Where do I begin if I want a career in historic restoration?

Question

And... what is the difference between historic restoration and historic preservation?

Answer 1

You can go in that direction as post graduate study through departments of history at colleges and universities.
Restoration requires repairing a site. Once it is repaired, it needs to be preserved. I'm sure you can do it by other avenues without the BA degree and graduate (masters) work in history.
Maybe some other answerers can help with other pathways.
I'm taking history courses in grad school and some of my friends are focusing on your area of interest. Good Luck.

Answer 2

There isn't really any difference between the two.

Some colleges actually offer courses in historic preservation. There is a list available at:

http://www.ncpe.us/

Many of the degrees are graduate degrees. The admissions requirements for these vary by what focus you want to take but often expect a bachelor's degree in history, architecture, art history or something similar.

For more information on careers in historic preservation, you can go to :

https://www.nthp.org/help/downloads/CareersandEducation.pdf

Good luck!

Answer 3

Listen I was in the employment industry and the best way to find out how is ask somebody in that filed. Your best answer will be a museum. Most places are very friendly when you tell them you are interested in their line of field and would like some direction. Try it out and see that the museum will give you the best advise.

Answer 4

http://architecture.about.com/z/js/o.htm?k=historic%20architect&d=Historic%20Architect&r=http%3A//architecture.about.com/od/preservation/Historic_Preservation_Research_Restore_and_Preserve.htm