Department of Applied Arts and Design
Five year Restoration course
The Five year programme in restoration leads to the student obtaining a second level academic diploma qualifying for the profession of cultural heritage conservator/restorer.
The course is currently represented by the educational profile PFP5- Book and archive materials- products in paper/parchment- photographic, cinematographic and digital material.
The study plan includes a number of common historical-artistic as well as technical- scientific courses, together with specific laboratory and workshop courses relating to the three professional profiles. This ensures the student a thorough preparation in order to achieve the skills necessary to take the final qualifying exam.
Basics of Chemistry applied to restoration | History of Modern Art | Basics of Physics applied to Restoration | Cataloguing and Archive management | Design for restoration | Photography for Cultural heritage | Paper and parchment Restoration techniques | Basic IT skills | History of Medieval Art | History and Theory of Restoration 1 | Restoration of articles in paper and parchment 1 | Cultural heritage Legislation | Basics of Biology applied to Restoration | Photography techniques | Techniques of leather and hide products | Techniques and technologies of art graphics for restoration | Paper technologies | Bookbinding techniques | Digital image processing | IT for restoration | History of drawing and artwork | Technologies of Materials for Restoration | Restoration of books and archive materials 1| Video editing | Chemistry applied to Restoration | Restoration of articles in paper and parchment 2 | Restoration of photographic materials 1 | History of contemporary art | Building site health and safety legislation | History of printing and publishing | Industrial chemistry | English for Communication Arts 1 | Diagnostics 1 | Conservation issues of contemporary art | Restoration of books and archive materials 2| Restoration of photographic materials 2 | Restoration of film and video | Restoration of digital materials | History of the new media | Methods of handling works of art | English for Communication Arts 2 | Diagnostics 2| History of artistic techniques | Restoration of articles in paper and parchment 3
Every year the School takes in 10 students for each academic specialization after passing the admission tests. The test include a graphic design test, common to all profiles, a profile-specific aptitude test and a general knowledge test. For specific information on admissions please contact the Student Administration Office.
The multiple choice theoretical test includes a common section of general culture concerning art history, natural sciences (chemistry, biology, physics, earth sciences) and English language, and a specific section for each profile chosen. To pass this test, we recommend consulting the suggested bibliography (Annex 1).
The drawing test, as with all profiles, consists in the graphic transposition of an artistic artefact, or part of it, conducted by means of a photographic reproduction. The drawing must be done with a black graphite pencil, in linear stroke and without chiaroscuro, in a reproduction in scale (to be established) with respect to the format of the photograph (Annex 2).
The aptitude test of integration of gaps, specific for PFP5, consists in the integration with watercolor or in colored pencils of the circumscribed gaps present on the facsimiles of graphic works, in different techniques, which they offered to each candidate.
The test is multiple choice, divided into two sections:
1. SECTION COMMON TO ALL THREE EDUCATIONAL PROFILES = 40 QUESTIONS
2. SPECIFIC SECTION FOR EACH TRAINING PROFILE CHOSEN = 20 QUESTIONS
Future Employment Prospects
- Institutions of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities Responsible for the protection of Cultural Heritage (supervisory bodies, museums, archaeological sites, monumental buildings etc)
- Public and private research institutions operating in the field of conservation and restoration of cultural heritage
- Laboratories, companies and professional organizations in the sector
A.Y. 2023/2024
Department of Applied Arts and Design
Five Year Restoration course
The Five year study programmes in Restoration leads to the student obtaining a second level Academic Diploma qualifying for the profession of Cultural Heritage conservator.
The course is currently represented by the training profile PFP2- Objects painted on wooden and textile supports. Wood carved objects. Wooden furnishings and structures. Crafted assembled and/or painted products in synthetic materials.
The study plan includes a number of common historical-artistic courses as well as technical-scientific ones, together with specific laboratory and workshop courses relating to the three professional profiles. This ensures the student a thorough preparation in order to achieve the skills necessary to take the final qualifying exam.
