Stone Conservation

Materials from the "International Course on Stone Conservation"

Three people holding sponges perform conservation work on a stone sculpture in a garden

Photo: Scott S. Warren

The International Course on Stone Conservation is a twelve-week course held biennially in Rome. The course has long served a vital educational role in the conservation profession by offering an accessible and intensive format in which to learn theoretical and practical methodologies for stone conservation. It provides a constructive and intimate forum for international professionals to meet and exchange ideas about the conservation practices and challenges in their home countries.

ICCROM and Getty partnered for four instances of this course in 2009, 2011, 2013, and 2015 to improve the practice of stone conservation internationally by providing participants with a holistic understanding of the decay and deterioration of stone, disseminating effective conservation methodologies, and ensuring a practical understanding of appropriate repair methods and long-term management strategies.

The materials below are adapted from the 2013 course.

Course Materials

Teaching Note

Course Schedule

Bibliography

Precourse Readings

Module: Introduction and Orientation

Module: History and Theory of Conservation

Module: Stone: Material Characteristics and Use as a Building Material

Module: Deterioration Mechanisms and Methods of Survey and Analysis

Module: Conservation Interventions and Treatments: Selection and Implementation

Synthesis

Use of these Materials

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