Minister of Culture (France) - Cultural Activities

Cultural Activities

The Ministry of Culture is responsible for, or a major sponsor of, a number of annual cultural activities, including:

  • Fête de la Musique
  • Avignon theater festival
  • Joconde, a huge online database of objects in French museums.
  • Base Mérimée, a database of listed heritage monuments.

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