Restoration of Fine and Applied Art Objects
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54.04.04 In English and Russian
Level of education Master
Type of instruction Full-time
Duration 2 years
Programme description
- The master’s programme "Restoration of Fine and Applied Art Objects" trains: artists-restorers who have an in-depth theoretical knowledge in restoration science and its specific part as restoration of fine and applied art objects; as well as experts in the protection and use of works of arts and culture
- The programme combines a fundamental university education with uniquely-designed teaching techniques of modern methods of restoration, the use of the latest information and computer technologies in the learning process
- Among the teaching staff are leading St Petersburg art theorists, restorers of works of stone and wood, restorers of paintings, gilding, rare books as well as tutors and scholars of St Petersburg University in related fields: chemistry, physics, biology, whose courses provide interdisciplinarity of the educational process and as a result high demand for graduates in the labour market
Main courses
- Archival Research and Archival Analysis of Monuments
- Attribution of Artefacts
- History and Methods of Restoration Science
- History of Interior
- Methods of Laboratory Research
- Restoration Project Development
- Modern Problems of Restoration Science
- Professional Foreign Language
Our advantages
- The programme trains highly qualified and well-educated specialists in the field of restoration, protection, and use of art and culture monuments
- The programme combines fundamental University education with the exclusive approaches of teaching modern methods of restoration
- The staff are presented by leading St Petersburg art theorists, restorers of stone and woodwork, restorers of paintings, gilding, and rare books
- The students of the programme are continually becoming winners in contests and exhibitions (exhibition of restoration works "Relic", international restoration exhibition "Denkmal" in Leipzig, etc.)
Main areas of research
- History of various types of restoration activities
- Monitoring and classification of restoration materials and techniques
- Analysis of the types and forms of restoration work of monuments
- Restoration of historical and cultural monuments – a detailed study of the history of developing materials and manufacturing technology, and restoration techniques and materials
- Issues in scientific restoration and conservation of monuments of fine and applied arts and culture
- Study of the protection, use and promotion of the cultural and artistic heritage
Career opportunities
The training process includes research practice: the master students develop their individual research projects and discover the types of activities of the major organisations working in the area of specialisation of this master's programme. The graduates can work at restoration and design workshops, museums of St Petersburg and the Leningrad region as well as research institutes.
The graduates can work at:
- restoration and design workshops
- museums of St Petersburg and the Leningrad Region as well as research institutes