La Fabrique de patrimoines en Normandie

What La Fabrique de patrimoines en Normandie does

La Fabrique de patrimoines en Normandie is a French public cultural institution (Établissement Public de Coopération Culturelle, EPCC) established in 2015 and based in Caen/Hérouville-Saint-Clair in the Normandy region. It is financed and overseen by DRAC Normandie (Ministry of Culture) and Région Normandie, and operates with approximately 12-13 staff across two locations: the headquarters at Le Pentacle (CITIS, Hérouville-Saint-Clair) and the LABO conservation-restoration facility at 9 rue Vaubenard (Caen).

The institution is organized around three service poles: L'Ethnopôle (ethnographic research and intangible cultural heritage, including maritime anthropology, professional identities, dialectology, and the Parlers normands preservation project), Le Labo (conservation-restoration, scientific imaging, preventive conservation, and static anoxia treatment services for heritage objects), and Le Réseau des Musées de Normandie (network coordination for 140+ member museums, including a mutualized collections database and a free public portal covering 64 museums). Ancillary programs include the Festival ALTÉRITÉS (ethnographic film festival entering its 10th edition in 2026), GASP (Groupe d'Aide en cas de Sinistre Patrimonial, a heritage disaster preparedness initiative co-created in 2018 with Normandie Livre et Lecture, including the CartoGASP mapping tool), Naturalia, and the Flashez sur les cargos QR-code heritage trail.

Revenue mechanics combine recurring public subsidies from DRAC Normandie and Région Normandie, fee-based conservation and anoxia treatment services (with published per-unit tariffs of €55-€185 depending on object volume), coordinated procurement frameworks (a 2025 conservation framework with a maximum value of €800,000 HT), event-driven public engagement through festivals and the GASP workshops, and grant funding including European support (FEAMP) for maritime heritage research. Customers are primarily public cultural institutions — Normandy museums, departmental archives, libraries — plus the general public through free portal access and festival programming.

Name

La Fabrique de patrimoines en Normandie

Legal name

La Fabrique de patrimoines en Normandie

Website

https://lafabriquedepatrimoines.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Public EPCC established in 2015 in Normandy, France, coordinating a 140-museum network and providing conservation-restoration, scientific imaging, and ethnographic research services to regional cultural institutions, funded by DRAC and Région Normandie.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cultural Heritage Services

NAICS

Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (7121), Museums (71211)

akta.pro primary industry

Museums & Heritage Sites (History, Science, Specialty) (BPAGAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Cultural Heritage Institutions (Archives, Historic Houses, Monuments Foundations) (THAJADAI)

Keywords

• Heritage conservation services
• Museum network coordination
• Ethnographic research
• Scientific imaging services
• Cultural restoration services

Headquarters

HQ city

Hérouville-Saint-Clair

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Public Funding and Grants: Core funding from DRAC Normandie (Ministry of Culture) and Région Normandie as an EPCC public cultural institution established in 2015
2. Conservation and Restoration Services: Fee-based conservation, restoration, and scientific imaging services for heritage collections, including preventive conservation consulting and anoxia treatment services
3. Network Coordination Services: Coordination and support services for the 140+ member museums of the Réseau des Musées de Normandie, including training, tool development, and collective projects

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

La Fabrique de patrimoines en Normandie is a public cultural cooperation establishment (EPCC) created in 2015 that operates three specialized poles: L'Ethnopôle for ethnographic research, Le Labo for conservation, restoration, and scientific imaging of heritage collections, and the Réseau des Musées de Normandie to coordinate a regional museum network. The institution serves museums, public collectors, and research professionals in Normandy, France, supported by DRAC Normandie and Région Normandie.

Product overview

La Fabrique de patrimoines en Normandie is an EPCC (Établissement Public de Coopération Culturelle) organized around three core services: L'Ethnopôle for ethnographic research and intangible cultural heritage, Le Labo for conservation-restoration and scientific imaging, and Le Réseau des Musées de Normandie for museum networking. The organization also operates complementary programs including the GASP disaster assistance initiative, the Festival ALTÉRITÉS, the Parlers normands language preservation project, and manages digital platforms such as the Collections portal and CartoGASP mapping tool.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ethnopôle: Mission focused on knowledge, enhancement, and transmission of the ethnographic dimension and intangible cultural heritage of the Normandy Region, including maritime anthropology, professional identities, and intangible heritage.
• Le Labo
• Réseau des Musées de Normandie
• GASP (Groupe d'Aide en cas de Sinistre Patrimonial)
• Festival ALTÉRITÉS
• Parlers normands
• Naturalia

