The Ministry of Culture carries a museum policy throughout France, to guarantee access to public collections to the greatest number. With more than 1200 museums benefiting from the «Musée de France» designation, museums are among the most present cultural institutions in the territory.
Within the Ministry of Culture, the museum service of France The Directorate-General for Heritage and Architecture is responsible for defining and coordinating State policy on heritage and collections.
national or territorial museums constitute the network of French museums, approved by the State.
2018 in 1014 museums in France open to visitors.
preserved in the museums of France, presenting a wide variety of origins and techniques.
Museums with the name «Musée de France» are distributed in all regions and receive priority support from the State. The Department has scientific and technical control over museum collections management. They advise them in their architectural and museum projects within the framework of the Heritage Code which gives meaning to the name «Musée de France».
Priority to arts and cultural education, free on the first Sunday of the month, Museum night—measures to increase and diversify public attendance. The same applies to the labeling of exhibitions of national interest or the echo given in heritage places to the major societal issues.
> Free access to collections for ages 18-25
Guaranteeing the conservation and protection of public collections, which have the status of national treasures, is at the heart of the action of the State services. They also oversee the enrichment, circulation and dissemination of the collections, while the inventory and the regular proofing allow to better know them.
The museums of France rely on a network of professionals and institutions acting together for the same policy. Gathered in associations supported by the Ministry, museum professionals (curators, stewards, restaurateurs...) and institutions (ecomuseums, writers houses...) contribute to animate this network by sharing best practices and feedback.
The Thomas Henry Museum in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin offers a cycle of two exhibitions, «ArchéoCotentin, the conquest of a peninsula - 300,000 to 30 BCE», spread over two years (2022-2024), which tells the story of the Cotentin through the...
The Thomas Henry Museum in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin offers a cycle of two exhibitions, «ArchéoCotentin, the conquest of a peninsula - 300,000 to 30 BCE», spread over two years (2022-2024), which tells the story of the Cotentin through the...
The most successful visit to the Limoges Museum of Fine Arts since its reopening in 2011, the Francis Chigot exhibition: a world of Lights is extended until March 12.
The most successful visit to the Limoges Museum of Fine Arts since its reopening in 2011, the Francis Chigot exhibition: a world of Lights is extended until March 12.
Every month, on this page, the museums of France, who for the first time post notices on Joconde, the collective catalogue of the collections of the museums of France, present their collections and their willingness to participate in this...
Every month, on this page, the museums of France, who for the first time post notices on Joconde, the collective catalogue of the collections of the museums of France, present their collections and their willingness to participate in this...
Les établissements publics sous tutelle du ministère de la Culture développent des partenariats européens et internationaux très dynamiques dans...
Le ministère de la Culture soutient le nouvel appel à candidature dans le cadre du dispositif "Jeunes commissaires" porté par l'Institut français d'Allemagne...
Suite au Nouveau Sommet Afrique-France de Montpellier, la France s’est engagée à favoriser la circulation d’œuvres et d’expositions en Afrique....
The POP platform brings together the digital content of French heritage to make it accessible and accessible to as many people as possible.
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