Chiara Fornari
Senior Restorer Conservator in the Ceramics, Plastic, and Vitreous Objects Conservation Department , Opificio delle Pietre Dure
Chiara graduated in architecture at the University of Florence in 2000 with a thesis in Construction Science about the behaviour of masonry under seismic stresses. In 2003 she graduated from the Opificio delle Pietre Dure (OPD) in Florence as a Restorer of Cultural Heritage in the Plastic, Vitreous and Ceramic Objects Department, with a thesis about resin additions and assembly systems. In 2012 she obtained the first level master's degree in "Conservation and restoration of contemporary art works" at the OPD. Freelance architect and restorer until 2018, she designed and carried out restoration work as well as museums exhibits. Since December 2018, she is Senior Restorer Conservator in the Ceramics, Plastic, and Vitreous Objects Conservation Department at the OPD. She is also involved in the teaching activity for the students of the OPD School of Higher Education.
