UCLA/Getty Interdepartmental Program in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage

A master's degree program at UCLA developed in partnership with Getty

Project Details

A group of people in lab wearing lab coats work with materials like metal, rocks, and woven baskets, using tools to study them.

Lecturer Alice Paterakis discusses treatment of metals with students in the UCLA/Getty program.

About

Goal

This graduate program, a cooperative effort between UCLA and the Getty Conservation Institute, grants a three-year MA degree in Conservation. Its mission is to educate and train students in the highest standard of conservation practice and decision-making and to prepare them to work as professionals in the preservation of archaeological and cultural materials.