About this programme
The Master's in Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage is a unique and innovative interdisciplinary programme for students with a passion for cultural heritage and the desire to combine theory with practice in their studies and following career. It offers nine branches of specialisation in conservation and a separate track in Technical Art History.
What the whole degree costs
Not just tuition. Everything, for the full 2 years. Living in Amsterdam · EU vs non-EU, select your country of origin.
- Tuition, 2 yearsEU: €2,530/yr statutory · non-EU: €25,900/yr€5,060–51,800
- Student room, 24 monthsrooms from €650/mo · typically €925/mo, Amsterdam€22,200
- Living, 24 months€975/mo: food, transport, phone, books€23,400
- Visa & insurancenon-EU students only: +€45/mo insurance + €228 permit+€1,308
- Total, all-inliving in Amsterdam, EU vs non-EU. Choose above.€50,660–98,708
Rent source: uva.nl
Where it stands
Computed from SparkPath's verified records · 2 axes across the field, in-country.
Can I get in?
The published requirements, checked against the official programme page. Open the section that applies to you.
Academic requirements2 on record
- An academic Bachelor's degree from an accredited research university in any discipline
Local variants + foreign-degree pathway1 on record
- a Bachelor's degree from a University of Applied Sciences if it includes the 30 EC minor Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage, 6 EC in Academic Skills (Arts and Culture) and 6 EC in the UvA Bachelor's Art History module 'Art - Culture - Society'.
Where you'd live
Median room rents by student area in Amsterdam. Sources: CBS / local city statistics.
rooms from €650/mo · typically €925/mo · Amsterdam
Everyday living around €975/mo (food, transport, phone, books).
Housing is scarce; start looking the day you're admitted, not the day you land.
The university
University of Amsterdam at a glance · Amsterdam, NL