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  • HKI Bulletin Number 10
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  • HKI Bulletin Number 1
  • In Artists’ Footsteps
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  • Index of Account Holders in the Roberson Archive 1820-1939

Master of the Conservation of Easel Paintings

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  • MCEP - Studio Video Tour

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Past Research Projects

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  • East Anglian Rood Screen Project
  • Cracks and the Perception of Paintings
  • The Classification of Craquelure
  • The Westminster Retable

Painting Techniques

  • Painting Techniques overview
  • C15th Tempera Reconstruction
  • Egg Tempera Retouching
  • Reconstruction of a Dutch flower painting
  • Reconstruction of an Early Italian-style Crucifix
  • Reconstruction of a C17th Pronk Still Life

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  • Conservation Services

Photographic Services

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  • X-Ray
  • Infrared Reflectography
  • Ultraviolet Fluorescence
  • Macro Photography
  • Micrography
  • Lighting Techniques
  • Digital Reconstructions

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  • Artists' Materials, inorganic

University Shared Conservation Service

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    Master of the Conservation of Easel Paintings

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    • MCEP - Studio Video Tour
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Hamilton Kerr Institute

Established in 1976, the Hamilton Kerr Institute is a one of the world's leading centres for the teaching and research of easel painting conservation.

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Master of Conservation of Easel Paintings

The University of Cambridge Master of the Conservation of Easel Paintings degree, is a full-time, three-year course, which provides students with a multi-disci

Master of Conservation of Easel Painting
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W&N Archive

The Winsor and Newton Archive

HKI Bulletin - edition 10
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16 Jan 2026

Master of Conservation of Easel Paintings - Studio Tour

3 Oct 2025

Listen to the HKI's Christine Kimbriel in conversation with Dr Chris Smith on the topic of science and conservation - new podcast from The Naked Scientist

19 Sep 2025

Open day 2025

10 Jul 2023

Lady Margaret Beaufort restoration on display at National Portrait Gallery

15 Jun 2023

AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) studentship - Re-evaluating Punch Marks on Early Italian Paintings

1 Mar 2023

The Master of the Conservation of Easel Paintings course

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