Competitive examinations for heritage curators

The external and internal competitive examinations for heritage curators are organised by the Institut national du patrimoine on behalf of the State (for the corps of heritage curators) and the City of Paris (for the corps of heritage curators of the City of Paris) and, on the basis of an agreement with the Centre National de la Fonction Publique Territoriale (CNFPT) for local authorities (for the framework of employment of local authority heritage curators).

The tests for the State and City of Paris competitive entrance examinations, on the one hand, and for the local authorities, on the other, are identical, as are the selection boards. Successful candidates join the Institut National du Patrimoine for an 18-month training course in January of the year following the competition.