<span class="Y2IQFc">The Institut national du patrimoine is a higher education institution of the Ministry of Culture.Its mission is the recruitment by competition and the training of curators of the heritage of the State, the territorial public service and the City of Paris as well as the selection, also by competition, and the training of conservators authorized to work on public collections. The training in the same establishment for these two closely complementary professions is a unique originality in Europe. The Inp also offers a very wide range of continuing education.</span>