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art restoration project
UK/ɑːt rɪˈstɔːreɪʃən ˈprɒdʒekt/US/ɑrt rɪˈstɔːreɪʃən ˈprɑːdʒɛkt/ART re·STO·ra·TION PRO·ject
a project to repair and preserve artworks or artifacts that have been damaged
Examples
“The museum launched an art restoration project to save several faded paintings.”
“Funding for an art restoration project can come from private donors.”
“Volunteers assisted conservators on the art restoration project.”
Band 8 sentence
“After years of neglect, the county supported an ambitious art restoration project that returned the frescoes to their original vibrancy.”
Collocations
- carry out an art restoration project
- fund an art restoration project
Word family
Common mistakes
art restoration program→art restoration project
restoring arts→art restoration
Say it for a higher band
5painting repair→6restoration project→7+art restoration project
Synonyms
conservation project
Easily confused
conservation project
“The conservation project focused on controlling humidity in the storage rooms.”
restoration project
“They began a restoration project on the old theatre.”
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