Calendar Summer 2026

Academic Calendar

Deadline for Application Acceptance (deposit $450 plus $50 application fee)
March 15, 2026
Review of applications
March 15 - 20, 2026
Communication of Acceptance
March 16 - 21, 2026
Students payment of Tuition & Housing
April 1st, 2025
Arrival in San Gemini - Session I in San Gemini
Saturday May 30, 2026
Orientation Session I & Welcome reception
Sunday, June 1, 2025 (4:00 PM)
Classes start Session I (Programs: A, B, & C)
Monday, June 1, 2026
Goodbye dinner
Thursday, June 25, 2026
Last day of Class/Exam day Session I
Friday, June 26, 2026 (Classes ends at 6:00 PM)
Departure day Session I
June 27, 2026
Intersession period
June 28 - July 12, 2026
Intersession Preservation Tour Starts in San Gemini
Monday June 29 - 8:00 AM 2026
Intersession Tour ends in Rome
Wednesday July 8, 8:00 PM, 2026
Arrival Day Session II in San Gemini
July 11, 2026
Orientation Session II & Welcome Reception
Sunday, July 12, 2026 (Orientation 4:00 PM - Reception 7:30)
Classes Start Session II (programs: D&E)
July 13, 2026
Goodbye Dinner
Thursday, August 6, 2026
Last day of Classes/ Exams
Friday August 7, 2026
Departure Day Session II
August 8, 2026

San Gemini Preservation Studies

Programs

Details

Application

Calendar

Session 1
June 2 – June 27, 2025
Program A: Historic Buildings
Program B: Ceramics
Program C: Book Binding

Intersession Preservation Tour
June 29 – July 9, 2025
Florence, Siena and Rome

Session 2
July 14 – August 8, 2025
Program D: Paper Restoration
Program E: Traditional Painting

New Program

Book & Paper Conservation School

Sept 2025 - May 2026

A nine-month graduate-level training program to teach all the basic skills necessary to be a professional book, paper, and archival material conservator.