Department of Conservation, University of Gothenburg

How do we preserve, restore, and develop objects, buildings, crafts, landscapes, and gardens? How do we value and prioritise our cultural heritage? These are some of the questions that the Department of Conservation explores in both our study programs and in our research. Education and research at the Department cover a wide range of questions about how we can identify and analyse the values of cultural heritage.

News and events

News – 3 December 2025

Reframing practices that shape place futures

In her doctoral thesis, Rebecca Staats explores how different actors – from planners to local communities – shape the future…

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News – 29 October 2025

Arctic town Kiruna is colder after the move

When mining forced Kiruna to relocate, the city planners took the opportunity to modernise. But with a large square, city…

BICCS

Experimental Sessions and Global Perspectives at BICCS 2025

Study here

We offer two unique international master’s programs that cover the conservation of heritage objects and the issues of maintenance and reuse, contemporary developments, and different aspects of participatory heritage planning.

Study Conservation

We offer two international master's programs.

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Master’s students working on a coat of arms object

Our research

Conservation research relate to the planning and operation of practices in order to preserve, conserve, restore and develop objects, buildings, parks and landscapes.

Our research

The Department of Conservation’s areas of research span a broad field of knowledge and issues relating to the planning and…

Doctoral Studies

The breadth and complexity of the field of conservation are reflected in the variation in doctoral thesis topics at the…

Heritage Science Network Program

The Heritage Science Network Program is a research initiative that aims to develop research and practice in the field of…

The Craft Laboratory

The Crafts Laboratory is a centre for crafts that is a part of the Department of Conservation. The aim of the Craft Laboratory is to document, safeguard and develop traditional craft skills in the fields of building crafts, cultural landscapes, and gardening crafts.