FrançaisCICRP – Centre Interrégional de Conservation et Restauration du Patrimoine
[CICRP - Interregional Centre for Heritage Conservation and Restoration]
Documentation
Summary :
The Documentation Department is responsible for the reception, management and storage of the scientific and technical information produced and acquired by the CICRP in the areas of the conservation and restoration of cultural property. It makes this body of documentation available to professionals in the field, students and researchers, facilitates access to information, and disseminates these resources in various forms.
Documentation
The CICRP's Documentation Centre houses a specialised collection (books, periodicals, articles, CD-ROMs, DVDs, etc.) focusing on several key areas:
- History and legal framework governing heritage collections: museums, historical monuments, archives, etc.
- Subjects in the history of art related to the study areas and conservation/restoration missions of the CICRP
- Conservation and restoration: ethical issues, techniques, science applied to these areas
- Heritage techniques and materials
- Preventive conservation
In addition, the Documentation Centre keeps on file all reports on research programmes and studies conducted by the CICRP, as well as archives of all scientific images.
Publications, events and activities
The department is also responsible for communicating the information acquired and produced by the CICRP, in the form of the following regular publications and events:
- Topical guides: Written for various types of audiences as well as for professionals in the cultural heritage field, these guides are prepared by the CICRP's technical and scientific teams, in collaboration with specialists in certain subjects as required.
- "Mémogravures": a series of multimedia educational tools combining a short interactive programme on a CD-ROM and a teacher's guide in PDF.
- Educational programmes developed by the CICRP (materials produced for programmes in the past).
- Other publications
- Exhibitions
Cultural mediation
The CICRP employs an educator attached to the French Ministry of National Education whose mission is to develop outreach programmes designed to introduce a wider public (teachers and their students) to the issues raised by the conservation and restoration of heritage collections. (View the educational programme for the current year).
The programme offered during the year is a multi-level project accessible to elementary, middle and high school students. In any given year, this programme may result in one or more exhibitions of student projects at schools or public places.
Other activities include seminars offered for teachers as part of the continuing education programme administered by the Aix-Marseille school district involving the development of educational resources (multimedia tools, teacher training workshops, etc.), local events demonstrating the CICRP's openness and commitment to its surrounding community, and participation in national events such as "Science en Fête", whose goal is to raise awareness and knowledge of science among the general public and attract young people to scientific careers.
Hours and access policy
From the 3rd March 2009, the Documentation Centre is open:
- Tuesday 9.00 - 13.00 (In order to conform to our security procedure, we do request anyone desirous of consulting to phone us at least the day before)
- or by appointement, staff permitting
The Documentation Centre is closed: on 16th February, from 5th July to 1st October 2010 and from 17th December to the 3td January 2011.
A special procedure to receive handicapped persons is examined and will be as soon as possible proposed.
Download our 
complete procedure (in French) in PDF.
Page last updated on 12 July 2010.
CICRP – Centre Interrégional de Conservation et Restauration du Patrimoine
Groupement d'Intérêt Public à Caractère Culturel
21, rue Guibal, F-13003 Marseille FRANCE
| 