The actors of research
A network of various actors contributes to the development of research in ethnology of France and heritage, supported by the Ministry of Culture: ethnopoles, associations, museums, laboratories...
The Ethnopoles
The name Ethnopôle is attached to an institution labeled by the Ministry of Culture which, in terms of research, information and cultural action, works both locally and nationally. Through this recognition, the Ministry intends, within the framework of each structure, to promote a high-level reflection that is both part of the main axes of development of the ethnological discipline and in a policy of laying the foundations of a concerted cultural action.
The network counts 12 Ethnopoles spread over the national territory.
Les conseillers DRAC
La recherche en ethnologie de la France est mise en œuvre sur les territoires par divers acteurs, à commencer par les équipes des Ethnopôles mais également par les conseillers référents dans les directions régionales des Affaires culturelle (DRAC).
Le réseau compte pour l'instant douze référents DRAC pour le patrimoine culturel immatériel.
Les musées d'ethnologie de la France
Plusieurs musées français et francophones possèdent des collections ethnographiques et s'engagent activement dans la recherche et la valorisation de la France.
Paris
Museum of the History of Immigration
Opened in 2007 and inaugurated in December 2014, the Immigration History Museum traces the history of immigration in France. Located in the former Colonial Museum, it constitutes, preserves and presents a collection representative of the history, arts and cultures of immigration and offers a permanent collection and temporary exhibitions. Distinguished from museographic uses, the «Gallery of Donations» preserves objects and testimonies given by the public, witnesses of the personal history of donors.
Museum of Man
After six years of renovation, the Musée de l'Homme reopened in 2015. It brings together collections of biological anthropology, prehistory and ethnology and documentary resources. Reconnecting with the concept of museum-laboratory, the Museum of Man is a place of research, teaching and dissemination. The themes of the collections are related to man and his environment. The objects presented follow a linear path: who are we? Where are we from? Where are we going?
Quai Branly Museum
The Musée du Quai-Branly offers a permanent collection, temporary exhibitions and events related to the arts and civilizations of Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas.
Marseille
Museum of African, Oceanian and Amerindian Arts
The MAAOA offers a rich collection, both cultural witnesses and works in their own right, from civilizations whose art was long neglected or even ignored.
Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilizations
As a national museum with an international vocation, the MuCEM is at the heart of contemporary networks of international cultural cooperation and is destined to become a place where 21st century civilizations meet. His project is part of one-off events and long-term projects, related to the cultures of the Mediterranean and European world.
Bordeaux
Ethnography Museum of the University of Bordeaux-Segalen
With nearly 10,000 objects, the MEB’s collections cover the extra-European world, particularly cultures related to French colonial history.
Grenoble
Dauphinois Museum
The Dauphinois Museum is committed to a close relationship with the inhabitants of origin and adoption of the Dauphinois Alps and their passing guests. Place of investigation of all periods of alpine history, it is also a space of reflection on our time. Two to three annual exhibitions, enriched with publications, conferences and debates, explore the fields of archaeology and regional, rural or industrial heritage.
Canada
Canadian Museum of Civilization
Located in Gatineau, the Canadian Museum of Civilization (Canadian Museum of Civilization) is the National Museum of Human History of Canada, the most popular and visited of all museums in Canada.
Switzerland
Museum of Ethnography of Neuchâtel
The MEN houses collections from Africa, America, the Arctic, Asia, Europe, Oceania, as well as collections from Ancient Egypt and musical instruments.
Associations, federations and learned societies
TheFrench Association of Ethnology and Anthropology (AFEA) was founded with the ambition to promote the plurality of anthropology, its development, its practices, its transmission and its future in its multiple fields of application. The organization aims to federate all anthropology associations in France and bring together all anthropologists individually.
The AFEA counts an online directory of the different laboratories, associations and contacts of ethnologists and anthropologists, available via the portal below.
The objective of theFrench Association of Anthropologists is to promote the development of anthropology and relations between anthropologists, to inform the public about anthropology, to represent French ethnology in international bodies and to enlighten anthropologists on their responsibilities. AFA regularly organizes scientific events of different types: seminars, round tables, symposia. It is also the association with the most members, coming not only from Europe but also from francophone countries in Africa, America and Asia.
The French Ethnology Society (SEF) , located at the Maison de l'archéologie et de l'ethnologie (Paris Nanterre), organizes trainings, meetings, study days or symposiums on contemporary themes. She has made «Ethnographies plurielles» one of these key elements of reflection and the title of a collection at the Presses Universitaires de Paris Nanterre (PUPN). She also owns the journal Ethnologie française.
The French Society of Visual Anthropology (FVS) is a non-profit association whose mission is to promote anthropological cinema in France, by managing a collection of films of an anthropological nature, mainly foreign; by ensuring the distribution of these films in non- rightscommercial, cultural and academic; organizing events (festival, evening screening, debates, conferences, cine-concerts) and promoting the circulation of information on visual anthropology.
The specialised federations
The Federation of Eco-Museums and Society Museums is a network of innovative non-profit heritage establishments. It is involved in solidarity economy and local development. The network brings together existing or foreshadowing structures, placing people and territory at the centre of their project and focusing on the facts of society: evolution of the rural world, urban cultures, restructuring of territories, sustainable development…
Federation of Regional Nature Parks (FPNR) provides support at national level to Parks whose charter is threatened, in particular through public or private development projects. It is also positioned on the orientations of public policies so that the regional natural parks have the necessary means to implement their missions.
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