Cultural venues, civic venues; from mediation to engagement
ConferenceCONSERVATION/COLLECTION MANAGEMENTCULTURAL MEDIATION - AUDIENCE MANAGEMENTCultural mediationCultural Engineering
2026-03-26 | 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM | Gabriel Conference Room
In a context where social, cultural, and regional divides challenge collective cohesion, cultural institutions can no longer see themselves solely as places of conservation or transmission. Museums, cultural centers, and heritage sites: many now view themselves as civic spaces places where a sense of belonging to the community is built.
This roundtable discussion proposes to explore the concept of the "citizen museum" in its broadest sense: how can a cultural institution, through its mediation efforts, partnerships, and local roots, concretely influence community life? How does mediation become a strategic tool for social bonding, recognition, and participation?
Speakers
François MAIRESSE
Université Sorbonne nouvelle - Paris 3
muséologue, professeur d’économie de la culture et titulaire de la Chaire UNESCO sur l’étude de la diversité muséale et son évolution
Élodie Roblain
l’Institut du Monde Arabe
chargée d’actions culturelles
Laure PRESSAC
Beaux Arts Consulting
Directrice de l’ingénierie culturelle
Constance Rivière
Musée national de l’histoire de l’immigration
directrice
