Nigéria

Since 2025, following a visit by representatives of Nigerian cultural institutions, the INP has been gradually developing a partnership with Nigerian institutions, in particular with the Museum of Western African Art (MOWAA) in Lagos.

June 2026: Visit to the INP by Elizabeth Adeyemo, a conservator at the MOWAA.

June 2025: Visit to France by a Nigerian delegation of heritage sector professionals, including representatives from the MOWAA, the National Commission for Museums and Monuments, the Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilisation, and the Yaba Art Museum.

Training of cultural heritage curators

Curator students are admitted following a competitive entrance examination. Their training, organized in partnership with the Institut national des études...

Atelier de restauration de l'INP, photo de Chloé Bernard, 2022

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...

Les élèves conservateurs en cours - Photo : INP

Diploma in heritage curation

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

Competitive examinations for heritage curators

The external and internal competitive examinations for heritage curators are organised by the Institut national du patrimoine on behalf of...

Atelier Arts Graphiques - Photo : Laure Vandeninde / INP

Admission to training as a heritage conservator-restorer

The heritage conservator-restorer qualification, which confers a master's degree in the conservation-restoration of cultural property, is accessible either in the...