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A rare and beautiful 19th century estate is the setting for an innovative educational and training program in heritage conservation.

The two come together in a living, learning and working environment that celebrates the revitalization of our cultural and historical legacy.

News and Upcoming Programs

  • JULIAN SMITH ~ Editorial

    This is the third in a series of bi- weekly musings about the state of the heritage conservation field in Canada and internationally.

  • SPRING OPEN HOUSE - Saturday April 21

    Willowbank is a unique educational institution. We encourage prospective students

  • CULTURAL LANDSCAPE THEORY & PRACTICE - May 10-12

    This intensive three-day course will explore current thinking

  • NEW SHORT COURSES - June 7-9 and July 16-19

    The Centre for Cultural Landscape provides a broad array of short courses.

  • WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING AT WILLOWBANK

    Diploma Program students are increasingly active in the operations and outreach
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    Willowbank Blog

    Full-time students and faculty share their weekly educational experience

    Telling the heritage story

    We have a wide variety of instructors at Willowbank – it is the basis of the program. Not o...

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    Become a Willowbank Student

    Willowbank is an independent and innovative educational institution in the cultural heritage field, operating within a dramatic historic setting.

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    Short Course Cultural Landscape Theory and Practice

    The cultural landscape approach is an important tool in identifying, assessing, and altering significant landscapes, whether urban, rural or remote.

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    Italy Field School Program

    Spend three weeks in Northern Italy engaged in philosophical and technical debates, documenting an abandoned stone medieval village

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    Short Course Masonry Conservation

    This intensive one-week course will introduce participants to the conservation of historic masonry, addressing both the analysis of existing situations

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    OVERLAPPING CULTURAL LANDSCAPES: MEDIATING HERITAGE VALUE

    It is generally accepted that defining heritage value is fundamental to successful conservation activity. However, debates about heritage value were not

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