Tailor-made training for institutions

Programmes cover collection documentation, management of acquisitions and gifts, provenance research, international loans and handling restitution requests. They include drafting an acquisition policy and an action plan in case of a claim.

They bring together curators, registrars, lawyers and management, for a shared approach.

The training covers due diligence on purchase and sale, provenance checks, anti-money-laundering, warranties, arbitration clauses and compliance with the code of ethics. It prepares for obtaining OIMAP's compliance label.

Practical workshops deal with the house's real files, anonymised for training.

Insurers, carriers, banks and wealth advisers handle works without being specialists. A short programme teaches them to spot warning signs, check a certificate, react to a BIOP alert and protect their clients.

Modules on valuation, condition and conservation complete the offer.

At institutions' request, the Academy can carry out an audit of their practices, followed by a training plan. This audit identifies risks (provenance, documentation, procedures) and corrective measures. It is not a certification, but prepares for an application for approval or the label.

The conclusions are confidential and handed to management.

Formats range from a half-day awareness session to a three-month pathway. Prices are set by quotation, depending on duration and number of participants. Annual packages make it possible to train all teams gradually.

Institutions that fund scholarships for colleagues from developing States benefit from a discount.

The Academy's reception service answers practical questions Monday to Friday, in French, English and Spanish, and can direct each visitor to the programme, scholarship or free resource that fits their situation. A guidance counsellor also offers a thirty-minute individual meeting, by appointment, to build a realistic training pathway.

Trainees' feedback is valuable: each session gives rise to a questionnaire, and the most useful suggestions are examined each quarter by the teaching committee. Do not hesitate to write to report a difficulty, propose a subject or tell us what the training has changed in your practice.