Basics of Chemistry applied to Restoration | History of Ancient Art | Basics of Physics applied to restoration | Natural and Cultural Heritage | Drawing for restoration | Photography for Cultural heritage |Techniques of painting on wooden and textile supports | Basic IT skills | History of Medieval Art | History and Theory of restoration 1 | Restoration of painted objects using wooden supports 1 | Cultural heritage legislation | Design and evaluation of Cultural Heritage | Basics of Biology applied to Restoration | Gilding techniques | Techniques of wood carving | Techniques of processing textile materials | IT for restoration | Digital modeling techniques | History of Modern Art | Technologies of materials for Restoration | Restoration of wood carved objects | Restoration of crafted objects in synthetic materials, assembled and /or painted 1 | Restoration of objects painted using wooden support 1 | History of contemporary art | Building site health and safety legislation | History of applied arts | Industrial chemistry | Techniques and materials of contemporary arts | English for communication Arts 1 | Diagnostics 1 | Conservation issues of contemporary art | Restoration of paintings on textile supports 2 | Restoration of objects in synthetic materials, crafted, assembled and/or painted 2 | Restoration of furniture and wooden structures | Museology | Methods for handling works of art | English for communication Arts 2 | Diagnostics 2 | Restoration of contemporary wall paintings | History of artistic techniques
Every year the School takes in 10 students for each academic specialization after passing the admission tests. The test include a graphic design test, common to all profiles, a profile-specific aptitude test and a general knowledge test. For specific information on admissions please contact the Student Administration Office.
The multiple choice theoretical test includes a common section of general culture concerning art history, natural sciences (chemistry, biology, physics, earth sciences) and English language, and a specific section for each profile chosen. To pass this test, we recommend consulting the suggested bibliography (Annex 1).
The drawing test, as with all profiles, consists in the graphic transposition of an artistic artefact, or part of it, conducted by means of a photographic reproduction. The drawing must be done with a black graphite pencil, in linear stroke and without chiaroscuro, in a reproduction in scale (to be established) with respect to the format of the photograph (Annex 2).
The aptitude test of color, specific for PFP2, consists in the reproduction in tempera, on a 1:1 scale, on a pinstripe support, of a polychrome sampling of geometric shape, supplied in photographic copy to each candidate.
The test is multiple choice, divided into two sections:
1. SECTION COMMON TO ALL THREE EDUCATIONAL PROFILES = 40 QUESTIONS
2. SPECIFIC SECTION FOR EACH TRAINING PROFILE CHOSEN = 20 QUESTIONS
Future Employment Prospects
- Institutions of the Ministry of Cultural heritage and Activities Responsible for protecting Cultural Heritage (supervisory bodies, museums, archaeological sites, monumental buildings etc)
- Public and private research Institutions operating in the field of conservation and restoration of cultural heritage
- Laboratories, companies and professional organizations in the sector
A.Y. 2023/2024
Department of Applied Arts and Design
Five year Restoration course
The Five year Restoration course leads the student to obtain a Second Level Academic Diploma qualifying for the professional status of cultural heritage restorer.
The Course is currently represented by the training profile PFP1 - Stone materials and their by-products. Decorated architectural surfaces.
The study plan includes a number of common historical-artistic courses and technical-scientific ones, together with specific laboratory and workshop courses relating to the three professional profiles. This ensures the student a thorough preparation to obtain the necessary skills in order to take the final qualifying exam.
Basics of Chemistry applied to Restoration | History of Ancient Art | Basics of Physics applied to Restoration | Natural and Cultural Heritage | Drawing for restoration | Photography for Cultural Heritage | Techniques in marble and semi precious stones for restoration | Basic IT skills | History of Medieval Art | History and Theory of Restoration 1 | Restoration of stony materials 1 | Cultural Heritage legislation |Design and Evaluation of Cultural Heritage | Basics of Biology applied to Restoration | Mosaic and stone covering techniques for restoration | Wall painting techniques for restoration | IT for restoration | Digital modeling techniques | History of Modern Art | Technologies of Materials for Restoration | Wall painting restoration 1 |Molding techniques for restoration | Chemistry applied to Restoration | Plaster and stucco restoration 1 | History of contemporary art | Building site health and safety legislation | History of Architecture | Mineralogy | English for communication Arts 1 | Diagnostics | Conservation issues of contemporary art | Restoration of stone materials 2 | Plaster and stucco restoration 2 | Restoration of mosaics and stone coverings | Wall painting restoration 2 | Museology | Methods of handling works of art | English for communication Arts 2 | Diagnostics 2 | Restoration of contemporary wall paintings | History of artistic techniques
Every year the School takes in 10 students for each academic specialization after passing the admission tests. The test include a graphic design test, common to all profiles, a profile-specific aptitude test and a general knowledge test. For specific information on admissions please contact the Student Administration Office.
