ARCP

For the second year in a row, the City of Paris will participate in Paris Photo with an educational stand demonstrating the key initiatives of its photographic conservation-restoration service (ARCP), with a focus in 2022 on alterations specific to photographs. The ARCP preserves and restores the photographic heritage of the City of Paris, which is comprised of over 16 million photographs held in the city’s museums, specialized libraries and archives. Members of the ARCP team will be available on the stand to share their unique expertise and organize workshops for professionals and families alike (identification of photographic processes, diagnosis of the state of conservation of photographs, etc.). Unpublished photographs from the remarkable collections of the libraries and museums of the City of Paris will also be exhibited, illustrating the material fragility of this medium and the need for this expertise to ensure their durability.

Thursday through Sunday from 3-4pm daily, professionals from the ARCP will share with the public their expertise on the identification of photographic processes and diagnosis of a photograph.