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...Abbey, Eton College and Hampton Court Palace, and has taught microscopy to Conservation students at the Courtauld since 2006. Emily was appointed Lecturer in the Conservation of Wall Painting Department...
...the Courtauld, she specialises in the practical conservation of easel paintings. She also lectures on adhesion and cohesion as part of the Principles and Theory module of the MA Conservation...
This annual one-day symposium is named after its founder, Gerry Hedley, who was a Reader at The Courtauld Institute of Art and a leader of pioneering research in conservation, inspiring...
...and University College London (MA in Principles of Conservation; MSc in Conservation for Archeology and Museums). She has worked as the Postgraduate Fellow in Objects Conservation at the Canadian Conservation...
...well as a study trip abroad to develop appreciation for and to provide firsthand experience of conservation and management challenges. The intensive 11-day study trip to Japan took place in...
...been lecturing at both conservation programs in Vienna. She is currently member of the International Commissions in Ghent – for the conservation of the Ghent altarpiece and in Dresden –...
...convey how bequests have impacted the Conservation department, as well as outline exciting plans for the future of conservation. Conservation is only one area of many where legacies have had,...
...and the conservation of 3D objects. Her professional interests center on sustainable approaches to preventive conservation and the integration of green conservation principles into education and training programs. She also...
“My work exists in literal and metaphoric states of becoming and unfixity, and this deconstructive strategy aims to continually build, break down and rebuild.” Lotus Laurie Kang is known for...
By Ashley Blake Ashley Blake studies MA Art History and the Conservation of Buddhist Heritage, with a particular focus on contemporary Tibet. He joined the Courtauld Institute in September 2025...
Regardless of our individual interests, specialisms or training, I think we would all agree that for a conservation strategy to be successful it must be well informed. When dealing with...
...of Sculpture and Decorative Arts, the independent ceramics conservator Tiago Oliveira and freelance maiolica scholar Elisa Sani around the final stages of conservation of a tin-glazed jug made in Montelupo,...
