Conservation - Restoration

Education objectives

The bachelor degree prepares the student to enter the national and international work market in the area of Conservation as well as to access 2nd cycle programmes. The curricular plan and the training pathway follow the accreditation guidelines recommended by the European Network for Conservation-Restoration Education (ENCoRE), offering solid academic training for the exercise of the profession in the areas of Preventive Conservation and Collections Care.
The teaching methodology in the degree in Conservation-Restoration follows both inter and transdisciplinary approaches, which fosters student communication with other areas of knowledge and enriches their training for responsible and supported decision-making in the safeguarding of Cultural Heritage.
The curricular contents and organization aim at the following general objectives

• To provide a solid scientific training (theoretical, ethical and practical) for the student''s professional performance in the areas of Preventive Conservation and Collections Care;
• To prepare graduates for integration in the national and/or international labour market in these two areas;
• To provide access to second cycle programmes in the various areas of specialisation (e.g. conservation and restoration, conservation science, collections management, etc).

With a 5-year higher education (bachelor and master), required by the Law of the Cultural Heritage - Law No. 107/2001 of 08 September and by the ENCoRE network, the student of NOVA FCT in Conservation and Restoration is able to fully exercise the profession of conservator-restorer.

Career opportunities

• Museums and private collections
• Cultural heritage institutions
• Investigation
• Preventive Conservation
• Caring for Collections