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Training

Online training

38,000 registered, 120 courses, 60 free courses: the Academy's learning platform, open everywhere, at any time.

Updated : October 28, 2026· 3 min read

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TLV Mirror with Multiple Nipples (9–23 CE)Learning platformAccount, catalogue, progress tracking, forums, certificates and support: how to use the platform.› Daffodil Table Lamp, Tiffany Studios (c. 1910–13)Free coursesSixty courses open to all: provenance, identification, law, ethics, conservation and digital.› Mirror with Concentric Circles (late 300s BCE–50 CE)WebinarsA free online seminar every month: legal news, tools, testimonials and question-and-answer sessions with experts.›

Training wherever you are

Leaf from a Lectionary with St. Luke (1057–1063)
Leaf from a Lectionary with St. Luke (1057–1063)

The Academy's learning platform offers 120 online courses, 60 of them free, in OIMAP's three languages. It reaches professionals the campuses do not: officers at remote border posts, curators of small museums, students, collectors.

38,000 people are registered, from 140 countries. Courses are short (two to ten hours), practical and supported by tutoring.

This section presents the platform, the free courses and the webinars.

  • Online
  • Platform
  • Lecture

Online training in figures

38,000Registered
120Lecture
60Free courses
78%Completion rate

Source: OIMAP Academy.

Three pages

Historiated Initial (O) Excised from an Antiphonary: The Donor, Gorus Fucci, Kneels before Christ (c. 1300–1350)ToolPlatform

Functions and access.

›St. Catherine of Siena and the Beggar, Giovanni di Paolo (1460s)FreeFree courses

60 open courses.

›Mirror with Concentric Circles, an Immortal, and Auspicious Animals (100 BCE–100 CE)LiveWebinars

Monthly seminars.

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Breakdown

Law and ethics24%
Provenance and due diligence26%
Identification24%
Conservation16%
Digital10%

Courses by theme.

A Lady Reading, Francis Seymour Haden (1833–1910)
A Lady Reading, Francis Seymour Haden (1833–1910)
Jar with Design in Underglaze Iron (1800s–1900s)
Jar with Design in Underglaze Iron (1800s–1900s)
Leaf from a Missal: The Crucifixion (recto) and Text (verso) (c. 1330–40)
Leaf from a Missal: The Crucifixion (recto) and Text (verso) (c. 1330–40)

For whom

The platform is for all heritage and market professionals, as well as students and the curious. Free courses are a gateway to the certification programmes. No diploma is required to register; some advanced courses require prerequisites.

Public officials of Member States can have free full access, via their focal point.

Distance pedagogy

Each course includes short videos, readings, quizzes, case studies and a forum led by a tutor. A weekly target of two to three hours structures the path. Automatic reminders and personalised follow-up explain a completion rate of 78%.

Courses are updated every year and translated into three languages.

Certificates and recognition

A completed course gives a verifiable digital certificate. Some courses are recognised as modules of the certification programmes and carry credits. Certificates can be attached to a CV or an accreditation file.

Free courses issue a certificate on request, for a token fee.

Accessibility

The platform is designed for everyone: screen-reader compatibility, subtitles, high contrast, low-data mode, offline download. A support service answers Monday to Saturday.

Courses are adapted to mobile devices, which predominate in some regions.

Types of course

Three types
TypeDurationPrice
Free course2 to 5 h€0
Certifying course10 to 40 h€80 to €400
Careers3 to 6 months€300 to €1,200

Milestones

  1. Launch

    20 courses.

  2. Pandemic

    10,000 registered.

  3. Three languages

    Translations.

  4. 38,000 registered

    Review.

Bookplate: Boylston Medical Library, George Girdler Smith (1806–39)
Bookplate: Boylston Medical Library, George Girdler Smith (1806–39)
Arion on a Sea Horse and Bacchante on a Panther (pair), William Adolphe Bouguereau (1855)
Arion on a Sea Horse and Bacchante on a Panther (pair), William Adolphe Bouguereau (1855)
Miniature from a Manuscript of the Apocalypse: The War in Heaven (c. 1295)
Miniature from a Manuscript of the Apocalypse: The War in Heaven (c. 1295)

Offline

Open access or guided pathway

Woman Sitting Reading , Georges Lemmen (1905)

Open access

At one's own pace
  • Flexibility
  • Free for a share
  • Less follow-up

To discover.

Prayer Niche (Mihrab) (c. 1500s or mid-1900s)

Guided

With tutor
  • Personalised follow-up
  • Certificate
  • Fixed calendar

To progress.

Taking a course

  1. Create

    An account.

  2. Choose

    A course.

  3. Study

    Every week.

  4. Exchange

    Forum.

  5. Validate

    Certificate.

To succeed

A student

Leaf from a Psalter and Prayerbook: Calendar Page with Labors (recto) and Calendar Page with Peasant (verso) (c. 1524)
« I started with a free course on provenance. Six months later, I enrolled for the certificate. »
Chloé Marchand, art history student

Vocabulary of online learning

Platform
Learning site.
Tutoring
Support.
Certificate
Document of attendance.
Offline
Without connection.

Community of learners

Forums, study groups and live exchange sessions create a community. Learners meet by region or profession, share experiences and help one another. The best contributors can become volunteer tutors.

The platform relays offers from the alumni network and Academy events.

To go further

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.

Frequently asked questions

Are the free courses really free?

Yes.

Is an account needed?

Yes.

Can one obtain a certificate?

Yes.

Where can I see the platform?

Useful documents

Contacts

The Apotheosis of Romulus: Design for a Ceiling, Domenico Maria Canuti (c. 1675–76)
The Apotheosis of Romulus: Design for a Ceiling, Domenico Maria Canuti (c. 1675–76)
OIMAP AcademyParis — Head Office+33 1 00 00 05 00formation@oimap.exampleMonday to Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Discover the platform

Mirror with Concentric Circles, an Immortal, and Auspicious Animals (25–100 CE)

Functions and access.

Platform
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