Products and services

• L'Ethnopôle

Quantifiable outcome

• 140+ museums cooperate through the network with shared tools and collective projects
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature5 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Normandie Livre et LecturecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Co-creator of the GASP (Groupe d'Aide en cas de Sinistre Patrimonial) initiative in 2018. Normandie Livre et Lecture animates the network of libraries and archives, while La Fabrique coordinates museums - together they provide cross-sectoral heritage disaster preparedness for Normandy.
• DRAC Normandie (Ministère de la Culture)coreOthers · 1 January 2015Government funding and institutional support for the EPCC. DRAC Normandie provides ministerial oversight and cultural policy alignment for regional heritage initiatives.
• Région NormandiecoreOthers · 1 January 2015Primary regional government funder and supporter of the EPCC. Région Normandie co-finances the institution and has initiated key projects including the Norman language preservation program.
• Université de Caen Normandie (MRSH)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner for the linguistic atlas project and the DUEN (Diplôme Universitaire d'Études Normandes) program. MRSH (Maison de la Recherche en Sciences Humaines) co-directs the PEMAR maritime research pole.
• Fédération des Associations pour la Langue normandE (F.A.L.E.)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner since 2019 for the Norman language preservation project. F.A.L.E. federates over 10 associations for Norman language promotion and received a multi-year convention from Région Normandie.
• Réseau des Musées de Normandie (140+ institutions)coreOthersThe institution coordinates this museum network created in 2003, piloting collective projects and managing mutualized tools including the collections database since 2007.
• Archives départementales de la MancheminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDepositary of the Brasseur collection, involved in the linguistic atlas project as repository of dialectal materials.
• Bibliothèque Alexis de TocquevilleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural partner for the Festival Altérités, hosting screenings alongside Cinéma LUX in Caen.
• Cinéma LUXminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural partner for the Festival Altérités in Caen.
• Fonds Européen pour les Affaires Maritimes et la Pêche (FEAMP)majorOthersEuropean funding source for the wooden fisheries research and documentation project, together with Région Normandie.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Association Française des Musées d'Agriculture et de la Ruralité (AFMA): National association focused on agricultural and rural heritage museums. Comparable as a thematic museum network coordinator with similar mutualization functions, though at a thematic rather than territorial level.

Broad incumbents

• Centre des monuments nationaux (CMN): National French public institution managing over 100 historical monuments. Comparable as a French public heritage operator with conservation, restoration, and public-access mandates, but operating at a national rather than regional scale.
• Réunion des Musées Nationaux et du Grand Palais (RMN-GP): French public cultural institution providing shared services (publishing, retail, ticketing, photographic agency) to national and regional museums. Comparable as a public-sector service platform serving museum networks, but with national scope and a more commercial service mix.
• Conservatoire national des Arts et Métiers (CNAM): French public institution dedicated to technical and professional heritage, with conservation, research, and public engagement missions. Comparable in structure (public EPCC-equivalent institution) and in combining intangible heritage research with public programming.
• Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN): Major French public scientific and cultural institution combining research, collections management, conservation, and public education. Comparable as a public cultural institution with conservation-research-public access pillars, though at much larger scale and with national science mandates.
• Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine: French public institution for architectural and heritage conservation, education, and exhibitions. Comparable as a public heritage body combining conservation expertise with public programming and collections access.
• Musée des civilisations de l'Europe et de la Méditerranée (MUCEM): French national museum focused on Mediterranean and European cultural heritage. Comparable as a public cultural institution with conservation, ethnographic research, and broad public programming—though with national rather than regional mandate.

Others

• Association des Conservateurs et Restaurateurs (SFIIC/AFFCR): French professional association for conservation-restoration professionals. Comparable as an ecosystem participant supporting the same conservation-restoration practice La Fabrique's LABO delivers, though operating as an association rather than a service provider.
• Institut national du Patrimoine (INP): French national institution training heritage curators and conservators. Comparable as a French public institution focused on heritage professional training and standards, though operating at a national training level rather than as a regional service provider.

Direct peers

• Normandie Livre et Lecture: Regional public agency coordinating libraries and archives across Normandy and co-creator of the GASP disaster response initiative with La Fabrique. Direct peer given shared regional mandate, public funding model, and active partnership in cross-sectoral heritage work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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