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APPENDIX C 5. The IRPA is primarily a research institute, where scientific, technical and historical research are its major occupations. Conservation Staff 6. There is a staff of four/five restorers in the department concerned with the conservation of paintings. Apprenticeship Training 7. Though IRPA is primarily a research institute, it has since the beginning taken one/two trainees a year for a full training by the apprenticeship method lasting four years. They receive a small salary as trainees, and work closely with the restorer staff as apprentices. These trainees have, before entry, normally attended art schools or have a degree in art history. Formal Course 8. Since its establishment in the present building, however, it has developed, with financial aid from the University of Ghent, and the cooperation of the Rome Centre, ICOM, and UNESCO, a formal one-year Advanced Course (Cours de Perfectionnement) for ten fully qualified conservators. This course is intended to serve as a consolidation of the students' earlier training and experience and to enable them to study and review the principles governing the practice they have learnt. Qualifications 9. Candidates must be between 20-35 years of age and have had at least three years of study in a School of Restoration, or five years practical restoration experience under supervision. Candidates may have received their training within the IRPA or be from abroad. Syllabus 10. About one-third of the course is theoretical and the remaining two-thirds is practical and includes visits to other establishments. The students on this course are taught by the staff of restorers attached to IRPA, four or five in number, and visiting restorers and lecturers, both Belgian and foreign. Award 11. This course leads to a certificate of the institute, which cannot be equated with any other official degree or diploma.
TRAINING IN THE CONSERVATION OF PAINTINGS Student Finance 12. The training is free; but travel and living expenses must be found by the student. Assistance towards these expenses is available to non-Belgian students under various cultural and other inter-governmental agreements, from private foundations, from UNESCO, ICOM, and the Rome Centre. Vll. THE DOERNER INSTITUTE - MUNICH 1. The Doerner Institute is the Conservation Department of the Alte Pinakothek, of which its Director, Dr C. Wolters, is Deputy Director. It is housed separately on an upper floor of the Bayerisches Staatsgemaldesammlungen. The area of the restoration studios and scientific laboratories is approximately 750 square metres (8,073 square feet); this does not include other workshops, offices and the library. 2. The Doerner Institute is a research institute of conservation studies and is consulted by members of the public. The main source of material for conservation is the Alte Pinakothek, and other museums and galleries in Bavaria, but some work is done for private clients. The Doerner Institute specialises in the conservation of easel paintings. 3. Full records of every painting which receives treatment at the Institute are kept. A copy is returned with the painting to the gallery or client and another copy is kept at the Institute. These records are available to members of the staff and bona fide scholars, but not to the general public. 4. Research is carried out on the applications of physical and biological sciences to conservation and restoration, and special studies have been made of environmental problems. The findings are published. Staff 5. The full complement of staff is sixteen, they are: 4 Restorers 2 Junior Restorers 4 Craftsmen (3 carpenters, i gilder) i Photographer (operates X-ray equipment and also works for the Bayerische Staatgemaldesammlungen) 92
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