- ReUso 2026 - New heritage and future strategies. Perspectives on conservation and promotion
- A cura di Alessandro Scarnato, Marisa García Vergara, Ángeles Layuno Rosas
Françoise Cachin at the intersection of Museum Institutions, Architecture and Historiography
- Matilde Martellini
- © 2026 Author(s) |
- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
- DOI: 10.36253/979-12-215-1113-0.24
This study examines the historical-institutional trajectory of Françoise Cachin (1936–2011), the first female Director General of the Direction des musées de France (DMF). Using prosopography and microhistory, the research explores her training under André Chastel, her 1967 entry into state administration, and her curatorial leadership at the Centre Pompidou, Musée d'Orsay, and DMF. It highlights her contributions to heritage preservation, archival computerization (MARC II), managing Nazi-looted artworks (MNR), and drafting the 2002 loi musées. Ultimately, the analysis underscores her defense of the museum as an ethical and scientific bastion against cultural commodification.
- Keywords:
- Museology,
- Museum history,
- Cultural heritage,
- Art historiography,
- Cultural policy,
Sapienza University of Rome, Italy - ORCID: 0009-0006-5732-872X
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- Martellini, Matilde. 2023–2026. Françoise Cachin, “La grande dame des musées”: Biografia istituzionale della prima donna direttrice dei Musées de France. Una prospettiva analitica nella longue durée, PhD thesis, Sapienza University of Rome, supervisor Emanuele Pellegrini (IMT-Lucca), École Pratique des Hautes Etudes-PSL, supervisor Sabine Frommel (EPHE-PSL).
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Titolo del capitolo
Françoise Cachin at the intersection of Museum Institutions, Architecture and Historiography
Autori
Matilde Martellini
Lingua
Inglese
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-1113-0.24
Opera sottoposta a peer review
Anno di pubblicazione
2026
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© 2026 Author(s)
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Titolo del libro
ReUso 2026 - New heritage and future strategies. Perspectives on conservation and promotion
Sottotitolo del libro
14th International Congress Barcelona-Girona, 4-7 November
Curatori
Alessandro Scarnato, Marisa García Vergara, Ángeles Layuno Rosas
Opera sottoposta a peer review
Anno di pubblicazione
2026
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© 2026 Author(s)
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Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-1113-0
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979-12-215-1113-0
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