The Arcade database traces the genesis and history of works of art acquired, commissioned or managed by the State and local authorities from 1800 to 1969.
This database can be consulted at the National Archives as well as in the resource base Collections. It analyzes the records of the purchase of works of art by the State, their distribution within museums and in public buildings, the photographic albums of these purchases, as well as the notebooks listing the recordings of state deposits in museums.