Programming for a monument in Saint-Benoit sur Loire

Today, the lapidarium of the Abbaye de Fleury, a renowned monument dating from the end of the XI century to the beginning of the XII century, is conserved at the abbey and closed to the public.

Project management objectives:

• Study the opportunity and feasibility of a museum-type space around the collection by promoting the history of the abbey and the local area.
• Consider whether a second lapidarium should be integrated, with stones from the Germigny des Prés oratory, as well as a collection of archives relating to Max Jacob.

Visitor and observation centre : the LITORALIS project

The LITORALIS project is the result of communal reflection by the Pays de la Loire Region and the territories of La Tranche sur Mer, La Faute sur Mer et l’Aguillon sur Mer, destroyed by the Xynthia storm in 2010. Today, the project’s positioning is centred around 3 axes:

• A visitor and discovery centre open to the public, providing entertaining scenography and an educational trail.
• An educational venue to raise awareness.
• A centre for research and knowledge diffusion, with a regional observatory that seeks to mutualise, use and broadcast knowledge on the coast’s characteristics.

The Conseil Régional sought assistance in drafting the detailed technical programme up until the contractor’s design study phase.

Destination strategy for Normandy and Paris Ile-de-France on the theme of impressionism

The “Normandy Paris Ile-de-France: Destination Impressionism” destination contract was signed at the end of 2014. It focused on “impressionism” – a popular, internationally-renowned theme, promoted by major local tourism infrastructure.

The partners sought to develop a strategy for clarifying and making coherent both the supply and the entire “tourism chain” in the two régions.

Artisan

In Extenso TCH has developed know-how in the artisan field, further to numerous opportunity and feasibility studies and assignments covering the development of venues or craft clusters aimed at promoting the savoir-faire of local artists and craftsmen / women.

Contemporary art

We can provide support to public and private project managers seeking to create, diffuse or present contemporary art: artistic centres, art incubators, creative clusters, etc. These initiatives fall under regional cultural policy and are issues to be considered in making culture more accessible.

Promoting heritage

Built heritage: fortifications, châteaus, abbeys, etc

Industrial and artisan heritage

Memorials

Intangible heritage: illustrous individual etc

Cultural facilities

We can provide advice in defining and relaunching cultural facilities such as museums of France, museums of popular arts and traditions, eco-museums, visitor centres and sites.

Culture and heritage

In Extenso TCH advises on the creation, conservation and diffusion of culture as a whole: tangible and intangible heritage, museums and visitor centres, live performing arts, contemporary arts, music, books and public readings, cultural industries, creative economy (design, graphics, architecture), cinema, arts and crafts, etc.