Dear Colleague,

I would like to inform you about our summer 2010 field school in Italy, the San Gemini Preservation Studies Program, now in its 11th year, which is dedicated to the preservation of cultural heritage.

This year the program focuses on the study of architectural survey and restoration, elements of art restoration and conservation of archaeological ceramics. The field projects involve the survey and restoration of medieval churches, archeological excavation in the ancient Roman city of Carsulae, and work on local archival material.

The program is a collaboration between scholars from various universities and local preservation groups, fostering a multidisciplinary approach to historic preservation. It is now a part of the International Institute for Restoration and Preservation Studies. All academic activities are held in English.

Application deadline is March 15th.

Courses offered:

Introduction to Art and Architectural Restoration in Italy
Surveying and Analyzing Historic Buildings
NEW – Introduction to Conservation of Archaeological Ceramics
NEW – Workshop on Ceramics and Ceramics Conservation
Fieldtrip to Sienna, Florence and Rome

Field Projects:

Survey and Restoration of the 12th Century San Giovanni Battista Church complex
Survey and Restoration of the Church of Santo Gemine
Archaeological survey and excavation of the public baths in Carsulae

To find out more about our program please visit our website http://www.sangeministudies.org

If you know any students, scholars or others interested in this type of study, please inform them about our program. We would appreciate it if you could list our program on your organization’s website as an available educational resource. Also, below is a link to a flyer that you may wish to post on your department notice board or forward to interested parties.

http://sangeministudies.info/SGS-LFT-2010.pdf

(If this link does not open when you click on it, please copy and paste it into your browser or contact me and I’ll email you a copy.)

Thank you very much. Cordially,

Max Cardillo

Director

San Gemini Preservation Studies

US Tel: (718) 768-3508

www.sangeministudies.org

Peter J. Wosh
Director, Archives/Public History Program
History Department
New York University
53 Washington Square South
New York NY 10012
Phone: (212) 998-8601
Fax: (212) 995-4017
http://history.fas.nyu.edu/object/history.gradprog.archivespublichistory.html