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Hamilton Kerr Institute

Hamilton Kerr Institute, Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

The website of Hamilton Kerr Institute Visit the website · hki.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk ↗

In short

The Hamilton Kerr Institute, established in 1976, is part of the Fitzwilliam Museum at the University of Cambridge and is devoted to the teaching and research of easel painting conservation. It teaches the University's full-time, three-year Master of the Conservation of Easel Paintings, combining academic teaching and heritage science with extensive supervised work in its conservation studio on paintings from the Fitzwilliam and other collections; the course has a maximum of four places. The institute also offers an early-career trainee programme and is based at the University Printing House in Cambridge.

Where
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Founded
1976
Crafts
Fine craftsmanship
Website
hki.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk
Email
hki@fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk
Source
School website · checked on 25/10/2026

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