After a master's degree in history from the university of paris 1 and a diploma in museology from the ecole du louvre, Adeline Rabaté joined the institut national du patrimoine in 2009, specialising in historic monuments and inventories. as curator of historic monuments, then regional curator of historic monuments in the limousin and new-Aquitaine regions, she is particularly involved in the protection of historic monuments, the restoration of protected buildings and objects, ethical issues relating to restoration, and budgetary and organisational issues.