Training for restoration: international reflections and experiences of methodology
The University of Rome, La Sapienza, introduced a programme of conservation training for the built
heritage under the direction of Prof. G. De Angelis d’Ossat in the 1950s. In 1966, this programme
continued in collaboration with ICCROM as an international training course. Most contributions received
for this section of our conference were Italian but there were also 10 from: Peru, France, Brazil, Spain,
and Mexico.
There were 9 papers focusing on practical work sites, and 71 papers illustrating experiences
of methodology. These reports show that the School was important for the career of the participants.
Together with Gianni Carbonara, we had the same teachers, and through this experience we were both
integrated into the world of modern restoration, which is also international. Finally, it is interesting to
remember that ex-students also have formed an association called ANIASPER.
