BA Object Conservation at Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart

Programme overview

The Bachelor's programme teaches materials and their properties and history together with craft and conservation techniques, working on original cultural property from cooperating museums and heritage offices in archaeology, crafts and ethnology. It corresponds to level 6 of the E.C.C.O. Professional Guidelines.

Faculty: Conservation and Restoration | Duration: 6 semesters (3 years), 180 ECTS | Study mode: full-time | Intake: Wintersemester | Location: Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

What you will study

A different material or material combination is taught each semester, with project work, seminars, workshops, natural science and humanities lectures, restoration ethics, scientific working techniques and the interdisciplinary ABK modules. Compulsory internships take place in cooperating museums and heritage offices; a 4-month Bachelor thesis completes the degree.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Allgemeine Hochschulreife or Fachgebundene Hochschulreife (Fachhochschulreife with a supplementary Deltaprüfung; qualified professionals via a counselling interview or Studienkolleg aptitude test). No Numerus Clausus, lottery or waiting list; admission is by portfolio pre-selection followed by an entrance examination. Pre-study internship of 12 months. 2026 application period 26 January-13 February, entrance examination 13-17 April.

Intake: Wintersemester

Duration: 6 semesters (3 years), 180 ECTS

Apply through the official page: https://www.abk-stuttgart.de/bewerbung/aufnahmeverfahren/

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