CorsiCourses in English

The Institute for Art and Restoration - Palazzo Spinelli organizes short courses and online courses in English. Our expert professors have put together a series of programs in pratical art restoration as well as management of cultural heritage for an international audience; people who would like to come to Florence for a study-holiday and gain practical insight into restoration techniques, or people living and working around the world in heritage-related fields who would like to study online for easily-accessible professional development.

These courses are also suitable for USA university students looking for study-abroad and customized programs.

Palazzo Spinelli works with an accommodation Agency partner that helps enroled international students to find apartments in Florence during their stay. Students generally live in shared apartments with other students but they can also request independent apartments. 

Online
dal 07/02/2025 al 11/04/2025
A theoretical and practical course that aims to define the act of perception and the multiple factors that contribute to the process contextualised through and analysis on visual languages.
Firenze
dal 05/05/2025 al 16/05/2025
The introductory Paintings Restoration course, held in English in our laboratories in Florence, allows participants to gain initial practical insight into the study of paintings to evaluate types of damage and carry out restoration work on both the painting and the support.
Online
dal 06/05/2025 al 12/06/2025
A theoretical and practical course that analyses the phenomenon of illicit trafficking of cultural heritage in transversal fields: criminological, legislative, political, economic, cultural and ethical.
Firenze
dal 19/05/2025 al 30/05/2025
The course is addressed to conservators who are interested in working in a practical hands on way to understand how the relining has been used over the centuries and is still in use
Firenze
dal 23/06/2025 al 04/07/2025
The fresco painting techniques course aims to provide skills in how to create and paint a fresco from start to finish.
Firenze
dal 30/06/2025 al 11/07/2025
This introductory course to Restoration of Paper Material and Prints gives participants the opportunity to work on paper material and prints made available by antique dealers and museums in the area to identify problems and degradation and carry out appropriate restoration interventions.
Firenze
dal 01/09/2025 al 12/09/2025
The Paintings Restoration course, held in English in our laboratories in Florence, allows participants to gain initial practical insight into the study of paintings to evaluate types of damage and carry out restoration work on both the painting and the support.
Firenze
dal 01/09/2025 al 12/09/2025
The fresco painting techniques course aims to provide skills in how to create and paint a fresco from start to finish.