Initial training of conservators-restorers

Admitted on a competitive basis, conservation-restoration students follow a five-year training programme which includes seven specialties : earthenware, graphic arts and books, textile arts, furniture, painting, photography and sculpture.

In Aubervilliers, the department of conservators with its well-equipped workshops, provide optimal learning conditions. Here, students can work on unique and original works entrusted by numerous heritage institutions.

Theoretical and practical teaching, internships in professional environments and field-schools in France and abroad, prepare future heritage conservators for a profession that combines manual skills, scientific knowledge and ethical practice.

The fifth and final year of training is devoted to research and restoration work that leads to the preparation of a thesis and oral examination. Conferred with a master's degree, this diploma in conservation-restoration is essential to be entitled to work on public collections.