A CULTURE PLAYER IN THE REGIONS

Make culture accessible all over France Encountering art is a powerful tool for cohesion and emancipation. Promoting access to culture all over France is one of the critical missions of the Rmn - Grand Palais. Numerous actions are being taken to reach out to audiences who are far removed from culture and these are increasing year after year. The “Histoires d’Art” projects exemplify this approach.

The Histoires d’Art in Gonesse programme for ex- ample is part of a twinning policy between zones de sécurité prioritaire (priority security zones) and cultural public establishments. Since March 2017, the Rmn - Grand Palais is associated with the city of Gonesse and organizes workshops to introduce participants to art and artistic creation. These work- shops are free of charge and open to all inhabitants. These workshops are dispensed by artists in venues belonging to the city and reach a predominantly young, non-academic audience, which is the goal sought.

In a solidarity initiative, the Rmn - Grand Palais formed a partnership in 2019 with the Habitat et Humanisme movement and the Aurore association to propose a programme for asylum seekers and people in precarious situations. “Histoires d’Art Solidarité” draws on art history as a way to learn French and gain an understanding of its cultural his- tory and citizenship. In 2020, new forms of remote workshops were tested to ensure the programme continued despite the lockdowns.

These online engagement methods open new per- spectives for reaching out to groups that are far away from cultural sites. The teams at the Rmn - Grand Palais are working to develop these systems in order to further boost its actions in the social sphere.

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