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.
![Image extraite de la vidéo : La Fondation Culture & Diversité. (2018, 25 janvier). La Classe préparatoire intégrée à l’Institut national du patrimoine pour les conservateurs [Vidéo]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmwSsRZgEGQ](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/media/2023-06/capture-decran-2023-06-30-a-10.55.19.png?itok=pKe061_H "Image extraite de la vidéo : La Fondation Culture & Diversité. (2018, 25 janvier). La Classe préparatoire intégrée à l’Institut national du patrimoine pour les conservateurs [Vidéo]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmwSsRZgEGQ")
