TALM Higher school of art and design, the product of the merger of three schools, Tours, Angers and Le Mans, is an establishment under the supervision of the French Ministry of Culture. It offers a wide range of training programmes in art, conservation-restoration and design. With the following specialisations in art: sculpture, technical textiles; and in design: computational and mechatronic, object, sound, territory. The teaching is provided by a faculty – artists, visual artists, photographers, architects, researchers, designers, theorists, conservators-restorers, etc. – whose pedagogical abilities are combined with multiple talents and skills.Thanks to its wide partner network in regional, national and international territories, TALM allows its students to discover the diverse world of art and contemporary design, conservation and restoration, to carry out work placements around the world and effectively prepare for working life. TALM’s three sites – Tours, Angers, le Mans – is a chance to allow students to test multiple mediums, to open new avenues, to experiment with techniques. TALM’s teaching combines experimentation, theory, practice and research and is provided by high-level professionals, creators from the world of art and design, conservators-restorers and theorists.