This CU aims to bridge the gap between the practices of decorative oil paintings, treatises and the conservation of this heritage. The aim is for students to learn about the materials and techniques used in the production of feigned and decorative paintings by carrying out various practical exercises on mortar supports and to complement this training with documentary research into treatises. The conservation approach will be centred on the removal of the final coatings applied to these works, using aqueous solutions. The aim is for students to understand the methodology based on aqueous solutions and the function of the various components that make it up: buffer solutions, chelating agents, surfactants and thickeners. Exploring more environmentally friendly methodologies and alternatives to the use of solvents is also included in the objectives. The aim is for students to be trained in the use of contact pH meters and in the method of measuring surfaces using Agarose. It is intended that the knowledge acquired during the practical exercises and supported by the information gathered in the documentary survey will support the students in devising appropriate cleaning strategies.

Textile Conservation and Restoration Objectives 
a) Acquire knowledge about the area of textile conservation-restoration. 
b) Be able to identify the various types of textiles. 
c) Identify the various textile pathologies and develop the ability to define proposals for restoration intervention. 4.Develop the practice of conservation and restoration intervention. 
d) Prepare forms and reports. 

Conservation and Restoration of Photography Objectives
a) Acquire knowledge about the material composition of the main photograpic process; 
b) Learn to recognize the main deteriorations associated with each type of photographic species studied; 
c) Understand the specifics of preservation in large-scale photographic collections (archival context); 
d) Develop conservation and restoration actions in different typologies of photographicc materials (metal, glass, plastic and paper based materials).