The Pilot Tomb Conservation Project was used to test treatments, and develop standards and guidelines for the Conservation Plan. The Bergamini, Esteve and Perrault Pilots represented a range of tomb types and conditions.

Pilot Tomb Conservation Project

The Pilot Tomb Conservation Project was led by architectural conservator, Dorothy Krotzer of Dorothy S. Krotzer Architectural Conservation, and Frank G. Matero, Director of the Architectural Conservation Laboratory and Research Center at the University of Pennsylvania. Project participants in the project included Jane Irvin, conservation assistant, Anthony Henderson, stone carver, Stephen Curtis, University of Pennsylvania, Laura Ewen, Tulane University and Heather Knight, Tulane University. All masonry work was funded by the Archdiocese of New Orleans and executed by mason, Royal Osborne.