B.S. IN CONSERVATION STUDIES
Florence is the cradle of Renaissance civilization - the place where Dante, Brunelleschi, Botticelli, and Leonardo da Vinci were inspired to create. Today Florence remains home to some the greatest works of art the world has ever known. The Marist-LdM conservation studies restoration program gives students the opportunity to learn to care for these invaluable pieces of history.
The Marist-LdM conservation studies program offers a rich educational experience in the field of art conservation and the history of techniques. Our conservation students will work directly and exclusively on original materials from the 14th to 19th centuries. These opportunities are provided by religious, state or even private institutions including the City of Florence Fine Art Department and are carried out under the direction of the Soprintendenza per i Beni Artistici. Students have the privilege of working on objects ranging from paintings, frescoes and wood sculpture from the medieval period through to the nineteenth century.
Restoration and Conservation offers great opportunities for travel and work all over the world, in a wide variety of countries and cultures, languages and religions. Studying in the Restoration and Conservation Department means exactly that. Our students have traveled to Nepal in collaboration with the University of Kathmandu to work in both Hindu and Buddhist temples. They have also found themselves in India working on frescoes and paintings from the 17th and 18th centuries. In 2007, they traveled to Chile to work at the Pablo Neruda Museum.
All work is done under the watchful eye of faculty members who are also experts in their field. From the beginning to advanced levels, students can enjoy the unique experience of working on original works of art both in the state-of-the-art restoration laboratory and on the nearby historical sites.
REQUIREMENTS FOR A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CONSERVATION STUDIES
Note: A minimum of 60 credits in Liberal Arts is required.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
ART 180 Introduction to Art History (M-ART 160)
PDM 130 Principles of Drawing (M-ART 110)
RES 190 Science for Conservators I (M-CHEM 370)
RES 290 Science for Conservators II (M-CHEM 380)
RES 185 Drawing for Conservators I (M-CONV 110)
RES 285 Drawing for Conservators II (M-CONV 111)
RES 140 Furniture, Wood Objects and Gilding Conservation (M-CONV 150)
RES 230 Theory of Conservation (M-CONV 200)
RES 245 Historical Painting Techniques Lab (M-CONV 220)
RES 345 Advanced Historical Painting Techniques Lab (M-CONV 305)
RES 400/RES 405 Working Group Project in Track (M-CONV 400/CONV 401)
M-CSIS 103 Information Literacy
Choose one three-course track: Fresco Technique and Mural Painting or Painting and Polychrome Wooden Sculpture
Two courses in an advisor-approved studio art media (such as painting, sculpture, ceramics, lithography, etc.)
Two of the following courses:
ART 230 Introduction to Museum Studies (M-ART 290)
ART 380 Exhibition Management (M-ART 267)
ART 297 International Art Business (M-ART 318)
ART 405 Art Expertise (M-ART 331)
Any upper level advisor-approved Art History course
CORE/LIBERAL STUDIES & FOUNDATION REQUIREMENTS
Philosophy/Ethics (2 courses)
Writing (1-2 courses)
Social Science (2 courses)
History (2 courses)
Literature (2 courses)
Mathematics (1 course)
Philosophy/Religious Studies (1 course)
Foreign Language (1 course)
