Training in the Conservation of Paintings - Calouste Gulbenkian ...

Foreword
The provision that is made in the United Kingdom for training in
the conservation of works of art, particularly of paintings, has been
a matter of growing concern for some years. Early in 1969, the
Standing Commission on Museums and Galleries and the Calouste
Gulbenkian Foundation consulted together, and agreed that it would
be useful if the whole problem were to be investigated by a committee
of enquiry which the Foundation offered to set up and finance.
It was decided that the terms of reference for the enquiry should be:
To consider the desirability of establishing in
the United Kingdom an institute for training
in the conservation of paintings and drawings
and the objects, size, organization, location
and financial requirements of such an institute;
and to make recommendations.
The Standing Commission and the Foundation wish to express
their most sincere thanks to Sir Colin Anderson and his colleagues
for the investigation they have carried out. The Foundation has much
pleasure in being able to make public the report of the Committee's
findings.
Rosse Jose de Azeredo Perdigao
Chairman Chairman
Standing Commission on Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation,
Museums and Galleries Lisbon
December 1971