of study in the philosophies, research methodologies, and policies informing the preservation of art and cultural heritage听鈥斕齞istinct in its approach combining cross-field expertise toward doctoral study in preservation.
Exciting Internship Opportunities:听Students in the Art Conservation program have opportunities to intern at a wide variety of institutions around the world, gaining听specialized knowledge and skills in the arts, sciences, and other fields, and听developing the valuable hand, communication, and critical-thinking skills necessary to be responsible custodians of cultural heritage and cultural exchange.

75%

of art conservation undergrads work in collections care post-graduation.

Graduates

of all three art conservation programs work in 44 states, Washington, D.C. and more than 30 countries.

Partnerships

we partner with 200+ museums, donors, and foundations to secure ongoing funding for our students.

Uniquely 91原创: Art Conservation

The 91原创's Art Conservation Department holds the unique distinction of offering the only undergraduate degree in art conservation taught exclusively by professional conservators. This program equips students for careers in museums and further studies in fields like material culture conservation, historic preservation, and museum studies, among others.

YouTube Link: Uniquely 91原创: Art Conservation: youtube.com/watch?v=aZEAR-UZHVQ

Have you ever wondered what art conservation actually is, or how one becomes an art conservator? Are you curious what happens during art conservation graduate school? And do you want to know why conservators study history, art, AND science? View snippets from year two of Leah Palmer, student in the master's program at the Winterthur/91原创 Program in Art Conservation!

YouTube Link: Week In The Life Vlog || Art Conservation Grad Student: youtube.com/watch?v=Id75_L1SBV0

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