ALL ABOUT ART CONSERVATION
Get to Know Your Future Career
Useful Recommendations for Post-Graduate
Entry-level and internship work provides art conservators with hands-on training they need to work in the field and the opportunity to...
Useful Recommendations for Graduate Program
While art conservators usually need a master's degree before they can qualify for a position, graduate degree programs in conservation...
Useful Recommendations for Pre-Program
Aspiring art conservators can pursue an undergraduate degree program in fine or studio arts, art history, anthropology or one of the...
Applying to Graduate Programs
The following are tips for different components of typical graduate school applications. Personal Statement Your personal statement is...
Tips for Pre-Program Internship Applications
The following tips were written by Beth Edelstein, Colleen Snyder, Amaris Sturm, and added by Natalya Swanson from Conservation Wiki....
Code of Ethics of Conservators
Preamble The primary goal of conservation professionals, individuals with extensive training and special expertise, is the preservation...
Learning Opportunities
https://learning.culturalheritage.org/conservation https://www.icon.org.uk/training.html https://www.icon.org.uk/resources/conference-pub...
List of Forums
International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (IIC) International Council of Museums (ICOM-CC) The Institute of...
Book Recommendations
Historical and Philosophical Issues in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage - Getty Conservation Institute Conservation Treatment...
Facebook Discussion Groups
https://www.facebook.com/groups/objectconservation/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/442035476631066/ https://m.facebook.com/groups/artcon...
Continued education
Due to constant changes and new developments, conservators must keep abreast of advances in technology, methodology, and scholarship....
Post-Graduate
While some conservators move directly from graduate school into a permanent professional position, post-graduate fellowships and contract...
Graduate Programs
A master’s degree in conservation is the recognised credential for today’s professional conservator. According to the 2014 AIC...
Pre-program
Pre-program is a term to describe an exploratory period during which individuals interested in conservation become thoroughly acquainted...
Overall Steps to Becoming a Conservation Artist
This section will briefly go over the whole process of becoming a conservation artist. If you would like to dig deeper into each steps,...
Differences Between Art Conservation and Art Restoration
In the art world, there are many terms and phrases that are often confused. Even the most avid art enthusiasts may use one term when they...
Terminologies/Definitions
In this section, I will be explaining all the necessary terminologies and definitions used in the field of conservation/restoration....






