Beaubourg, an VIII - article ; n°1 ; vol.6, pg 53-66

Vingtième Siècle. Revue d'histoire - Année 1985 - Volume 6 - Numéro 1 - Pages 53-66
Beaubourg, Year VIII, Gérard Vincent
Beyond aesthetic quarrels and unjustified accusations, the historian can, after eight years of the existence of the National Center for Art and Culture at Beaubourg, ask the real question : have the missions assigned to the Center been accomplished ? In other words, has the access of the masses to culture been facilitated ? Have the barriers between the various activities been broken down by the coexistence of a museum and other forms of culture ? Has Beaubourg become not only the cultural brain of France, but also its heart, irrigating the Hexagon with the flow of culture produced by such a pump ? Lastly, how has the surrounding neighborhood been renovated and with what results ?
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Source : Persée ; Ministère de la jeunesse, de l’éducation nationale et de la recherche, Direction de l’enseignement supérieur, Sous-direction des bibliothèques et de la documentation.