Making your heritage site an asset for your area

Having a heritage site in your area is often a source of expense, but it's also an asset. It is part of the community's identity, and is often a source of pride for its residents. With the development of new offers and new uses, it can generate resources and offer services to the local community and to tourists.

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  • 1 day

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  • Director of services and cultural director
    Territorial executive with responsibilities in the field
    Heritage site manager
  • Please contact us for more information at cmn.institut@monuments-nationaux.fr

  • Face-to-face training and online

  • No pre-requisites - Open to local authority employees

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Objectives - Target skills

Note: this course is adapted to the French tourism context. If you are still interested in this topic, please contact us.

  • Understanding the main principles of a diagnosis for your heritage site
  • Understand the possible and relevant uses for your site
  • Understand the challenges of a tourist and cultural site
  • Be able to identify the main players and partners in a heritage project

Detailed programme

Note: this course is adapted to the French tourism context. If you are still interested in this topic, please contact us.

THE TERRITORIAL ECOSYSTEM OF A HISTORIC MONUMENT

  • What environments does my site fit into? Mapping the area around the heritage site: criteria grid of strengths, weaknesses, potential and opportunities
  • Understanding the strengths and weaknesses of the monument and the economic balance that needs to be struck: state of repair, history and period of the site, current resources and means in relation to ambitions...

WHAT USES AND ACTIVITIES FOR MY HISTORIC MONUMENT?

  • Understanding the diversity of opportunities around a heritage site:
    • Use of a historic monument for public services
    • Delegation of space for services, shops, etc.
    • Creation of third-party premises
    • Reminder of some procedures
    • Property policy and historic monuments
  • Focus on the tourist and cultural destination: conditions and main tourist and disability labels

THE VARIOUS PLAYERS AND PARTNERS INVOLVED IN THE PROJECT

  • Local roots and relations: communicating and promoting the project to elected representatives, local players, residents and users, etc.
  • Private partners: bring together local businesses and seek sponsorship
  • Public representatives
  • Other key heritage players: major networks, other associations and foundations 

Methods & Procedures

TEACHING METHODS AND TOOLS

Concrete examples and exercises :

  • Drawing up a summary analysis grid for your site and area
  • Taking stock of needs and possibilities according to the type of site and use (small groups)
  • Tool sheet

ASSESSMENT METHODS

  • Knowledge multiple-choice questions

SPEAKERS

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Elodie GRILLI

Head of the Visitor Development and Relations Department, Economic Development Division

"Passionate about history and heritage, I have been working at the Centre des Monuments Nationaux for 15 years. I have specialised in the field of economic development and will be sharing this experience with enthusiasm as part of this training course. "

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Monuments administrator