THE PACE OF ACQUISITION REMAINED STRONG IN 2020

The Rmn – Grand Palais oversees the running of the ac- quisition committee for the SCN museums, the Château de Fontainebleau, the Ceramics museum in Sèvres and the Adrien-Dubouché museum in Limoges. It manages the subsidy paid by the state and supports projects from the presentation of works to the committees to their entry into the national collections and payment. Forty seven paid-for acquisition operations and forty two free of charge acquisitions were carried out in 2020 which maintained a steady pace despite the health crisis with the total value amounting to €3.73 million. In addition to the state subsidy of €1.11M for the ac- quisitions of these museums, other sources of funding include the national heritage fund, cash from donations and legacies, sponsorship, museums’ own funds and works donated or bequeathed.

NATIONAL TREASURES AND WORKS OF MAJOR INTEREST FOR NATIONAL HERITAGE

The Rmn – Grand Palais also implements the acquisition procedures for national treasures and works of major interest for national heritage. Financing sources are most often a combination of public subsidies and state col- lections with corporate and private donations. Thus, in 2018, these acquisitions represented €22.85 million for 5 national treasures and 4 works of major interest for na- tional heritage, with €10.81 million of this being funded with the help of contributions from corporate sponsors. This fiscal measure designed to preserve heritage pro- vides a tax break for companies which corresponds to 90 % of the donations made (within the maximum limit of 50 % of the amount of tax due).

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