Marie Lavandier, here in 2016 when she took up her post at the Louvre-Lens. DENIS CHARLET
INFO NO FIGARO – The director of the Louvre-Lens succeeds Philippe Bélaval at the head of the 103 sites and monuments brought together within the CMN.
Did she have the feeling that it was necessary to turn the page, when the Louvre-Lens has just celebrated its tenth anniversary? Marie Lavandier, its director, will leave her post in May to take over the presidency of the Center des monuments nationaux (CMN). She will replace Philippe Bélaval, who held the house masterfully before joining the Élysée, as Cultural Advisor. Several candidates were in line to succeed him, and it seems that Marie Lavandier did not win the piece for the sole reason that she was the only woman in the running.
“She has a solar and unifying energy that carries”, believes Rima Abdul Malak, who suggested his name to the Élysée. “His project for the CMN reflects a modern and open vision in the relationship to the public, which heritage needs”, adds the Minister of Culture.
Other advantages: Marie Lavandier does not come from the breeding ground “parisian-parisian» and his benevolent look at things and people contrasts pleasantly. “President…
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