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...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...
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...
...facilities at the Courtauld, and invaluable range of fieldwork experiences for generations of conservation students. Outcomes of this partnership include: Conservation of the wall paintings at Longthorpe Tower in a...
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...
Introduction: A ‘cope’ that wasn’t – the power of conservation My introduction begins with a brief story that might raise a smile – or at least an eyebrow – not...
GOGREEN is an EU-funded project developing sustainable, preventive, and remedial conservation practices. The Courtauld is leading Work Package 7 which targets advancing Green Education in Conservation. Project members have collaborated...
Congratulations to Professor Aviva Burnstock, Professor in Conservation at The Courtauld, who has been announced as the 2025 recipient of the Plowden Medal for Conservation. The Plowden Medal for Conservation...
...conversations Sarah MacDougall (Director of Ben Uri) and Aviva Burnstock (Professor of Conservation at The Courtauld) will kick off by discussing their past collaborative technical and art-historical study of paintings...
