The issues range from the Centre Georges Pompidou (continued)
The management of the Centre Georges Pompidou wanted to see us after our post of July 12, 2012 devoted to "problematic choices" of the institution (http://www.option-culture.com/?p=4722). After this exchange of views, it seems that the following three points are still subject to debate. From the point of view of the democratization of culture. The [...]
Democratize culture! A comparative history of cultural policies
Democratize culture! A comparative cultural policies Published under the direction of Laurent Martin and Philippe Poirrier story, here's the summary of the online journal Contemporary Territories (http://tristan.u-bourgogne.fr/CGC/publications/Democratiser_culture/Democratiser_culture.html) , No. 5, April 2013 (our contribution focuses on the United States of America). Introduction - A comparative analysis of the democratization of culture history - Philippe [...]
Visitors to the museum photographers
Visitors to the Museum Collection Museum photographers Mondes Ref. 9782110092120 320 pages € 24 Under the direction of Serge Chaumier Anne Krebs and Melanie Roustan Contributions: Michael Bourgatte, Nathalie Casemajor Loustau, Serge Chaumier Sylvaine Conord, Noémie Couillard, Melanie Dulong de Rosnay, Jacqueline Eidelman, Emilia Flon, Séverine Giordan, André Gunthert Bernard Hasquenoph, Annie Heir, Irene Jonas, Anne Krebs, Pierre Lannoy, [...]
Financing of culture: that "catches" that?
In an interview published in Newstank (Article No. 2815 of 8 January 2013), the tax inspector Jean-Paul Cluzel, President of the RMN, said: "The reflection on the role of the Ministry of Culture in French culture is very different today, where government intervention should represent 20% of total expenditure [...]
Successful exhibitions
An interview by journalist Juliet Mickiewicz can address several questions about the phenomenon of temporary exhibitions in museums: What criteria are selected exhibitions? This is he a symbol of commodification? What is the impact of the permanent collections? Can we talk about mass? Does sitting on a [...]
Attendance figures: again and again ...
Here's what we wrote in our note of 21 May 2010 (http://www.option-culture.com/?p=1953): "The disproportionate importance taken by the attendance figures of major cultural institutions led their leaders sometimes to show some "creative" (as they say in the accounting and financial) with regard to their performance in this area. It is [...]
The museum and public
Just published, following the eighth symposium Icon-Image (http://www.option-culture.com/?p=3802), the book The museum and public. Here is the presentation. "The eighth conference of the cycle three symposia with museums in 2011" The museum and the public "Icon-Image fence. We could say its public, they are so diverse in their backgrounds [...]
The museum evaluation
Lucie Daignault, responsible for evaluating the Museum of Civilization in Quebec, published an important book: The museum evaluation. Knowledge and know-how (http://www.puq.ca/catalogue/livres/evaluation-museale-15533.html). Highly recommended to anyone interested in the subject of evaluation in the cultural sector, it has 4 parts, as well as appendices and bibliography: Democratization and communication evaluation in [...]
Museums changing. A public space to revisit
Here is the presentation of the book edited by Martine Regourd: Museums changing. A public space to revisit (http://www.editions-harmattan.fr/index.asp?navig=catalogue&obj=livre&no=38767). "Museums are faced today with questions, sometimes major changes on their management, their status, territorial integration, their relationship to the public, their mediation devices and [...]
The opening of the Louvre-Lens
It is not common to attend opening of a new cultural prestige as the Louvre-Lens (www.louvrelens.fr). Instead of temporary exhibitions and semi-permanent at a cost of 200 million euros, it must meet three challenges: the attendance, that its impact on the territory and the democratization. [...]
Talking about the museum! Overview of theory and practice
What are the social, identity, heritage of the constitution of collections? What are the contributions of the creation of networks of museums? What specific problems posed by the exhibition of modern and contemporary art? What are the advantages of mediation called "innovative"? And finally, how do you know its better [...]
"For a cultural policy that restores the rights of the public"
For a cultural policy that restores the rights of the public reads the forum Hennebert Bernard, Consoloisirs.be site coordinator and president of the association and Public Arts, published on the website of Le Monde on August 1, 2012 He does not fail to evoke strong reactions! "After [...]
The issues range from the Centre Georges Pompidou
The current book several elements that raise questions about the strategic direction of the Centre Georges Pompidou (http://www.centrepompidou.fr). Robert Rubin's resignation from the presidency of the Centre Pompidou Foundation is a harsh blow to political fundraising Centre Pompidou (http://www.france24.com/fr/20120710-mecenat-une-nouvelle-equipe -a-tete-center pompidou-foundation and The message to prospective donors [...]
Open to the Minister of Culture on the photo at the museum letter
We reproduce below a collective letter to Mr. Frederic Mitterrand to ask that are organized under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture, brainstorming sessions on the practice of photography at the museum. It was written by Serge Chaumier, Julien Dorra, Bernard Hasquenoph, Rémi Mathis and Jean-Michel Raingeard. "Paris, February 20, 2012 Mr. [...]
Democratize culture. A comparative history of cultural policies
Democratize culture. A comparative cultural policy A study day on the subject history is organized by the Centre d'histoire de Sciences Po, University of Burgundy Centre Georges Chevrier and History Committee of the Ministry of Culture and Communication Thursday, February 9, 2012. 56, rue Jacob - 75006 Paris. The goal [...]
