Réunion des Musées Nationaux

Grand Palais

The Réunion des Musées Nationaux (RMN) is a French cultural umbrella organisation, an établissement public à caractère industriel et commercial (EPIC), formed in 2011 through the merger of the Paris National Museums and the Grand Palais.[1]

Its genesis came about in 1896 under the leadership of the French statesmen Raymond Poincaré and Georges Leygues, with the aim of purchasing of works of art for national collections. The institution has three current directives: the welcome of the public, the organization of temporary exhibitions and the holding of exhibitions and its permanent collections.

The RMN is responsible for 34 national museums. Two statutes exist for these national museums: most are also of public institutions with legal and financial autonomy. The others are services with national jurisdiction (SCN), attached to the Museums Department of France (SMF).

Notes

  1. ↑ "Grand Palais (RMN)". RMN. Retrieved 30 August 2015.

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