The following education and training projects were undertaken by the GCI from 1985–2005:

Architectural Records, Inventories, and Information Systems for Conservation (ARIS)
This advanced international course in architectural conservation, heritage recording, and information management was offered in partnership with ICCROM.

Historic Buildings, Collections and Sites
This course, on sustainable strategies for conservation, management and use, was offered in partnership with University College London.

Latin American Consortium
The primary objective of the Latin American Consortium was to enhance preventive conservation in the region by strengthening training.

Preventive Conservation
These courses focused on issues of preventive conservation—the management of the environmental conditions under which collections are housed and used.

Conservation of Wall Paintings
This training project was a three-year diploma course in the conservation of wall paintings in partnership with the Courtauld Institute in London.

Archaeological Conservation and Site Management
The courses and workshops in this project were developed to increase awareness of the need to apply basic conservation principles in the care of archaeological materials.

Conservation of Photographic Materials
The focus of these courses was the conservation and preventive care of photographic materials, especially historic photographs and negatives.

Pest Management
The management and control of pests in museums was the topic of these courses.

Conservation of Rock Art
These short and long-term courses focused on rock art conservation, site protection, and site management.

Cleaning of Paintings
This series of courses addressed the care and treatment of easel paintings.

Disaster Preparedness and Response
This project encompassed a number of initiatives intended to assist museums and other collecting institutions in the protection of cultural property from disasters.

The following education and training projects were undertaken within the larger framework of a field or research project:

Conservation of the St. Vitus Mosaic in Prague (1992–2003)

Terra (1998–2005)

Last updated: May 2008