Created in 1989 with Mrs Yvonne Trenard, former director of the central woodworking research laboratory, the laboratory was dedicated to identifying tree species and to dendrochronological dating.
From 1990, Mrs Brigitte de Saxé commences primary analyses by scanning electronic microscope.
The Gilles Perrault Laboratory is in constant development and offers a large variety of examination and analysis techniques specifically adapted to works of art.
