Restoration

Template:Sister project Restoration is the act of restoring something to its original state. This may refer to:

• Conservation and restoration of cultural property
  • Audio restoration
  • Conservation and restoration of immovable cultural property
  • Film restoration
  • Image restoration
  • Textile restoration
• Ecological restoration

Restoration may also refer to:

Film and television

• The Restoration (1909 film), a film by D.W. Griffith starring Mary Pickford
• The Restoration (1910 film), an American silent short drama produced by the Thanhouser Company
• The Restoration (2020 film), a Peruvian comedy film
• Restoration (1995 film), a film by Michael Hoffman starring Robert Downey Jr
• Restoration (2011 film), an Israeli film by Yossi Madmoni
• Restoration (2016 film), an Australian science fiction thriller by Stuart Willis
• Restoration (TV series), a BBC TV series
• "Restoration" (Arrow), an episode of Arrow
• "Restoration" (Shifting Gears), an episode of Shifting Gears

History

• Kenmu Restoration (1333) in Japan
• Portuguese Restoration War (1640–1668)
• Stuart Restoration (1660) in England, Wales and associated realms
  • Restoration (Ireland)
  • Restoration (Scotland)
  • Restoration in the English colonies
• Restoration and Regeneration in Switzerland (1814–1830)
• First Restoration in France (1814)
• Bourbon Restoration in France (1815)
• Restoration (Peru) (1839–1841), also called the Peruvian Restoration
• Dominican Restoration War (1863–1865)
• Meiji Restoration (1868) in Japan
• Restoration (Spain) (1874–1931), also called the Bourbon Restoration
• Manchu Restoration (1917) in China

Literature

• Restoration literature, English literature written during the Stuart Restoration of 1660–1688
• Restoration comedy, English comedy written and performed in the English Restoration period of 1660–1710
• Restoration (Berg novel), a 2002 novel by Carol Berg
• Restoration (Ólafsson novel), a 2012 novel by Ólafur Jóhann Ólafsson
• Restoration (Tremain novel), a 1989 novel by Rose Tremain set during the English Revolution
• Restoration (newspaper), a Catholic newspaper published by the Madonna House Apostolate

Music

• Restorations (band), an American rock band
• Restoration (EP), an EP by Haken, 2014
• Restoration (Lecrae album), 2020
• Restoration (Røry album), 2025
• The Restoration – Joseph: Part Two, by Neal Morse, 2024
• Restoration, half of the Revamp & Restoration double tribute album to Elton John and Bernie Taupin, 2018

Religion

• Church of God (Restoration), denomination rooted in the holiness movement
• Restoration (Latter Day Saints), doctrine of the Latter Day Saint movement
• Restoration branches, independent Latter Day Saints organizations
• Restoration Movement, a Christian movement originating in the 19th century that seeks to restore the doctrine and practice of the early church
• Victorian restoration, extensive refurbishment and rebuilding of Church of England churches during the 19th-century

Ships

• HMS Restoration (1678), a third rate built by Betts
• HMS Restoration (1706), a third rate
• Restaurationen (Restoration), a sloop

Other uses

• Dental restoration
• Restoration Hardware, a hardware store
• Restoration style
• Restoration of the Monarchy, a fashion label by Eric Villency
• Foreskin restoration, the process of regaining some of the tissue lost in circumcision

See also

• Restauration (disambiguation)
• Restorationism (disambiguation)
• Concert of Europe, the European Restoration following the Napoleonic Wars
• Reforestation, natural or intentional restocking of existing forests and woodlands that have been depleted, usually through deforestation
• Restorative justice, in criminal justice sometimes called restoration
• Restore (disambiguation)