On April 5th, 2025, ENCoRE and E.C.C.O are organising a joint symposium in Prague on the subject of Specialisation in Conservation-Restoration.

The one-day symposium aims to bring together educators and professionals to discuss the future of education and training in conservation-restoration. The needs of the sector and educational content are not always aligned, which may induce discrepancies between the skills conservator-restorers acquire in educational institutions and the professional environment in which they will work.  The main questions to be addressed will be:

1. Do conservator-restorers need a specialisation in their professional practice, and if so, to what extent?
2. How does this impact the content of educational programmes?

Our symposium aims to open the discussion between professionals and educational institutions on the needs of specialisations. For more detailed information please look at the call for papers.

Deadline for abstracts submission: 15th February, 2025