The purpose of the centre is to promote excellence in the conservation of the historic environment and specifically to teach traditional building craft skills which can be utilised in the repair and maintenance of historic buildings.

The Centre promotes a policy of Minimal Intervention in dealing with the repair of historic buildings, combined with a strategy of Compatibility in techniques and materials, and the use of local resources. It promotes a philosophy of analysing, understanding, and recording historic buildings before and during intervention.

Click here for more information about the Bánffy Castle, Bontida.

Field Study Center

Types of courses:

1. Landscape architecture;
2. Art history;
3. Archaeology;
4. The Centre is developing programmes in painting, photography, tourism marketing, and history;
5. Involvement of schools: heritage days for schoolchildren.