The Courtauld Gallery is home to one of the greatest collections of art in the UK and an annual programme of focused exhibitions, displays and contemporary commissions. All housed in a beautiful human-sized gallery at Somerset House.
The Courtauld Institute is a research-led, independent college of the University of London, offering world–renowned programmes in the history, conservation, curation and business of art.
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Graeme Barraclough completed a first degree in Art History and Architecture at the University of East Anglia in 1987. After gaining one year’s experience in conservation by volunteering at the...
Fascinated by all things Baroque in Great Britain from the Restoration to the Georgians. MPhil from the RCA/V&A Conservation Course in 1994, published and lectured on Baroque mural techniques and...
Dr Lan Pu has joined the Courtauld Institute as Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Lecturer in Conservation of Buddhist Heritage. Lan has an MA in the Conservation of Wall...
...of the Heian and Kamakura periods negotiated the challenges of maintaining, repairing, and reusing their icons. The first part examines ritual instructions preserved in medieval collections that emphasize the conservation...
...electronic and structural properties of molecules and inorganic materials, spectroscopic properties, and characterization of archaeological and art-historical artifacts. Organised by Dr Austin Nevin (Head of Department of Conservation, The Courtauld)....
...them. You will find a gallery images at the bottom of this page. The Conservation project The conservation studio at English Heritage has collaborated with the Courtauld Institute of Art...
...Academic Staff: Clare Richardson Clare Richardson is a senior lecturer in Conservation at The Courtauld. Since 2024 Clare has been the Head of Conservation, having previously been Head of the...
This cluster brings together staff from Art History, Conservation and the Gallery to explore intersections and divergences with Art and Architectural History as practised within and beyond the University and...
The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Centre for Buddhist Art and Conservation at The Courtauld was honored to bring together leading voices in the fields of archaeology, conservation, heritage...
...knowledge in modern and contemporary art history at The Courtauld. Conservation The Courtauld is one of the leading centres in the world for education and research in conservation. Explore our...
...when making curatorial and conservation decisions. For instance, as Jainism prohibits harm to living beings, animal glue is avoided in conservation, and synthetic materials like polyester are used instead of...
