Amelia International Conservation Studies

Director – Central Institute for Restoration (ICR) – Ministry of Culture

Architectural Officer of the Appia Antica Archaeological Park. He holds a degree in Architecture from the IUAV University of Venice with a thesis on urban regeneration, and a Master's degree in the Conservation, Management, and Enhancement of Industrial Heritage from Padua.
He earned his PhD in the History of Architecture from the Department of Cultural Heritage at the University of Salento.

He is a former recipient of research grants and postdoctoral fellowships focusing on new technologies for the restoration and understanding of architectural heritage at the ISUFI Advanced Institute (University of Salento), where he also served as a Subject Expert (cultore della materia) in the History of Architecture. Furthermore, he is a former Adjunct Professor of Urban Archaeology at the University of Sassari (Department of Architecture, Design, and Urban Planning) and a Subject Expert in Architectural and Urban Design.

He has collaborated on research projects with the University of Bursa in Gölyazı (Bursa) – Apollonia ad Rhyndacum (Mysia) and in Gümüşlük (Bodrum) – Myndos (Caria). As a freelance professional, he has worked extensively in both the private and public sectors, focusing on design for the protection and enhancement of cultural heritage, and has earned placements and honorable mentions in various design competitions. He has authored numerous publications on the history of architecture and territory, archaeology, architectural design, and urban planning.

She graduated as a restorer/conservator at the Institute for Restoration in Rome in 1989, in the painting sector, and got specialized in stone and stucco materials in 1990. She worked as an assistant in the course of Wall paintings at ICCROM in 1983.
Then, in 1991 she graduated in Literature and specialized in Art History at the University of Rome La Sapienza, having as a supervisor the Prof. Maurizio Calvesi. She has been working as an independent restorer since 1991 with the major Italian Superintendencies, government bodies and the Vatican City. She works at her studio in Rome, in Trastevere neighborhood on different types of artifacts: from canvases, panel paintings, paintings on copper, wall paintings, plasters, stone materials and more.

Lara Androvandi is a versatile Italian artist and graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts of Carrara, specialized in metalworking under Master Arnaldo Pomodoro. Renowned for her mastery of Ebru (ancient Turkish water marbling), she uniquely blends tradition with modern resins and gold leaf to create a distinct "Pop" aesthetic. Her prestigious career includes gifting the sculpture ALITHOS ANESTI to Pope Francis for the Vatican collections and creating the 2024 Masgalano for the Palio di Siena.
Beyond the studio, Androvandi is celebrated for her live "painting on water" performances and her deep social commitment, notably collaborating with the Gemelli Hospital on pediatric art therapy. She has also had a prestigious collaboration with the Embassy of the Republic of Turkey in Rome, leveraging her expertise in Ebru, which has been declared an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in Turkey.
A recipient of the Carabiniere Benemerito honor and a dedicated educator, her work is exhibited internationally, bridging the gap between classical inspiration and contemporary innovation.

Guy Devreux since 2006 is the head of the Marble and Plaster Casts Restoration Laboratory of the Vatican Museums.
His work is concentrated in the management of the teams of internal and external restorers, engaged in safeguarding the stone artifacts present in the collections of the Vatican Museums, as well as having the responsibility of safeguarding all the valuable surfaces in stone material present in the territory of the Vatican City.
After completing his studies in restoration in Florence (1983), he began working, getting specialized in various restoration areas, in Canada (CCQ) and in Belgium (IRPA). Back in Italy he attended various advanced restoration courses at ICCROM. Much of his work was then concentrated in the management of monumental restoration sites spread throughout the Italian territory, from the walls of Cittadella, Padua, to the Acaia castle in Lecce, as well as the Orvieto Cathedral and the Certosa di San Martino in Naples, to give some examples. Over the years, he has been a consultant for various institutions in many countries, such as for the Aga Khan Trust for Culture in Egypt and Mali, or for the World Monuments Fund in Thailand. During these years he was called to give lectures and courses in various institutions in the sector and in numerous universities in Italy and abroad (UNI Sapienza, Uni Roma tre, MIT, ICCROM etc.)

Leonardo Borgioli has a degree in Chemistry; University of Florence. His dissertation was on the study of microemulsions used in the cleaning of Masaccio’s frescoes in the Cappella Brancacci, church of Carmine, Florence.
He holds a European patent on dispersed systems for paper deacidification, and he has published numerous articles and books on pigments and the use of polymers in conservation.
He teaches Diagnostic Techniques for Conservators and organizes seminars for restorers on chemistry applied to conservation. His aim is to guide students and restorers through the complex and highly specialized world of diagnostics for conservation.