For conservators, archivists, and photographic heritage professionals who need real technical mastery and a first-tier European network — not another generalist master’s degree.
You might feel that you’ve been making decisions about the photographs in your collection with the training you have, not the training you’d need. To become an expert in Photograph Conservation there are not that many options in Europe. Either university programs are too broad and long or workshops last just a weekend.
It’s not that you haven’t looked — it’s that in Europe, until now, it simply didn’t exist. Our program comes to fill this gap.
You’ll master advanced photograph conservation and restoration through methodology that applies directly to your real work — not textbook case studies.
You’ll gain access to a circle of European professionals and international experts that no conventional master’s program or three-day conference can build for you.
Your profile stops competing in the generalist pool. A recognized specialization in photograph conservation sets you apart in any hiring process, project bid, or institutional proposal.
APCP was built from the direct experience of Rosina Herrera, one of the very few photograph conservator-restorers in Europe trained at the Advanced Residency Program at the George Eastman Museum and the Image Permanence Institute in Rochester, New York — the world’s benchmark program in photograph conservation.
Following that training, Rosina spent ten years as a photograph conservator at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, one of the world’s leading museums. She has taught specialized courses in Spain, the United Kingdom, and Taiwan, and is the author of Conservation and Restoration of Photographs, a technical reference in the field.
APCP is not an adaptation of another program. It’s the answer to a question Rosina has been hearing from colleagues across Europe for years: Where can I get serious training in photograph conservation without crossing the Atlantic?
Methodology grounded in the Advanced Residency Program at the George Eastman Museum and the Image Permanence Institute in Rochester — the world's leading program in photograph conservation. Adapted for the first time for EMEA professionals.