TRAINING COURSES FOR RESTORATION OPERATORS
The restoration is an activity related to the maintenance, reclamation, restoration and preservation of historical artifacts, such as architectures, manuscripts or a paintings. The term, from the Latin restaurare, consisting of re- (again) and staurare with the meaning of making solid, has acquired over time various meanings often in open contradiction, in relation to the culture of the period and to the relationship of this one with the history. The meaning given to the term "restoration" and "conservation" varies greatly as well as the techniques applied on the artifacts, which increased in excess over the time, so it was necessary a deepened study of the different materials used, more and more specific topics and refresher courses. It is obviously necessary the regular practice in order to make the restorer suited to the technical choices, expert in manual skills and able to take sometimes irreversible decisions to be adopted on the works of art.