The multiple choice theoretical test includes a common section of general culture concerning art history, natural sciences (chemistry, biology, physics, earth sciences) and English language, and a specific section for each profile chosen. To pass this test, we recommend consulting the suggested bibliography (Annex 1).
The drawing test, as with all profiles, consists in the graphic transposition of an artistic artefact, or part of it, conducted by means of a photographic reproduction. The drawing must be done with a black graphite pencil, in linear stroke and without chiaroscuro, in a reproduction in scale (to be established) with respect to the format of the photograph (Annex 2).
The plastic aptitude test, specific for PFP1, consists in the copy in plasticine, in 1:1 scale, of a plaster model supplied to each candidate.
The test is multiple choice, divided into two sections:
1. SECTION COMMON TO ALL THREE EDUCATIONAL PROFILES = 40 QUESTIONS
2. SPECIFIC SECTION FOR EACH TRAINING PROFILE CHOSEN = 20 QUESTIONS
Future Employment prospects
- Institutions of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities responsible for the protection of cultural heritage (supervisory bodies, museums, archaeological areas and parks, monumental buildings etc)
- Public and private research institutions operating in the field of conservation and restoration of cultural heritage
- Laboratories, companies and professional organizations in the sector
A.Y. 2023/2024
Department of Applied Arts and Design
Three year course
The Set Design School endorses a training path which consolidates its solid, historical track record and at the same time now aims to integrate artistic research and production. The First level Course includes a study plan focused on historical-cultural and technical-artistic subjects designed to endorse the value of the project and artistic experimentation, the in-depth study of technological and descriptive tools, both contemporary and traditional, concerning the use and space management and the principles of image representation. The Accademia will organize, in agreement with public and private organizations, the most appropriate internships and placements in order to forge specific professional skills and will go on to delineate specific training models for each course of study.
Architectural drawing of style and furniture | History of costume | History of contemporary art | History of music and musical theatre | History of performance | Theory and practice of perspective drawings and design | Lighting engineering | Costume planning and design | Direction | Set design 1 | Set design 2 | Set design 3 | Stagecraft
Fit-out and staging exhibition spaces | Artistic anatomy | Cultural anthropology | Digital applications for art | Fundamentals of computer design and graphics | Basics in architecture and urban planning | Aesthetics | Photography | Literature and the philosophy of theatre | Modeling | Ornamental plastic | Architectural representation of the scenic space or stage set | History of cinema and video | History of modern art | History of photography | History of architecture and urban planning | History of the applied arts | History and theory of set design | Festival theatre | Puppet theatre | Costume creation techniques | 3D digital modeling techniques | Extra media techniques | Pictorial techniques | Gestalt psychology | Theory and methods of the mass media
To be admitted to the First level Academic Diploma Course you must have a high school diploma or any other suitable qualification obtained abroad. The selection is made on the basis of an entrance exam made up of a general knowledge test, a graphic art test and an interview with the members of the Commission.
Future employment prospects
Graduates will acquire the necessary professional skills to work in the different areas of theatrical, cinema and television set design, installations and costumes for the world of show business.
A.Y. 2023/2024
Department of Visual Arts
Three year course
The Course aims to foster the mastery of artistic methods and techniques, as well as gaining specific know-know and design and style methodologies in the use of the tools and artistic practices, considering traditional tools and new technologies. From a secondary discipline of architecture to the nineteenth century, the concept of “decoration” was revolutionized in the avant-garde movement, from Matisse to Klee, then with Bauhaus, endorsing experimentation with visual patterns and innovative materials, in order to create visual works and to plan and design local environmental works and interventions.
