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Program A – Historic Building Restoration and Analysis Restoration
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Program A – Historic Building Restoration and Analysis Restoration

Program A – Historic Building Restoration and Analysis Restoration

Instructors: Prof. Nikolas Vakalis and Prof. Max Cardillo
Teaching Assistants: Michele Benucci, Paola Mezzadri, Yasmine El Majzoub

Carolina Bennet Morales - Aberystwyth School of Art
Francesca Cedro - New School, Parsons School of Design
Sze Yan (Sarah) Chan - University of Hong Kong
Celine Chau - University of Hong Kong
Chiara D’Erme
Shan Gui - University College London
Xinmeng Hou - Columbia University
Samuel Johnson - University of Georgia
Grace Kim - University of Illinois at Urbana, Champaign
Pui Ching (Emily) Lai - University of Hong Kong
Yasmin Mohamed - Arizona State University
Elio Moussa - American University of Beirut
Paige Ritter - University of Georgia
Augusta Rosser - University of Mississippi
Jiaxin Wu - University College London
Ruoxi (Rosie) Zhang - Boston College

Program B – Archaeological Ceramic Analysis and Restoration

Program B – Archaeological Ceramic Analysis and Restoration

Instructors: Prof. Elena Raimondi and Prof. Elena Lorenzetti
Teaching Assistant: Viola Parrini

Kate Breitenstein - Murray State University
Irò Beatrice Camici
Daroogheh-nokhodchery - Durham University
Beatrice Kuenn - University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
Kayla MacPhee - Stetson University
Emma Roalsvig - Johns Hopkins University
Amy Walsh - University of Melbourne
Li Ziying - University of Hong Kong

 Program C – The Craft of Making and Restoring Bookbindings

Program C – The Craft of Making and Restoring Bookbindings

Instructors: Prof. Flavio Marzo and Prof. Giovanni Pagani
Teaching Assistant: Laura Ridoni


Juliana Cordero - Mount Holyoke College
Hannah Hacker - University of Iowa
Caroline Hess - University of New Mexico
Ian McClure - University of California Santa Cruz
Veronica Ivette Mercado Oliveras - U. of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
Samantha (Sammi) Merritt - Florida Gulf Coast University
Froeydis Roenneberg - Luther College, Decorah, Iowa
Laura Schmidt - University of Wisconsin
Laura Smith - North Carolina State University
Alexandra Thomae - Beloit College
Emily Thomason - Ohio University
Elena Verticchio

Program D – Paper Restoration

Program D – Paper Restoration

Instructor: Prof. Konstantinos Choulis
Teaching Assistants: Giulia Barbero, Giovanna Greco, Valeria Arena

Zoe Avery - North Carolina State University
Hailey Brock - Durham University
Rachel Cohen - Barnard College of Columbia University
Elissa DelBelBelluz - School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Rachel Ewing - University College of Oslo and Akershus
Kat Ham - Swarthmore
Caroline MB Hess - University of New Mexico
Eleonora Lupo - Università di Palermo
Ian McClure - University of California Santa Cruz
Jan Olesen - Red Deer College
Froeydis Roenneberg - Luther College, Decorah, Iowa
Paras Shah - DHA Degree College for Women
Anne Sorenson - University of Texas at Austin
Katerina Williams - School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Mengying Wu - Iowa State University

E – Traditional Painting Methods  & Restoration Theory

E – Traditional Painting Methods & Restoration Theory

Instructors: Prof. Nikolas Vakalis and Prof. Max Cardillo
Teaching Assistant: Debra Errington, Sofie Bosc

Leah Balagopal - New York University
Sarah Grabner - Ohio University
Meredith O’Connell - Catholic University of America
Ankita Paris - Queen’s University
Asher Pollock - Ohio University
Meghan Prince - Arizona State University
Chiara Francesca Siega
Hannah Thome - Ohio University
Ruoxi Zhang - Boston College
Katya Zinsli - Arizona State University

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E – Traditional Painting Methods  & Restoration Theory
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  • A: Historic Buildings
  • B: Archaeological Ceramics
  • C: Book Binding
  • D: Paper Restoration
  • E: Traditional Painting
  • F: Archeological Survey
  • Intersession Field Trip
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Calendar

Session 1
June 1 – June 26, 2026
Program A: Historic Buildings
Program B: Ceramics
Program C: Book Binding

Intersession Preservation Tour
June 29 – July 8, 2026
Florence, Siena and Rome

Session 2
July 13 – August 7, 2026
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.

 

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