Restoration of Fine and Applied Art Objects
54.03.04 In English and Russian
Level of education Bachelor
Type of instruction Full-time
Duration 4 years
Programme description
- The bachelor’s programme ‘Restoration of Fine and Applied Art Objects’ provides the fundamental university liberal education. It also provides the opportunity to acquire professional knowledge, skills and restoration techniques for a chosen specialisation: restoration of monumental paintings, sculpture, rare books, gilding, and art compositions made of wood
- Special attention during the training is paid to: the protection of monuments, including legal and economic issues; and management issues connected with the use of cultural heritage and promotion of its conservation
- The programme is based on: advanced information and cutting-edge technologies; and new methods and tools in the field of attribution, restoration and protection of cultural heritage
Main courses
- Painting
- Drawing
- Sculpture
- Methods and Technology of Processing Materials for Applied Art Objects Production
- Conservation and Restoration of Applied Art Objects
- Photographic Technologies
- Computer-Aided Design and Computer Graphics
- Chemistry in Restoration of Applied Art Objects
- History of Foreign Architecture and Art
- History of Russian Architecture and Art
- History of Decorative and Applied Art
- Restoration Materials
- Attribution and Authentication of Works of Decorative and Applied Art
Our advantages
- A comprehensive training programme includes disciplines in the restoration of monumental paintings, sculpture, furniture, gilding, rare books and other decorative and applied art objects
- Students study traditional and contemporary restoration and design techniques. They also study cultural heritage protection and management issues
- The advanced information and computer technology is used in the training process
- Our graduates are much-in-demand in the labour market
Teaching staff
Among the teaching staff of the programme are: leading experts in restoration of monuments of art and architecture; members of the Russian Union of Artists; well-known St Petersburg artists; and participants in numerous international and Russian exhibitions, who have trained more than one generation of young artists-restorers.
Career opportunities
Practices at
- The State Hermitage Museum
- The State Museum-Reserve ‘Peterhof’
- ‘Tsarskoe Selo’ State Museum and Heritage Site
- The State Museum of the History of St Petersburg
Professions
The graduates work in restoration workshops, museums, galleries, cultural and educational institutions, create individually developed objects of applied art.