Institut National du Patrimoine (INP Paris)

France

Address: 2 rue Vivienne, 75002 Paris, Île-de-France, France

Conservation-Restoration of Cultural Heritage (Scientific Specialties)

INP is a public higher education institution under the Ministry of Culture, training curators and conservators of heritage. The conservator training involves significant scientific and technical expertise in materials science, chemistry, and conservation techniques.

Domains taught:

Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Materials, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Quality, Software Engineering, Statistics

Diplomas*:

Diploma, Master

Status:

Public

Partnerships:

Partnerships with major museums (Louvre, etc.), historical monuments laboratories (LRMH, C2RMF), and international conservation institutes.

Research:

Materials science for heritage conservation, Analytical techniques for cultural heritage, Conservation ethics and practices, Scientific research on alteration and preservation of artifacts.

Famous Alumnis:

N/A

International recognition**:

Number of staff***:

100

Current students***:

200

Foreign students***:

N/A%

Cumulative former students***:

N/A

Pros

Leading institution for training heritage conservators, strong scientific and technical component in conservation studies.

Cons

Highly specialized, focus on cultural heritage conservation.

Best For

Higher education for heritage conservation, with strong scientific and technical training for conservators.

Ceramics, Chemistry, Corrosion, Environmental Impact, Materials, Non-Destructive Testing (NDT), Sustainable Materials

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*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.

**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:

known locally
known locally and internationally
is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications

***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.

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