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.

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The core curriculum

The core curriculum provides the practical, theoretical and methodological foundations needed to prepare and implement all the dimensions of a

Atelier de restauration des arts du feu de l'INP, photo d'Arthur Laforge, 2015

Earthenware speciality

The Earthenware speciality comprises two workshops, one devoted to metal objects, the other to ceramic, enamel and glass objects. They

Atelier de restauration des arts textiles de l'INP, photo d'Arthur Laforge, 2015

Textile Arts speciality

The workshop receives costumes and items of clothing, furnishing and interior decoration textiles, archaeological fabrics, flags, ethnographic objects, and so

Atelier de restauration du mobilier de l'INP, photo d'Arthur Laforge, 2015

Furniture speciality

The workshop houses classic pieces of furniture (chests of drawers, cabinets, tables, desks, chairs, etc.), as well as a wide

Atelier de restauration des peintures de l'INP, photo d'Arthur Laforge, 2015

Painting specialily

The workshop provides training in the conservation-restoration of easel paintings using a wide variety of techniques (tempera, oil, acrylic, etc.)

Atelier de restauration des sculptures de l'INP, photo d'Arthur Laforge, 2015

Sculpture speciality

The workshop receives sculptures from all periods, made from a wide range of materials: raw clay and terracotta, wood, stone

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Formation continue sur le nettoyage des textiles à l'INP, photo d'Angèle Dequier, 2018

Continuing education program

Inp is the reference point in the field of continuing education of heritage professionals. With an annual catalogue programme of...

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Diploma in heritage curation

Each year, the Institut national du patrimoine offers international heritage professionals the opportunity to apply to join the training programme

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Professionalization

La créatrice de vitraux Flavie Vincent-Petit - Photo : DR

PhD by the project

At doctoral level, the Institut national du patrimoine is a member of the EUR Humanités, Création et Patrimoine, which is

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Research

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The research laboratory

The Laboratory of the department of conservators-restorers is a research unit recognised by the Ministry of Higher Education and reporting