Colloquia and study days of the museums of France
Find the papers of the conferences and study days organized by the Directorate General of Heritage on several themes related to museums in France: digital, the study of collections and professions.
The Meeting of the Museums of France
Every year, the Ministry of Culture organizes exchanges between the actors of museums in France to take stock of developments in their institutions and look towards the future by considering the «museum of tomorrow».
«Museums, actors of the ecological transition», Paris, 5 December 2023
As part of the annual Rencontres des musées de France, the Ministry of Culture is organising a day for museum professionals on 5 December 2023 at the Musée d'Orsay. This day will be an opportunity to reflect together on the challenges of the ecological transition and the involvement of museum institutions for a sustainable future.
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«The 20 years of the Museum Law of France», Paris, 12 December 2022
On the occasion of the 20 years of the law of January 4, 2002 on museums of France, a study day held at the Musée d'Orsay made it possible to take stock of these two decades but also to consider the «museum of tomorrow» from the angle of the reception of the public, the promotion and sharing of the collections and the scientific and cultural project of the institutions.
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"Museums in Europe: what challenges for the future?" Paris, 3 - 4 May 2022
As part of the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Ministry of Culture brought together directors of European museums at the Centre Pompidou on 3 and 4 May 2022 for a symposium entitled “Museums in Europe: What challenges for the future?”
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Digital days in museums in France
«The digital strategy in museums», Paris, 5 October 2018
Following the report Museums of the 21st century and the Assises des métiers des musées, the Ministry of Culture, in collaboration with the National Heritage Institute, ICOM France and the General Association of Curators of Public Collections of France, organized a professional day dedicated to digital strategy in museums. This day was held on October 5, 2018 at the auditorium of the National Institute of Art History.
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"Museums in France facing new digital challenges" Paris, 22 September 2015
On 22 September 2015, the Museums of France Service invited heritage professionals to participate in a day of reflection and exchange on the new digital challenges facing museums in France.
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"Museums in the digital age: networking, reusing and contributing", Paris, 7 June 2013
On 7 June 2013, the French Museum Service gathered heritage professionals for a new day of reflection and exchange on the computerization of collections.
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"Computerization, digitization and online publication of the collections of museums in France", Paris, 8 June 2012
On June 8, 2012, the Service des musées de France organized a professional day in Paris on the theme of computerization, digitization and online publication of the collections of museums in France. You will find on this page the communications.
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"Documentary databases: state of play and perspectives", Paris, 22 May 2007
On May 22, 2007, in Paris, the Collections Department of the Direction des musées de France organized a study day devoted to an inventory and perspectives offered by documentary databases to museums in France.
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Days dedicated to the study of the collections of French museums
"The second ten-year harvest: progress and prospects", Paris, 11/03/2022
A new national day entitled "The 2nd Decennial Gathering: Stage Point and Perspectives" was organized by the Service des musées de France (Direction générale des patrimoines et de l'architecture) on Friday, March 11, 2022, at the Guimet Museum in Paris.
Presentation of the day
«Inventory, documentation, provenance research: what are the challenges for the extra-western collections of French museums?» , Paris, 07 October 2019
The Directorate General of Heritage - Service des musées de France and the musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac organized on October 7, 2019 a study day entitled «Inventory, documentation, provenance research: what are the challenges for the extra-western collections of French museums?».
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National Day on the First Decennial Collection in Museums in France, Review 2004-2014, Paris, 10 October 2014
On October 10, 2014, the Service des musées de France organized a national day in Paris on the first decennial collection in museums in France. Thus, an assessment of this regulatory procedure, implemented by all museums in France between 2004 and 2014, could be drawn up.
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National Day on the Ten-Year Harvest in the Museums of France, Paris, 12 December 2013
On 12 December 2013, the Service des musées de France organized a national day in Paris on the ten-year collection in museums in France. A large place was dedicated to the testimonies of professionals in the field.
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National Day on the Ten-Year Harvest in the Museums of France, Paris, 17 December 2012
On December 17, 2012, the Service des musées de France organized a national day in Paris on the decennial collection of the collections of museums of France throughout the territory. An important moment of debate, exchange and feedback, shared on the page accessible below.
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"Archives and documentation as part of the collection", Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 25 October 2012
On October 25, 2012, in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, the Service des musées de France organized a study day on the decennial collection of national museum collections, particularly dedicated to the issue of the place of archives and documentation.
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Study days on ten-year collection in national museums, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 24-25 November 2011
On 24 and 25 November 2011, in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, the Service des musées de France organized two study days on the decennial collection in national museums. Reflections and exchanges are published on the page accessible below.
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Days dedicated to the professions of museums in France
Professional Days on Exhibition Professions, Paris, 15 November 2019 and 17 January 2020
The two days of November 15, 2019 and January 17, 2020, devoted to the exhibition’s professions, were organized by the Service des musées de France (SMF) of the General Directorate of Heritage, in collaboration with the National Institute of Art History (INHA). The first day focused on the definition of professions, and their relationship with public procurement; the second day offered an exploration of two themes: innovative technologies at the service of the exhibition and the problem of eco-design. Here are the sound and text renditions.
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Assises des métiers des musées, Paris, 18 and 20 December 2017
Professionals from museums, cultural administrations and elected officials questioned the evolution of practices, training and careers in museums today and tomorrow, on 18, 19 and 20 December 2017, in the auditorium of the National Institute of Art History.
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