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Matisse Museum Nice

The history of the Nice Matisse Museum is closely linked to the successive donations of Matisse and his heirs, and to his deep affection for Nice, the city where he created most of his works. In 1950, the City of Nice acquired the Villa Garin de Cocconato (also known as the "Villa des Arènes"), a stone's throw from the residence of the owner of the Hôtel Regina, and the idea of ​​transforming it into a donated exhibition space was widely accepted. created by the painter and his heirs. On January 5, 1963, the Matisse Museum was inaugurated in the presence of many famous figures from the world of art and culture. The works are exhibited on the ground floor of the Villa, which was then occupied by the Archaeological Museum. In 1978, following the donation by Jean Matisse, the City of Nice planned to renovate the museum to better highlight the richness of its collections while maintaining the intimate quality of Mrs. Henri Matisse's first donation. The complexity of the program, the excavations carried out on the construction site, and the appeals significantly slowed down the construction of the new archaeological museum, which was not completed until 1989. Its relocation to the neighboring Roman ruins allowed the Matisse Museum to occupy the entire space of the villa. After an architectural competition held in 1987, Jean-François Bodin was selected to implement the renovation activities and build the new wing. The museum reopened on June 26, 1993, after being expanded and renovated. In 2002, it was equipped with an educational studio and in 2003 a "Cabinet des dessins" dedicated to the conservation and treatment of graphic works of art was created. In 2013, the ceramic mural La Piscine was exhibited in the remodelled basement level (2nd floor). In 2017, a new museum route was created with the re-display of the collections and the renovation of the museum and its surroundings.

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Museum of Finland

The Museums Agency of Finland is a cultural heritage expert, service provider, developer and authority in the field. It collects, manages and presents cultural-historical national assets, stores, produces and transmits information. The Museums Agency of Finland is responsible for the protection of the environment, archaeological and architectural heritage and cultural property of cultural-historical value together with other authorities and other museum institutions. It accumulates and exhibits national cultural-historical collections, studies material cultural heritage, and supports and develops museums throughout the country. The Museums Agency provides a versatile and evolving service to all citizens. The Agency is affiliated to the Ministry of Education and Culture. History of museum institutions The first national institution in Finland to oversee the conservation of monuments, Arkeologinen toimisto, Arkeologisk Komission, was established on June 19, 1884. The name Muinaistieteellien koimkunta has been used since 1908. In 1972, the Antiquities Board was abolished and replaced by the Museums Administration. Conservation of Antiquities during Swedish Rule In Sweden, people became interested in their history and artifacts as early as the days of the Great Power, when they wanted to see the glorious and great past of the kingdom. The love of antiquities had political significance both abroad and at home. The topic was also connected to other scientific hobbies of the time. The phenomenon was pan-European. It was also connected to the simultaneous development of state administration. Many operating methods and practices in this field, such as the cataloguing of cultural memory, were already formed in the 17th-18th centuries. The formation of public and private collections also began. In 1666, a poster for the protection of antiquities was published, and the Institute of Antiquities was established, whose task was to map and study archaeological and historical antiquities. The general law of 1734 also focused on the finds of movable objects. Establishment of the Antiquities Committee During the period of Finnish self-government, people developed a strong interest in history; although the country was not yet independent, it wanted to outline its own history. This hobby developed especially in universities and scientific societies. From the middle of the 19th century, the restoration aspect was already included in the construction management activities. The idea of ​​the National Museum of Finland was born in the 1870s. Old objects were collected and stored in the University's Museum of Historical Ethnology. At the end of the 19th century, it was also noted that medieval castles and churches had fallen into disrepair or collapsed in the construction projects of urbanized and industrialized societies. In 1883, the Antiquities Ordinance was enacted, covering both fixed and movable antiquities. The decree required citizens to report ancient relics they found and imposed fines for destroying them. The Office of Antiquities (Arkeologisk Komissionon) was established in 1884 to study and protect archaeological and historical and cultural monuments. The committee was headed by a state archaeologist and its members were representatives of universities, scientific societies, the Finnish Literary Society, the Finnish Historical Society and the Finnish Society of Antiquaries. From 1908 onwards, the office was called the Antiquities Committee. In 1893, the country's most important cultural history museum collections were merged under the Antiquities Committee to form the National History Museum, which included the Archaeology, Cultural History and Ethnology departments. After the completion of the National Museum building, it was opened to the public in 1916 as the National Museum of Finland. Changes in museum agencies Over time, the protection of cultural memory evolved from the protection of selected monuments to the current protection of cultural heritage and cultural environment. Protection legislation was developed (Antiquities Act 1963, Building Protection Act 1964, 1985) and the cultural environment was included in land use planning (Land Use and Construction Act 2000). Along with old cultural phenomena, new perspectives also emerged, such as working-class culture and the recording and research of industrial society and the present. With the development, in 1972 the Antiquities Committee was changed to the Museum Office.

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