Training in the Conservation of Paintings - Calouste Gulbenkian ...

TRAINING IN THE CONSERVATION OF PAINTINGS
Staff
10. The total permanent staff is seventy-one; the number of restorers
dealing with several branches of conservation is fifteen, including
the principal restorer, and there are eleven technicians.
There are six scientists aided by three laboratory technicians. No
part-time staff are employed.
Finance
n. ICR is financed by the Italian Government through the Ministry
of Public Instruction.
Student Finance
12. The tuition is free. As regards maintenance, some students
receive scholarships from a private foundation, and several regions,
Sicily and Apulia, for example, have made provision in their programmes
for giving scholarships to students coming from those
provinces.
VI. THE INSTITUT ROYAL DU PATRIMOINE
ARTISTIQUE - BRUSSELS
1. The Institut Royal de Patrimoine Artistique (IRPA) was set up
under the Belgian Ministry of Education and Culture in 1934 to
conserve the artistic heritage of Belgium, whether in the ownership
of public museums or galleries, the church or private persons.
2. Since 1962 the IRPA has been housed in a new building, which
also provides accommodation for other national institutions, such
as the Archaeological Excavation Service. The area of the conservation
studio is 1,100 square metres (11,840 square feet).
3. In addition to the conservation of paintings, the institute undertakes
that of polychrome sculpture and other objects on a wooden
support, involving other materials such as ivory or enamel, of tapestries
and of archaeological antiquities. It does not restore watercolours
or drawings, which are dealt with by the Royal Library, and
rarely deals with the conservation of oriental works of art.
4. The Institute's library, archives and photographic collections,
which have been developed during the last eighteen years, are available
not only to the staff and students, but also to all scholars and
conservators.
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