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National Overview 1.1-1.3 - France

1. National Overview
Section 1 of the survey is intended to provide the EMII officers with valuable background information. This information will assist the EMII Officers in preparing for the programme of meetings with the Active Partners and also inform the preliminary work on the Business Plan and Culture 2000 application for the future development of EMII.
Contents
1.1 General
1.2 Museum Types
1.2.1 Public Museums
1.2.2 Private Museums
1.3 Additional Comments
1.4 Submission Details
1.1 General click here to edit data
i. Is there a national definition of 'Museum' in your country?
Yes
ii. Published definition:
"Is considered as a museum any permanent collection of works of art opened to the public which has an historical, artistical or archeological interest"
iii. Is there national or state legislation governing the activities of museums in your country?
Yes
iv. Details:
Ordonnance du 13 juillet 1945 (for collection of fine arts, ethnology, history and archeology).
v. Do any museums in your country subscribe to the ICOM Code of Professional Ethics?
51% of more
vi. Your comments in relation to the ICOM Code of Professional Ethics usage in your country:
[n/a]
vii. Is there a body or organisation responsible for co-ordinating national museum documentation and information?
Yes
viii. Details:
Ministre de la culture et de la communication Direction des muses de France bureau de l'informatique et de la recherche 6, rue des PYramides 75001 PARIS http://www.culture.gouv.fr

1.2 Museum Typesclick here to edit data
i. By your own definition of museum how many are there in your country?
Total No of
Museums:		 Total No of
Objects:		 Figures are:
1,400 (public museums only) unknown Estimated
ii. Of the total number of museums given above, how many are public collections and how many are private collections?
Public Private Figures are:
1,400 unknown Estimated
iii. Your definition of public museum:
A public museum is a museum which is controled by State, even if collections belong to a local authority, an association, a Foundation or other institution.
iv. Your definition of private museum:
A private museum is a museum which is not controled by State. The standards are not the same and there are no relationships.

1.2.1 Public Museumsclick here to edit data
Total No of
Museums:		 Total No of
Objects:		 Figures are:
National 0 0 Actual
State 56 0 Unknown
Regional 0 0 Actual
Local Authority 990 0 Unknown
University 80 0 Unknown
Military 75 0 Unknown
Associations (or other) 199 0 Unknown

1.2.2 Private Museumsclick here to edit data
Total No of
Museums:		 Total No of
Objects:		 Figures are:
Independent 0 0 Unknown
Company 0 0 Unknown
Charitable Institutions 0 0 Unknown
Charitable Trusts 0 0 Unknown
Church 0 0 Unknown
Private Associations 0 0 Unknown
Private Foundations 0 0 Unknown
Private Individuals 0 0 Unknown
Information sources:
Figures unknown because there are no relationships.

1.3 Additional Commentsclick here to edit data
The direction des musées de France develop a data base of museums controled by State called "Museofile" http://museofile.culture.fr.

The ministry of Education and research (Office de coopération et d'information muséographique) develop a database of museums belonging to its network http://www.ocim.org.

Submission Details
i. Submitted by: Philippe Avenier
ii. Job title: Chef du bureau de l'informatique et de la recherche
iii. Organisation: Direction des muses de France
iv. E-mail: philippe.avenier@culture.gouv.fr
v. Date Submitted: 27/04/2000

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