The art conservation program provides students with the best possible education and training for careers in the conservation of paintings, paper, or objects, or in a subspecialty within one of these broad categories (photographs, textiles, books, etc.).

Students in the master of arts degree and the certificate of advanced study programs work with nationally and internationally recognized conservators and specialists. Our full-time faculty are readily available outside of class time for advice and consultation, and are committed to providing students with one-on-one instruction and attention.

The majority of the department's 350+ graduates are employed in museum conservation laboratories in this country and abroad, many of them holding senior posts. Alumni hold significant positions in major museums and institutions around the world, including the National Gallery of Art, the Smithsonian Institution, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Art Institute of Chicago.