Alert ! French conservators-restorers are in danger !


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2016-03-22 12:34

I am a stained glass conservator in the US. While visiting France several years ago and seeing Chartres for the 1st time, I was engaged in a conversation with Malcom Miller who was doing a tour that day. Some of the windows had been removed and I asked if treatment was in process. He partially grimaced and said unfortunately yes. I asked who was doing the work and his comment was - "the lowest bidder". He then told me that's the way France's conservation protocols worked - low price compared to qualified conservators.

I'm assuming this is accurate and from the article attached to the petition, it sounds as if it is.