Institute

In a historic hall with ceiling and wall paintings, a rolling orange scaffold stands in the middle of the room; a student is working on it. In the background on the wall you can see three more female students, one of them is standing on a ladder in a window alcove.

The bw work shot shows two female students with exposure tools in their hands, taken in low perspective. Only the heads and arms or hands are visible. The two are working on a wall painting, which cannot be seen in detail.

In the center of the image is a round, black lacquer tabletop with inlays, resting on two wooden work trestles. A student is sitting behind it on the right, bending over the object and working on the inlays.

Two female students are working on a historical map lying on a large work table in the foreground of the picture. One student - standing behind the table on the left - is stirring the paste for the gluing in a container; the other - further to the right - is placing small cube-shaped weights on the glued crack areas.

In the foreground of the image, a bird's eye view shows a bright work table on which a disassembled audio player and measuring devices are lying. A lecturer and a student sit side by side at this table and work together on the device.

The central task of the Institute for Conservation – Restoration is the communication of knowledge and skills that enable students appropriately to preserve cultural property for the long term and raise general appreciation of its cultural significance. Such complex responsibility therefore requires the Institute to operate at the intersection of various scientific and artistic disciplines.

Students will become familiar with current theories and practices of conservation and restoration, and learn how to responsibly handle original works of art on any level. In practice-oriented study projects, students are taught approaches and strategies covering the entire range of conservation and restoration processes. This includes research on the respective work's historical and artistic significance, scientific analyses of the materials used, and the recognition, documentation, interpretation, and assessment of various types of damage.

Training in conservation and restoration is focused on drafting conservation concepts, their practical implementation, and the assessment of measures taken. Through practical experience, students will develop and improve their manual skills and gain competences that enable them to support and supervise collections and exhibitions, as well as carry out their respective monitoring activities.

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Institute for Conservation – Restoration

Augasse 2–6
1090 Vienna

Chair

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Carolin Bohlmann
P +43 (1) 58816-8800
c.bohlmann@akbild.ac.at

Mag. Dr. Sigrid Eyb-Green (Stv.)
P +43 (1) 588 16-8716
s.eyb-green@akbild.ac.at

Office

Elisabeth Kapulety, N 0.0.8
P +43 (1) 588 16-8701
F +43 (1) 588 16-8799
e.kapulety@akbild.ac.at

Bettina Aspan, N 0.0.8
P +43 (1) 588 16-8702
F +43 (1) 588 16-8799
b.aspan@akbild.ac.at

Office hours
Mon–Fri 9–12 h