Artistic anatomy 1 | Artistic anatomy 2 | Drawing (for decorating) | Aesthetics | Planning and design of local urban works | History of contemporary art 1 | History of contemporary art 2 | Decoration 1 | Decoration 2 | Decoration 3 | Ornamental plastic | Chalcographic engraving techniques | Mosaic techniques | Decoration techniques and technologies
Cultural anthropology | Cultural and natural heritage | Chromatology | The value and culture of the project | Sustainable design | Fundamentals of iconology and iconography | Photography | Scientific illustrations | Landscape design | Methodology and techniques of frescoes | Sculpture | Silk-screen printing | History of cinema and video | History of decoration | History of modern art | History of the applied arts | History and methodology of art criticism | Ceramic techniques |Gilding techniques | 3D digital modeling techniques | Stained glass techniques | Extra media techniques | Multi media decoration techniques | Painting techniques | Material classification | Latest trends in visual arts
To be admitted to the First level Academic Diploma Course you must have a high school diploma or other similar qualification obtained abroad. The admission tests include:
Future Employment prospects
Graduates in the three-year course in Decoration will go on to become freelance professionals in a range of areas, from creating visual works of art as well as planning and designing larger local interventions. Having acquired the traditional and multimedia artistic techniques opens up a range of opportunities of collaborations in different areas, in both the public and private sector, where consolidated design skills as well as operational skills are required.
A.Y. 2023/2024
Department of Visual Arts
Three year course
The course offers a wide educational selection of courses focusing on the different styles and technical innovations which characterize the modern art world, the aim is to create and shape professional figures who are able to carry out their own study both in the field of traditional graphics and in the development and experimentation of multi media and contemporary graphics. The students will develop their research focus in different areas: from the creation of works created using traditional procedures, to the experimentation of new materials and innovative methodologies, including photography, video, digital and multimedia technologies, including three-dimensionality and installation.
Artistic anatomy 1 | Drawing |Gestalt psychology | Photography | History of design and graphic art and design | History of contemporary art 1 | History of modern art | Engraving and Graphic Arts techniques 1 | Engraving and Graphic Arts techniques 2 | Engraving and Graphic Arts techniques | Chalcography techniques |Lithography techniques | Special graphic techniques | Woodblock engraving
Artistic anatomy 2 | Cultural anthropology | Computer graphics | Chromatology | Decoration | Digital and video |Fundamentals of modern philosophy | Aesthetics | Communication ethics | Scientific illustration | IT skills for graphics | Painting | Creative writing | Sculpture | Silk-screen printing | Art printing | History of cinema and video | History of architecture and urban planning | History of photography | History of printing and publishing | History of contemporary art 2 | Techniques in digital animation | Techniques and technologies of graphic art | Extra media techniques | Paper Technologies | Theory and method of mass media | Theory and history of methods of image | Latest trends in visual arts
To be admitted to the First Level Academic Course you must have a high school diploma or any similar suitable qualification obtained abroad. The admission tests include:
Future Employment prospects
Second level Graphic graduates will have the necessary skills to carry out a number of different roles in different areas: as a professional artist, in the field of visual arts, in creative activities and in teaching in areas of publishing, animated videos, illustration and designing visual graphics. Graduate students will specialize in the design and development of graphic matrices with traditional tools as well as with new technologies.
A.Y. 2023/2024
Department of Visual Arts
Three year course
The course aims to provide the necessary artistic skills to train qualified professionals who, taking into account the contemporary dynamically diverse styles and innovations in techniques, are able to develop their own individual research in the field of sculpture related to traditional techniques and their development while experimenting with new expressive styles.
