Conservation experts preserve art works and cultural assets. By doing so, they help to safeguard the material cultural memory of our society. Intervention on works of art and their environment calls for soundly based investigations and research. Their aim is to safeguard the existence of the objects for the longest possible time without damage.

Lectures, practical exercises and seminars convey theoretical knowledge; specialized studios and laboratories are available for practical encounters with art works. The range of activity is extensive: from oil paintings, sculptures, textiles, drawings, photographs and books, via audiovisual-based media and synthetic objects, to buildings and their contents that are worthy of preservation.

The bachelor’s degree course provides some limited access to  professional activity. It permits participation in conservation and restoration projects under the guidance of the holder of a master’s degree.

Conservation workers support fully-trained conservators-restorers in their work. They undertake important tasks in the area of preventive conservation, e.g.in the storage, transport and exhibiting of works.

The bachelor degree qualifies holders to carry out work on conservation projects to international standards, though not to take on independently the profession of conservator-restorer with its attendant responsibilities. To reach this level, master level studies are required.