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
  • Restoration House, an Elizabethan mansion manor house in Rochester, Kent, England

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)