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It is a well-traced roadmap that the Minister of Culture, Rachida Dati, handed over to the new president of the Orsay and Orangerie museums, Sylvain Amic, appointed on April 18. It must “constantly” seek to reach new audiences and promote the democratization of culture through multidisciplinary initiatives with all cultural actors and institutions.
“Attention to the territories will also be at the heart [de son] mandate to strengthen partnerships with territorial museums, particularly in rural areas,” indicates the Ministry of Culture. The new president will, among other things, have to “multiply the loans and roaming of works from national collections, particularly the most recently acquired”, like the current operation launched to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Impressionism. The establishment will also have to carry out the essential work to preserve the heritage of the Orsay station and the Orangerie des Tuileries.
The new president will have to “increase loans and roaming of works from national collections, particularly the most recently acquired”.
The objectives set are in line with the announcements of the minister who, shortly after her appointment, launched, during a trip to the Dordogne, the Spring of Rurality, a national consultation on the cultural offer in rural areas. Before the Senate Culture Committee in March, the minister also valued heritage, believing that it constituted “the first access to culture, the simplest”.
A journey started in the region
No wonder Sylvain Amic was chosen. This general heritage curator, and former advisor to the former Minister of Culture Rima Abdul Malak, began his career in the region. His journey took him to Montpellier (2000-2011) where he redefined the scientific and cultural project of the Fabre museum in Montpellier by opening it to contemporary art. In Rouen, then, for 11 years, he directed the city’s three museums before taking over in 2016 as head of the Réunion des musées métropolitains-Rouen Normandie, created to bring together the region’s 11 museums. He paid homage to the Impressionists and Flaubert and launched the development of the museum district (2019).
With the Musée d’Orsay and the Musée de l’Orangerie, he takes the reins of two very popular temples of Impressionism. The first has recorded attendance records since the end of the health crisis, including 3.2 million visitors in 2022.
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