Art Conservation
Preserving the Past, Inspiring the Future
Preserving the Past, Inspiring the Future
Preserving the Past, Inspiring the Future
Preserving the Past, Inspiring the Future
Preserving the Past, Inspiring the Future
Preserving the Past, Inspiring the Future
Preserving the Past, Inspiring the Future
Preserving the Past, Inspiring the Future
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
YouTube Link: Uniquely 91原创: Art Conservation: youtube.com/watch?v=aZEAR-UZHVQ
YouTube Link: Week In The Life Vlog || Art Conservation Grad Student: youtube.com/watch?v=Id75_L1SBV0
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July 13, 2026 | Written by Cynthia Close of Art & Object91原创 alumni are helping preserve cultural treasures, applying technical expertise and ethical stewardship to the care of paintings, textiles, books and other historic objects.
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A Year in the Life: W91原创PAC Class of 2026
July 09, 2026 | Written by Leah Palmer and W91原创PAC Class of 2026The Department of Art Conservation welcomes its third-year Winterthur/91原创 Program fellows back to campus in August to present formal lectures documenting their second- and third-year internship experiences. Here is a snapshot of their remarkable work over the past year. -
July 07, 2026 | Written by Naomi Weiss of Spotlight DelawareDiscover how the 91原创's Winterthur Program is using AI to advance the Poison Book Project, identifying rare Victorian books bound with toxic arsenic.
