The Institut national du patrimoine (National Heritage Institute) is a higher education institution of the Ministry of Culture specializing in the training of heritage professionals. It is unique in Europe in that it prepares for the professions of heritage curators and conservators, in Paris and Aubervilliers. Each year, Inp organizes two competitive recruitment examinations and selects around 50 curator students and about 20 conservator students.
For the latter, the completion of a final-year dissertation on a work of their choice is the culmination of a whole year of dedication and research.
Lauriane Boudeau – student in the 5th year of training – specialising in the arts of fire and metal. Study and conservation-restoration of two ‘telrin’ or Tuareg arm daggers with scabbards, late 19th century - early 20th century, preserved at the Musée des explorations du monde, Cannes © Chloé Bernard / Inp
The Fondation Etrillard is involved in projects to develop skills in the arts and crafts and restoration workshops, and this year it wanted to offer its support to student restorers training at the Inp. It has therefore decided to create a scholarship to fund the fifth and final year of training for a heritage conservator student.
Thanks to this scholarship, the student will be able to complete his work, the results of which will be presented to the public during the defences that will take place in September 2025 in the auditorium of the Colbert Gallery.
This donation represents a long-term investment in the promotion of know-how, its transmission and the maintenance of high-level skills in this specialised field.
Fanny Herr – student in the 5th year of training – specialising in painting. Study and conservation-restoration of an oil on canvas by Amélie Beaury-Saurel entitled "Nos filles" (Our Daughters), late 19th century - early 20th century), kept at the museum of La Roche-sur-Yon. © Chloé Bernard / Inp