Protection, Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Monuments

The scope of the Interdepartmental Postgraduate Studies Program (IPSP) is postgraduate education in the field of Protection, Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Monuments, with two specialisations:

A. Protection, Conservation and Restoration of Architectural Monuments
B. Protection, Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Mechanisms

The general objectives of the IPSP are to promote knowledge in the specific subject, develop research in related scientific areas, and cover the needs for administrative, technical and scientific staff at postgraduate level.

The specific objectives of the first specialisation “Protection, Conservation and Restoration of Architectural Monuments” are the provision of special training, complementary to the basic studies, as well as specialised knowledge, both theoretical and practical, on the study, conservation, restoration and reconstruction of architectural monuments, ensembles and archaeological sites and on the protection and restoration of traditional settlements, historical centres, historical landscapes and landscapes of outstanding natural beauty.

The specific objectives of the second specialisation, Protection, Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Mechanisms, are the provision of special training and specialist knowledge, both theoretical and practical, on the study, conservation, restoration and protection of works of art and mechanisms of artistic, archaeological, cultural or social value.