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.
We care for an outstanding art collection, advance the study and conservation of visual art, and share it through acclaimed exhibitions. Your support helps us inspire new ways of seeing and thinking about art.
...Collaborative Research in Conservation and Art History Painting Pairs presents collaborative research undertaken by graduates in conservation and art history focussing on paintings currently in the conservation studios at the...
...In this time, The Courtauld has grown as the world’s foremost academic centre for art history, curation, and the conservation of painting, and its Gallery has flourished. Deborah has shown...
...dissemination of learning and the development of practical skills in the structural conservation of canvas, benefitting the wider conservation profession beyond the two institutions themselves. Masterclasses A series of four...
Through an analysis of Italy’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites, this article argues that we – art historians – have ignored the impact of our scholarship on heritage conservation. In conversations...
...pop-up talks and conservation demonstrations inside its galleries, including The Morgan Stanley Exhibition: Edvard Munch. Masterpieces from Bergen Following the theme of repair and renovation of the second Lates event,...
...the post-war conservation movement and continue to champion adaptive reuse as a pathway to a sustainable, low-carbon future. With a conservation-first mindset, Purcell combines design excellence with technical rigour to...
Open Days In-person Open Days: Postgraduate Taught Programmes Open Evening, Thursday 12 November, 18:00 – 20:30 – book now MA Conservation of Easel Paintings studio tour, Tuesday 1 December, 17:30...
...in the twenty-first century. Over the past forty years, the definition of ‘historic preservation’ has expanded well beyond what was once usually a decision between conservation and restoration. The first...
...the Courtauld Institute is an ambitious, rigorous, and internationally renowned programme with a global outlook and unparalleled strengths in art history and conservation. It enables postgraduate researchers to redefine the...
...wall painting conservation in India with expertise in Chinese and Silk Road wall painting, heritage site conservation across Asia, and a new MA in Art History and Conservation of Buddhist...
...some were anything but faithful. Nevertheless, the authentic or true form of the Temple Church can also be understood as having incorporated these later changes.[6] Conservation practice has even started...
28 Jan – 20 May 2026 Gilbert & Ildiko Butler Drawings Gallery “Revelatory and vital” – The Observer Discover a new side to the Golden Age of British Landscape art....
