Department of Art Conservation

Art Conservation

Telephone: (302) 831-3489
https://www.artcons.udel.edu/

Faculty Listing: https://www.artcons.udel.edu/faculty/ud-faculty

The University of Delaware’s Art Conservation department offers an undergraduate degree in art conservation that helps prepare students for graduate-level study in the conservation of material culture, historic preservation, museum studies, library science, or other allied fields. Material culture includes all objects made or modified by humans, such as photographs, archival documents, decorative and fine art objects, clothing, domestic possessions, toys, tools, machines, motion pictures and videotape, ethnographic materials, archaeological objects, natural history specimens, architecture, and more!

Working closely with an advisor, students elect courses in the departments of anthropology, art, art conservation, art history, chemistry and biochemistry, history, and others. After successful completion of core courses ARTC 301 , ARTC 302 , and ARTC 185 , majors participate in at least two on- or off-site internships. Specialized materials and techniques of art and craft, preservation, conservation ethics, and documentation are required. Students in this program must earn a minimum of a C- in all required courses.

Programs

Major

Art Conservation (BA)

Honors Degree

Art Conservation Honors (HBA)