The Institut du patrimoine en Périgord, launched two years ago by Patrick Palem and specialists in old trades to be safeguarded, is to become a training organisation.
The ancient know-how of certain highly specialised trades, such as mosaicists, staffers, stucco workers, ornamentists or gilders, which are very useful for restoring heritage, could be lost if not properly transmitted. "You can't learn all the skills from books, you have to meet people who have experience in the field.
