Preservation of Cultural Collections
RIT’s Image Permanence Institute (IPI) — housed in the College of Art and Design — is a research center dedicated to supporting the preservation of cultural heritage collections in libraries, archives and museums around the world.
IPI’s mission is achieved by maintaining an active preservation research program that informs and advances professional-level education and training activities, publications, consulting services, testing services, preservation software and other online resource development. IPI’s research program is supported by grants from federal and private funders as well as revenue generated from products and services.