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Master’s in Conservation, Museums & Logistics Engineering

Online master's programme of 1,900 hours in conservation engineering, museums and logistics for motor heritage. 12 modules covering preventive conservation, vehicle materials, collection storage, museum management, exhibition design, collection logistics and risk management, with an assigned technical tutor.

Duration1900 h
ModeOnline
LanguageEnglish
Start datesSet by the faculty
AwardSEIUM Institute diploma
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Learning outcomes

What you will be able to do

01

Understand the automobile as an item of cultural heritage.

02

Apply the principles of preventive conservation.

03

Design storage facilities for vehicle collections.

04

Manage museums and collections.

05

Design exhibitions on motoring heritage.

06

Plan the logistics of collections.

07

Draw up risk and emergency management plans.

Profile

Who it's for

  • Curators of automobile collections.
  • Museum managers.
  • Collection registrars.
  • Collection logistics managers.
  • Exhibition curators.
  • Preventive conservation technicians.
  • Engineering or science graduates looking to move into the museum sector.
Standards & tools

What you'll work with

  • ICOM Code of Ethics (ethics for museums)
  • EN 15757 (temperature and relative humidity for organic heritage materials)
  • EN 16893 (buildings for storing and displaying heritage collections)
  • FIVA Turin Charter (preservation and use of historic vehicles)
  • EN 15898 (main general terms and definitions in conservation)
  • EN 16095 (condition recording for movable cultural heritage)
  • EN 12195-1 (load restraint on road vehicles)
  • ISO 11799 (storage requirements for archive and library materials)
  • CollectiveAccess
  • Axiell Collections
  • Hanwell Pro
  • Microsoft Project
Syllabus

12 modules · 1900 h

  1. 1.1. Industrial and mobile heritage
  2. 1.2. Automobile museums around the world
  3. 1.3. Public and private collections
  4. 1.4. ICOM Code of Ethics
  5. 1.5. Conservation, restoration and use
  6. 1.6. Turin Charter
  7. 1.7. Heritage values of the vehicle
  8. 1.8. Collection documentation
  9. 1.9. Risk management
  10. 1.10. Case study: diagnosis of a collection
  1. 2.1. Agents of deterioration
  2. 2.2. Temperature and relative humidity
  3. 2.3. Light and radiation
  4. 2.4. Atmospheric pollutants and their effects
  5. 2.5. Pest and rodent prevention
  6. 2.6. Vibration and its control
  7. 2.7. Safe handling of objects
  8. 2.8. Environmental monitoring with data loggers
  9. 2.9. Conservation plans
  10. 2.10. Workshop: preventive conservation plan
  1. 3.1. Metals and corrosion
  2. 3.2. Paints and varnishes
  3. 3.3. Leathers and textiles
  4. 3.4. Rubber and plastics
  5. 3.5. Glass and safety glazing
  6. 3.6. Wood and cabinetry elements
  7. 3.7. Fluids and their management
  8. 3.8. Batteries and their maintenance
  9. 3.9. Interactions between materials
  10. 3.10. Practical exercise: materials assessment of a vehicle
  1. 4.1. Storage facility design
  2. 4.2. Environmental control of the store
  3. 4.3. Support systems
  4. 4.4. Covers and protection
  5. 4.5. Space organisation
  6. 4.6. Collection inventory
  7. 4.7. Security against theft
  8. 4.8. Fire protection
  9. 4.9. Storage costs
  10. 4.10. Case study: design of a store for fifty vehicles
  1. 5.1. Mission and planning
  2. 5.2. Collection management
  3. 5.3. Acquisitions and deaccessioning
  4. 5.4. Loan management
  5. 5.5. Collection documentation
  6. 5.6. Museum staff
  7. 5.7. Available sources of funding
  8. 5.8. Monitoring and control indicators
  9. 5.9. Governance of the institution
  10. 5.10. Workshop: strategic plan for a museum
  1. 6.1. Principles of exhibition design
  2. 6.2. Exhibition narrative
  3. 6.3. Lighting of vehicles on display
  4. 6.4. Mounts and protection
  5. 6.5. Visitor interactivity
  6. 6.6. Exhibition accessibility
  7. 6.7. Organising temporary exhibitions
  8. 6.8. Organising touring exhibitions
  9. 6.9. Evaluation of results and impact
  10. 6.10. Practical exercise: temporary exhibition project
  1. 7.1. Vehicles in running order
  2. 7.2. Minimum maintenance of vehicles on display
  3. 7.3. Use at events
  4. 7.4. Risks of use
  5. 7.5. Documentation of interventions
  6. 7.6. Start-up procedures
  7. 7.7. Conservation of fluids
  8. 7.8. Balancing use and conservation
  9. 7.9. Use policy
  10. 7.10. Case study: use policy for a museum
  1. 8.1. Packing and protection
  2. 8.2. Road transport of collections
  3. 8.3. Sea and air transport
  4. 8.4. Loading and stowage
  5. 8.5. Applicable insurance and cover
  6. 8.6. Complete documentation of the process
  7. 8.7. Customs procedures
  8. 8.8. Couriers and accompaniment
  9. 8.9. Incident management
  10. 8.10. Workshop: logistics plan for an international loan
  1. 9.1. Risk analysis
  2. 9.2. ABC method of risk management
  3. 9.3. Fire risk
  4. 9.4. Flood risk
  5. 9.5. Theft and vandalism
  6. 9.6. Emergency plans
  7. 9.7. Collection salvage
  8. 9.8. Applicable insurance and cover
  9. 9.9. Recovery after a disaster
  10. 9.10. Practical exercise: emergency plan for a collection
  1. 10.1. Audience studies
  2. 10.2. Design of educational programmes
  3. 10.3. Audience mediation
  4. 10.4. Activity programming
  5. 10.5. Working with local communities
  6. 10.6. Volunteer management
  7. 10.7. Technology in the visit
  8. 10.8. Museum marketing
  9. 10.9. Evaluation of results and impact
  10. 10.10. Case study: educational programme for schoolchildren
  1. 11.1. Sustainability in museums
  2. 11.2. Energy efficiency measures
  3. 11.3. Carbon footprint
  4. 11.4. Digitisation of collections
  5. 11.5. New museum narratives
  6. 11.6. Electric mobility in museums
  7. 11.7. Recent automotive heritage
  8. 11.8. Living collections in running order
  9. 11.9. Sector trends and outlook
  10. 11.10. Workshop: sustainability plan for a museum
  1. 12.1. Selection of a collection or institution
  2. 12.2. Diagnosis of the collection
  3. 12.3. Conservation plan
  4. 12.4. Storage plan
  5. 12.5. Proposed exhibition plan
  6. 12.6. Logistics plan for the operation
  7. 12.7. Management plan
  8. 12.8. Conclusions and future lines of work
  9. 12.9. Master's Thesis report
  10. 12.10. Master's Thesis: defence before a panel
Methodology, software & labs

