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    Cultural Heritage & Conservation

    The aim of the Cultural Heritage and Conservation programme is to provide knowledge and the necessary practical skills for qualified professional work in the field of cultural heritage protection, preservation, conservation and restoration.

    • The Academy of Arts is the only school of higher education in Estonia where one can acquire an academic higher education in cultural heritage and architectural conservation and restoration, as well as the conservation and restoration of art. The department’s faculty members are recognised and highly respected specialists in their fields.
    • The curriculum is responsive to changes and developments in the philosophy, as well as theories and practices, of cultural heritage and restoration. It is based on the principles of sustainable development and balanced innovation through the consistent development of the cultural environment.
    • Preserving and protecting the cultural legacy, and its professional conservation and restoration necessitates the education of highly qualified specialists.

    News and events

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    Reframing the Soviet Second World War Memorial in Tehumardi 

    On Friday, 14 November, at 1 PM, everyone is invited to the opening of the recontextualisation of the Tehumardi Memorial. This is the first Soviet Second World War monument in Estonia to go through extensive reframing. The project has been realised in cooperation with the Estonian Academy of Arts, Tallinn University, and the National Heritage Board. Unveiled in 1967 (authors: Riho Kuld, Matti ...
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    EKA Conservation Club: Kateryna Tymchyshyn (Lviv National Academy of Arts)

    The Conservation Club welcomes Kateryna Tymchyshyn from the Lviv National Academy of Arts. Kateryna’s presentation aims to introduce the activities of the Department of Restoration of Artworks, in particular their new focus on the restoration of mural paintings. Through several specific examples of restoration projects where their students gain practical training, she will present the ...
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    Seminar: From the Baltic Sea Region to the Iberian Peninisula. Art at the time of Michel Sittow (c.1469-1525)

    The year 2025 marks the 500th anniversary of Michel Sittow’s death in his hometown of Reval (now Tallinn). Sittow’s life, career, and œuvre exemplify how, in the Late Medieval and Early Modern world, professional mobility was no less significant than it is today. The seminar aims to explore the international visual and political contexts surrounding Sittow in order to better understand his ...
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    MA students study trip to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

    At the beginning of this academic year, from August 31 to September 8, master’s students and faculty members from the Faculty of Art and Culture, specializing in art history and visual culture studies as well as heritage protection and conservation, went on an internship trip to Central Asia. This time, they headed to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, where they explored the local art scene. The ...
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    KVI Open Lecture: “Decolonial Museology Re-centered: Thinking Theory and Practice through East-Central Europe”

    Decolonization has become an important keyword and marker of change in contemporary museum landscape. But how could we understand and embed it in the Estonian context? On Tuesday, October 21st at 6PM Estonian Academy of Arts will host a public event that will focus on the meanings of decolonization in museums by bringing together local, regional and international perspectives and by ...
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    Estonian Academy of Arts Science Cafe: Keep the Church in the Village. How to use Heritage?

    Estonian Academy of Arts Science Cafe is hosting a roundtable talk on the changing roles of religious and industrial buildings in contemporary Europe on the 4th of September from 1 to 3 pm at the Narva Art Residency (NART, Joala 18) as part of the Station Narva festival. The event will be held both onsite and online from HERE. Estonian Academy of Arts Science Cafe focuses on the shifting ...
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    Foreign Art Study trip to Lithuania

    The annual spring study trip in the history of foreign art for students of Art History and Visual Culture and Heritage and Conservation in late April and early May of 2025 took us to Lithuania. The overall aim of the trip was to explore the architectural, artistic and cultural heritage of a region which, geographically and in terms of historical experience, might seem relatively close to ...
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    Meeting of Estonian UNESCO chairs

    On 13th May 2025, two UNESCO chairs – the University of Tartu chair on Applied Studies of Intangible Cultural Heritage, and the Estonian Academy of Arts’ chair on Cultural Heritage and Conservation – will organise a joint seminar. The roundtable features prof. Kristin Kuutma, dr. Elo-Hanna Seljamaa, dr. Riin Alatalu and dr. Anneli Randla, moderated by dr. Kristina Jõekalda. The meeting is ...
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