Restoration

Restoration may refer to:
* In art, returning something to a better state, see art conservation and restoration
* In criminal justice, restoration is another term for restorative justice
* In history, a restoration is a historical episode under which a previous government of an area is reinstated (see also: Restauration)
** The English Restoration, after which is named the HMS Restoration
** A period in the History of France, the Bourbon Restoration after 1814
** The Spanish Restoration
** The Swiss Restoration known as the Restauration (Switzerland) after the fall of Napoleon in 1814
** The Restoration period in Germany after the failed revolution of 1848
** Meiji Restoration, a period in Japanese history after 1866
* Circuit restoration, in telecommunications, action taken to repair and return to service one or more telecommunications services
* In architecture, building restoration consists of work performed on a building in order to return it to a previous state of conservation
* Restoration (television), a BBC TV show in the UK highlighting buildings at risk
* Dental restoration, in dentistry, the shaped replacement material for lost tooth structure
* Restoration of vehicles, furniture, appliances, equipment, etc
* In ecology, restoration represents the return of a landscape, ecosystem, or other ecological entity to a predefined historical state. See Restoration Ecology
* Restoration (newspaper), a Catholic newspaper published by the Madonna House Apostolate
Restoration (1989 novel), a 1989 novel by Rose Tremain
Restoration (novel), a 2002 novel by Carol Berg
The Restoration (film), a 1909 film by D.W. Griffith, based on the novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky
* Restoration (film), a 1995 film starring Robert Downey Jr
* Restorationism was a religious movement in 19th century eastern United States and Canada
* Restoration Branches, independent organizations that have left the Community of Christ
* In Christianity, the restoration of a person. An example of this can be found in John 21:15-19 where Peter is restored by Christ