How you'll learn

The programme is 100% online on the SEIUM campus, with downloadable material, recorded classes and an assigned technical tutor. There are no fixed timetables: you progress at your own pace within each intake, so you can combine your studies with work.

Each module combines theory, guided reading of the original standard and applied exercises. The working software is CollectiveAccess, Axiell Collections, Hanwell Pro and Microsoft Project, in free, academic or evaluation versions. Procedures are studied on real cases of environmental monitoring of collections, planning of international loans and collection risk assessments. Assessment is continuous for each module, plus the final Master's Thesis.

Standards covered: ICOM Code of Ethics, EN 15757, EN 16893, FIVA Turin Charter, EN 15898, EN 16095, EN 12195-1, ISO 11799.

Assigned technical tutor:every module ends with a deliverable that your tutor marks individually.
Standards-based learning:guided reading of the ICOM Code of Ethics, EN 15757 and EN 16893 applied to real cases, not as a theoretical annex.
Industry software:CollectiveAccess, Axiell Collections, Hanwell Pro and Microsoft Project, in free, academic or evaluation versions.
Master's Thesis with defence:An integrated conservation, storage, exhibition, logistics and management plan for a real collection or institution, defended before a panel.
Flexible format:100% online, no fixed timetables, compatible with full-time work.
Capstone project

Build it end to end

Your final project follows the real engineering workflow, step by step, reviewed by your tutor.

Collection diagnosis
Select a collection or institution and assess its heritage value, condition and risks.
Conservation and storage plan
Define preventive conservation measures and a storage solution for the vehicles.
Exhibition proposal
Design an exhibition plan with narrative, lighting, mounts and accessibility.
Logistics and management plan
Plan transport, insurance and documentation together with the institution's management plan.
Master's Thesis
Bring the plans together in the thesis report, defended before a panel.
Career opportunities

Where this takes you

Automobile collection curatorMuseum managerCollection registrarCollection logistics managerExhibition curatorPreventive conservation technician
Admissions & scholarships

Requirements

  • University degree in engineering, science or architecture, or equivalent demonstrable professional experience.
  • Internet connection and a computer capable of running the programme software.
  • English sufficient to read technical standards.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

The programme totals 1,900 hours over 12–14 months. You set your own pace within each intake, and your tutor helps you plan the workload around your job.

You work with CollectiveAccess, Axiell Collections, Hanwell Pro and Microsoft Project, using free, academic or evaluation versions. Your tutor indicates the free alternative wherever one exists.

A SEIUM Institute diploma, awarded on passing the continuous assessment and the Master's Thesis. It is SEIUM's own qualification, not an official state degree; its recognition depends on the programme completed and the regulations of each country.

Yes. Modules passed in a course or postgraduate diploma in the same area are recognised in the higher programme. Ask about the recognition policy when you enrol.

A university degree in engineering, science or architecture (or equivalent demonstrable professional experience), a computer able to run the programme software and English sufficient to read technical standards.

Start dates are set by SEIUM's faculty for each intake. Our admissions team will confirm the next available date when you apply.

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