West Dean College's Conservation graduates have gone on to work at many institutions, including: Bodleian Library, Boerhaave Museum, British Museum, Columbia University Libraries, Gold Museum, Plowden and Smith Ltd, Royal Swedish Palaces, Smithsonian Museums, The Clockworks museum, The, National Archives, and The Royal Collections, Windsor Castle. Others have gone into private practice.
The Solar Time Clock is attracting international attention as the first super complex mechanical clock which can be set for longitude and latitude, allowing it to tell the time virtually anywhere in the world. No other mechanical clock has ever been made with such a complication.
The clock is the creation of British clockmaker George de Fossard FBHI, who has spent more than three... Find out more
Dorothy Cheng, who graduated from West Dean College's Metalwork Conservation MA last year, is on a 10-week internship with the New York City parks department's Citywide Monuments Conservation Program.
As part of their professional training, student conservators at West Dean work on heritage projects from public and private collections. Study trips are spent at heritage organisations... Find out more
Come and find out what makes West Dean College such an amazing
place to study. Explore the studios, take a tour with students,
discuss your study options, and find out about funding at our next
Open Day on:
Saturday 9 February 2019
Suitable for Foundation Degree, Diploma and Masters.
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