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

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2. The Rome Centre promotes conservation projects on an international
basis. These are primarily concerned with problems of environmental
control, but they include conservation training courses
and the provision of scholarships for some of the students at these
and other courses.
Courses
3. The Rome Centre's training projects include two courses on the
conservation of monuments for architects and art historians, in
association with Rome University, and a four months (mid-March
to mid-July) 'course of specialisation in the examination and conservation
of mural paintings' for trained restorers of paintings, under
the direction of the Istituto Centrale del Restauro.
Qualifications
4. The course is intended for restorers of paintings holding a diploma
or having at least three years practical experience.
5. The number of participants in the course is limited to ten, and
in view of the demand for places, preference is given to candidates
attached to institutions interested in the preservation of cultural
property or candidates recommended by such institutions. The
students come from all parts of the world.
Award
6. The course leads to a certificate of the Rome Centre, awarded
after an examination at the end of the course.
Syllabus
7. Apart from practical work and classes at the Istituto Centrale del
Restauro, the course includes a period of one/two months working
on a site.
Theory
Theory of the restoration of mural paintings
History of mural painting and its techniques
Knowledge of materials used
Causes and processes of alteration
Diagnosis and documentation methods
Conservation and restoration treatments
Practical work
Execution of mural painting according to a historical technique
Handling of materials and products used in conservation