Direction régionale des affaires culturelles
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A Direction régionale des Affaires culturelles (DRAC, Regional Directorate of Cultural Affairs) is a service of the French Minister of Culture
on each region of France
. Created by André Malraux
, minister of Culture, on February, 23, 1963, they are in charge of heritage buildings (Monument historique
, managed by the "Conservation régionale des Monuments
historiques" ), museums, cinema, theatre, art...
Minister of Culture (France)
The Minister of Culture is, in the Government of France, the cabinet member in charge of national museums and monuments; promoting and protecting the arts in France and abroad; and managing the national archives and regional "maisons de culture"...
on each region of France
Régions of France
France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...
. Created by André Malraux
André Malraux
André Malraux DSO was a French adventurer, award-winning author, and statesman. Having traveled extensively in Indochina and China, Malraux was noted especially for his novel entitled La Condition Humaine , which won the Prix Goncourt...
, minister of Culture, on February, 23, 1963, they are in charge of heritage buildings (Monument historique
Monument historique
A monument historique is a National Heritage Site of France. It also refers to a state procedure in France by which national heritage protection is extended to a building or a specific part of a building, a collection of buildings, or gardens, bridges, and other structures, because of their...
, managed by the "Conservation régionale des Monuments
historiques" ), museums, cinema, theatre, art...