Artistic anatomy 1 | Drawing for sculpture | Aesthetics |History of modern art 1 | History of modern art 2 | Fundamentals of the history of modern art | Techniques for working marble and semi precious stone | Sculpture 1 | Sculpture 2 | Sculpture 3 | Perception theory and Gestalt psychology | Sculpture techniques | Foundry techniques
Artistic anatomy 2| Cultural anthropology | Applied arts and material classification | Cultural and natural heritage | Multimedia communication | Ornamentation | Digital and video | Basics of contemporary philosophy | Human body phenomenology | Molding, material technologies and techniques | Photography | Multi media installations | Methods and techniques of sacred sculpture | Modeling |Painting | Decorative plastic | Descriptive problems in modern arts | Urban planning and territorial operations | Scenic design | Sociology of art | History of cinema and video | History of drawing and graphic design | History of antique art | History and theory of new media | Ceramic techniques | techniques of graphic art-engraving | Techniques of 3D digital modeling and sculpture | Techniques and technologies of visual arts | Theory and history of image and portrayal | Latest trends in visual arts | Video sculpture
To be admitted to the First level Academic Diploma course you must have a high school diploma, or other similar suitable qualification from abroad. The selection is made on the basis of an entrance exam which includes:
Future Employment prospects
The graduates will perform different professional roles in a number of different areas, from the professional artist, in the field of visual arts and creative activities, as well as collaborating in the planning, design and implementation of specific sculpture works- as well as in the architecture and urban planning sectors.
A.Y. 2023/2024
Department of Visual Arts
Three year course
The Course offers the widest choice amongst a range of Italian institutions, with ten professorships. You can find teachers who are closest to ones own interests and sensitivities in order to foster expressive autonomy. Over thirty theoretical and technical in depth courses offering a bespoke study programme, enriched by seminars, workshops, exhibition events, characterize a study path which is harmoniously balanced between the complexities of the contemporary art world and the quest for one’s own personal muse. The intense cultural life that Brera offers, together with the dynamism of Milan, the home-city of the Accademia, facilitate the opportunities to liaise and create relations with the network of galleries, collectors and cultural institutions, forging a truly unique experience, recognized at an international level.
Artistic Anatomy | Drawing | Aesthetics | History of contemporary art | Chromatology | Painting | Techniques for copper engraving | Painting techniques
Anatomy of the image |Cultural anthropology | Multimedia communication | Decoration | Digital & Video | Fundamentals of architecture and urban Planning | Fundamentals of contemporary philosophy | Sacred aesthetics | Communication ethics | Human body phenomenology | Contemporary art phenomenology | Scientific photography illustration| Multi-Media installations| Methodology and techniques of frescoes| Didactics and art education | Descriptive problems in contemporary arts | Psychology of art | Scenic design | Sculpture | Semiotics | History of cinema and video | History of drawing and graphic arts | History of ancient art | History of medieval art | History of modern and contemporary sacred art | History and methodology of art criticism | Mosaic techniques | Techniques of engraving-graphic arts | Techniques and technologies of painting | Techniques and technologies of visual arts | Extra media techniques| Paper technologies | Gestalt psychology |Theory and method of mass media | Theory and history of representation and image | Latest trends in visual arts
To be admitted you must have a high school diploma or a similar suitable qualification obtained abroad.
The admission evaluation includes a multiple choice general knowledge and specific School scope test; a still life drawing test, the use of real life models or any other object, is subject to the Board’s decision; a free choice artwork test with techniques chosen by the candidates. The tests take place over consecutive days and conclude with an aptitude interview.
Future Employment prospects
Freelance professional artist in the world of contemporary art. Application of traditional techniques as well as of recent technologies in a wide range of areas: creative, communicative and business organizations. Institutional requirements to gain access to the teaching of arts in public and private schools at different levels.
A.Y. 2023/2024
B Learning
Accademia di Brera and its E-learning programme
Thanks to G Suite Enterprise for Education the Accademia di Brera provides a set of advanced tools for teaching and learning purposes such as live streaming Hangouts Meet which allows for “extended group lessons” for up to a maximum of 250 participants, with the lesson saved on Google Drive.
All the G Suite tools provided by the Accademia are perfectly compatible with smartphones, tablets and smartwatches. The students can use their own personal devices to follow lessons and /or benefit from the handouts and lecture notes.
A video gallery of contributions, contents, lessons and experiences endorsed by the Accademia di Brera.
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