Maison des Cultures du Monde - Centre français du patrimoine culturel immatériel

Name

Maison des Cultures du Monde - Centre français du patrimoine culturel immatériel

Legal name

Maison des Cultures du Monde - CFPCI

Website

https://maisondesculturesdumonde.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Closed

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cultural Heritage Services

NAICS

Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (712), Musical Groups and Artists (71113), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (7121)

SIC

Phonograph Records & Prerecorded Audio Tapes & Disks (3652), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Cultural Centers & Community Cultural Organizations (BPAGAHAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Indigenous, Ethnic & Folk Arts/Heritage Organizations (BPAGAHAI), Cultural Heritage & Traditional Festivals (Folk, Ethnic, Indigenous) (MPAGAEAB), Cultural & Heritage Entertainment Booking (Traditional/Folk Acts) (HSACAHAG)

Keywords

• Intangible cultural heritage
• Cultural event production
• Ethnomusicology documentation
• World music recordings
• Heritage professional training

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. CD and Book Sales: Sale of Compact Discs and books through online store and distributor SOCADISC in France. One-time transaction sales of physical and digital media.
2. Event Production Services: Production and engineering services for festivals, shows, and cultural events for public or private institutions in France and internationally.
3. Training and Formation: Professional training services for culture professionals, academics, and national/international institutions in intangible cultural heritage.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The organization documents, preserves, and promotes intangible cultural heritage worldwide through the Label INEDIT music collection, the Ibn Baṭṭūṭa online documentation database, the annual Festival de l'Imaginaire, the MIMA concert venue seasons, the Cahiers du CFPCI publications, and bespoke cultural event production, engineering, and professional training services for public and private institutions. Its core programs span world music recordings, heritage documentation, training of culture professionals, and cultural event production for French and international clients.

Product overview

Maison des Cultures du Monde operates as a cultural institution with multiple interconnected programs centered on intangible cultural heritage preservation and promotion. The core offerings include the Label INEDIT music collection (155+ recordings from 75 countries), the Ibn Baṭṭūṭa online documentation database (60,000+ pieces), and the annual Festival de l'Imaginaire. Supporting programs include the MIMA concert venue, Cahiers du CFPCI publications, and the Centre français du patrimoine culturel immatériel (CFPCI) providing training and research. The organization also offers professional services in cultural event production and PCI training. The institution serves as a resource center for professionals, researchers, and the general public interested in world cultural heritage.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• INEDIT: Music label created in 1985 promoting traditional and endangered musical heritage from around the world, with over 155 references covering music from 75 countries and more than 200 awards.
• Ibn Baṭṭūṭa
• Cahiers du CFPCI

Products and services

• Label INEDIT A music label and CD/vinyl collection of 155 references featuring traditional and endangered musical traditions from 75 countries, with over 200 awards and recognitions since its creation.
• Ibn Baṭṭūṭa online documentation database An online documentation center containing over 60,000 pieces on intangible cultural heritage, including nearly 5,000 indexed documents and a thesaurus of about 5,000 terms, with photographs, videos, posters, books, journals, records, DVDs, and objects.
• Cahiers du CFPCI

