Istituto Europeo del Restauro, Ischia (NA):The Istituto Europeo del Restauro (European Restoration Institute) in Ischia (NA), Italy, is a key centre for the Cultural Heritage restoration and preservation sector that operates in the fields of training, research and professional specialization in cooperation with important Italian and foreign universities and industries.
Email: Contact us belowThe Institute offers annual, half-year and monthly courses as well as monothematic and experimental courses. The theoretical and practical lessons, held by the most expert teachers in their field (professional restorers, University professors) are for an international public of operators in the sector who wish to specialize, or for undergraduates in the preservation of cultural heritage wishing to acquire specific and relevant knowledge.
Courses / Programs:
- Annual course for restoration of wooden works of art.
- Half-year course for restoration of wall paintings.
- Monothematic courses:
Biodeteriogenic Microorganisms of Wood Carving
Integrations on mosaic flooring and murals
Writing materials and illuminating techniques in the Middle Ages
Photography of works of art
Laser cleaning/ablation for the conservation of cultural heritage
Gilding techniques
Identification and control of insects that are harmful to the conservation of cultural heritage
Illuminating Images
Carving
Methodological orientation for the conservation and restoration of seals
- Monthly Courses: The Restoration Site; The Restoration Laboratory
- Experimental Course: Course for the underwater restorer: from diving licence to the field
of submerged archaeology
- Summer School