Course description
Cultural heritage is exposed to multiple forms of risk that jeopardise the conservation of museum collections, archives and cultural sites. Effectively preventing risk and mitigating its impact requires major specialisation permitting the analysis of all the factors threatening the works of art and the strategic planning of conservation measures both in the preventive phase and in the various post-disaster stages. The course aims to provide participants with the knowledge and skills required to understand the most important methods in managing risk for cultural heritage, promoting an integrated response to planning.
Target audience
The course is designed for specialists and professionals in the field (restorers, restoration technicians, art historians, architects, scientists, registrars, museum curators and cultural heritage professionals) and for anyone wishing to update their skills and knowledge in the context of cultural heritage restoration and conservation.
Programme
1st module – theory (5 hours)
Preventing risk: a preventive conservation plan, methodologies for documenting and assessing risk, scientific analyses and new technologies applied to risk management and climate change models
2nd module – theory (5 hours)
Responding to risk: emergency risk management, the civil protection system for emergency management and guidelines, rescue activities, immediate response and protection
Enrolment deadline: 15 November 2025
The course will be held if and when the minimum number of participants is reached
An attendance certificate will be issued