Quantifiable outcome

• 155 music recordings from 75 countries with 200+ awards
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Werkplaats immaterieel erfgoed (Belgium)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Lead partner in the European 'Intangible Cultural Heritage and Museum Project' (ICH & Museums Project) under Creative Europe programme. Five partners from five countries exploring integration of ICH into museum policies.
• Centre néerlandais du PCI (Netherlands)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Partner in European ICH & Museums Project (2017-2020) co-financed by Flemish government and Swiss Federal Office of Culture.
• Simbdea - Italian Network of Ecomuseums (Italy)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Italian partner in European ICH & Museums Project exploring intangible heritage integration in ecomuseums.
• Association des musées suisses (Switzerland)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Swiss partner in European ICH & Museums Project under Creative Europe programme.
• SOCADISCcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorExclusive distributor for the INEDIT collection in France. Located at Rue Pasteur BP 30035, 91790 Boissy-sous-Saint-Yon, France. Contact: [email protected], Tel: +33 (0) 164 919 090.
• UNESCOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAccredited NGO providing advisory services to the Intergovernmental Committee under the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage. Contributes to the International NGOs Forum activities.
• Université Rennes 2coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner since 2016 for two-year training programme; Master 'Médiation du patrimoine, de l'histoire et des territoires (MPHT)' collaboration.
• Université de Bretagne OccidentalecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner since 2019 for pathway 'Civilisations, Cultures et Sociétés (CCS)' in training programmes.
• Chaire UNESCO 'Patrimoine culturel immatériel et développement durable'coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner for international colloquia including 9th CFPCI International Colloquium 'Living heritage in emergency situations' (November 2022).
• ICOM InternationalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational Council of Museums participating as qualified personality/institution representative in ICH & Museums European project.
• NEMO - Network of European Museum OrganisationsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean museum network participating in ICH & Museums project partnership.
• ICH NGO ForumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerForum of NGOs accredited under the 2003 Convention participating in project collaboration.
• Bretagne Culture DiversitécoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional partner for 10th CFPCI International Colloquium 'Living heritage outside frameworks' (November 2023).
• Institut national supérieur de l'éducation artistique et culturelle (Inseac)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for 11th CFPCI Colloquium 'Transforming education through living heritage' (October 2024).

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ocora (Radio France): Radio France's world music label dedicated to field recordings of traditional and oral musical traditions, with a multi-decade catalog and international distribution. Highly comparable to INEDIT in mission (documenting endangered music), product (physical + digital recordings), and curatorial approach.
• Réseau national des ethnopôles: French network of ethnopôles designated by the Ministry of Culture for research and training in intangible cultural heritage, of which CFPCI itself is a member. Comparable peer set of French institutional actors in ICH research, documentation, and professional training.
• Aga Khan Music Programme: Programme of the Aga Khan Development Network supporting endangered musical heritage through recordings, awards, and capacity building. Highly comparable mission to the Maison des Cultures du Monde, with the additional connection of having honored an INEDIT-featured Mauritanian griot with the 2022 Aga Khan Music Award.
• Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage: Smithsonian unit producing the annual Folklife Festival and operating the Smithsonian Folkways label, focused on living cultural heritage, ethnography, and traditional knowledge. Comparable combination of festival programming, recordings, and cultural heritage research mirrored in Festival de l'Imaginaire, MIMA, and INEDIT.
• Smithsonian Folkways Recordings: Non-profit record label of the Smithsonian Institution preserving and disseminating traditional, folk, and indigenous music from around the world. Directly comparable as a mission-driven world/traditional music label with educational distribution and curatorial mandate similar to INEDIT.

Broad incumbents

• UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Section: Intergovernmental body implementing the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage. Comparable as the apex policy and convention infrastructure that CFPCI directly supports via accredited NGO status, and through which the Maison organized 11 international colloquia.
• Musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac: Paris-based national museum dedicated to non-Western arts and civilizations, including significant intangible cultural heritage programming and documentation. Comparable as a French public institution working at the intersection of cultural preservation, exhibition, and research, though much larger in scope and budget.
• Musée national des arts et traditions populaires / MuCEM: French national museum of European and Mediterranean popular arts and traditions, successor to the historic ATP, focused on ethnology and intangible heritage. Comparable as a French public institution with overlapping mandate in ethnographic collections, exhibitions, and ICH programming.
• British Museum (Department of Africa, Oceania and the Americas): Major UK national museum with extensive holdings of ethnographic, musical instrument, and material culture collections, plus active programming on intangible heritage. Comparable as a large incumbent institution combining ethnographic collection stewardship, exhibitions, and research — adjacent to the Maison's documentation and exhibition work.

Others

• International Council of Museums (ICOM): Global museum network partnered with the Maison on the European ICH & Museums Project. Comparable as an international institutional partner in ICH/museum policy work, though operating at network/policy level rather than as a direct content producer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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