Opificio 2025 Foundation kicks off, advanced training courses for cultural heritage conservation professionals

From May 17, 2025, Opificio 2025 Foundation, the new higher education program aimed at professionals in the conservation and management of cultural heritage, officially kicks off. The project is conceived by Fondazione Opificio, an instrumental entity of Fondazione CR Firenze, with the intention of actively supporting the enhancement and development activities of theOpificio delle Pietre Dure, one of the most nationally and internationally recognized centers of excellence in the field of restoration.

The training calendar includes four seminars and three thematic workshops, designed to explore some of the main contemporary challenges related to the restoration and conservation of cultural heritage. The topics will range from the use of advanced technologies for diagnostics to planning interventions in emergency situations, to the legal and management aspects that regulate the sector. Each module will be built on the long experience of the Opificio delle Pietre Dure, a recognized point of reference for research and restoration in Italy.

The goal of Opificio 2025 Foundation is to provide updated tools and new approaches to deal with an increasingly complex and evolving profession. The courses aim to train figures capable of operating in articulated contexts, of dialoguing with a plurality of interlocutors, and of responding effectively to the new needs for the protection and enhancement of cultural heritage.

The courses will be held in mixed mode, with classes both in-person, at the Opificio delle Pietre Dure headquarters, and online, to facilitate access even for those working from more distant contexts, with the possibility of on-demand training. In-person participation will be limited to a maximum of 30 registrants. The teaching staff will be composed of experts from the Opificio and characterized by the systematic proposal of national and international experiences united by the same rigorous and innovative approach.

Fondazione Opificio is an instrumental foundation established in 2018 by Fondazione CR Firenze to enhance the expertise of the Opificio delle Pietre Dure and strengthen its dissemination.

Program 2025: Seminars and Workshops

May 17 and 23, 2025 - Managing the Emergency: Paintings, Wooden Sculptures, Textile Artifacts. Tools and methods for recovery and securing.

May 31 and June 7, 2025 - Introduction to non-invasive survey techniques for reading the work

Sept. 13, 2025 - The maintenance and display of textile artifacts

Sept. 27, 2025 - Managing the emergency: archives and libraries

October 6-8, 2025 - Mist-Lining Workshop | Florence Edition 2025

November 8, 2025 - Protecting the integrity of contemporary artwork and the responsibility of the restorer

November 22 and 29, 2025 - Managing emergencies: prevention strategies and risk response

Info, costs and registration: http: //www.fondazioneopificio.it/

formazione@fondazioneopificio.it;+39 055 5384100

Opificio 2025 Foundation kicks off, advanced training courses for cultural heritage conservation professionals

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