The following online courses will start on 5 October 2026:
in English:
- Damages to Cultural Heritage Caused by Salts
- Analysis of Transparent Coatings on Furniture and Wooden Objects
- Microbial Infestation of Artistic and Cultural Heritage Objects
- How to Safely Handle Contaminated Cultural Heritage
- Mould and Documents
- Church Interiors and their Climate. Heating, Ventilation, and the Protection of Furnishings
- Consolidation of Wood. Possibilities and Limits of Structural Consolidation
- How Should We Act? Theory and Ethics of Conservation and its Significance in Practice (Renaissance and Baroque Period)
- Photography as a Tool for Documentation and Examination
- Restoration Theories and Methods from 1945 to the Present Day
- Conservation of Globes
in Spanish (tutoring in English):
- Teorías y Métodos de Restauración desde 1945 hasta la actualidad
in German (tutoring in English):
- New: Gemalte Holzimitation auf Möbeln und Holzobjekten (Painted Faux Wood on Furniture and Wooden Objects)
- Saccharidische Bindemittel und Kleber (Saccharide Binding Media and Adhesives)
- Holzkunde: Eigenschaften - Verwendung - Schäden - Untersuchungsmethoden (Wood Technology: Properties - Uses - Damage - Examination and Analysis)
- Erhaltung von Wachsmoulagen (Conservation of Wax Moulages)
Certificate:
Participants will receive a qualified Hornemann Institute certificate upon successful completion of the program and passing of the final online examination. As an alternative to the institute’s qualified certificate, we now also offer all courses as micro-credentials. A micro-credential is an academic course, offered by an accredited university that ensures participants to acquire additional qualifications. This allows you to demonstrate to your employers and customers that you have specialist knowledge in a specific subject area. ECTS credit points are listed on a microcredential certificate.
The Online Courses of the Hornemann Institute of the HAWK / University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Hildesheim (Germany):
These online courses have been conceptualised for individuals dedicated to cultural heritage preservation. Via Internet, you can retrieve the subject matters of your choice, irrespective of any temporal or geographical constraints, thereby avoiding time loss at work and saving travelling expenses. The modules facilitate individual studying with regard to time management, learning speed and the depth of knowledge you wish to achieve. As a rule, the authors are teachers and renowned university lecturers with a great deal of practical experience in the preservation of cultural heritage.
You can check your personal progress with the help of tests. While solving test problems, you can use your acquired skills. Subject matters have been put into multi-media form, i.e., texts are enlivened by images, videos, checklists, etc. The didactic variety and the interactivity will boost your motivation. Glossaries, bibliographical references and the integration of available internet resources will supplement the teaching materials.
For application and more information see our website.
Contact: Dr. Angela Weyer, Hornemann Institute of HAWK
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