Musée départemental Maurice-Denis - Le Prieuré

What Musée départemental Maurice-Denis - Le Prieuré does

The Musée départemental Maurice-Denis - Le Prieuré is a public departmental museum operated by the Conseil Départemental des Yvelines, located in a former Benedictine priory at 2 bis, rue Maurice Denis in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France. Founded in 1976 on the basis of a donation from the Denis family, the institution is dedicated to the work and collection of Maurice Denis (1870–1943) and the broader Nabis and Symbolist movements, holding works by Bonnard, Gauguin, Sérusier, Vuillard, Vallotton, Denis and other artists of the period. It carries the "Musée de France" label and operates with a small team of 6 employees as a government state entity rather than a commercial enterprise.

The museum's offerings span on-site and digital channels: physical exhibitions and a heritage garden, school and adult workshops, birthday celebrations, life-drawing sessions, accessibility programming, and outreach services ("Musée hors les murs"). Digital products include the Portail des collections (online catalog launched in 2020), the EVA - Les Tisseurs du temps geolocated mobile game, the Maurice Denis video game, a digital heritage archive of Denis correspondence and manuscripts (digitization campaign initiated in 2014), and an online boutique for art books, stationery, fashion accessories, and toys.

Revenue mechanics combine admission fees and workshop charges (e.g., portrait workshops at 8 EUR per child, 3-day hat-making stages at 22 EUR) with online boutique sales; detailed admission and group pricing are not publicly disclosed. Distribution is multi-channel across the Saint-Germain-en-Laye site, the online boutique, the collections portal, and mobile applications, serving regional Île-de-France visitors while extending digital reach globally. The museum maintains institutional partnerships with the Conseil Départemental des Yvelines (core), the Denis family (core), Musée d'Orsay, RMN - Grand Palais, and the Archives départementales des Yvelines.

Name

Musée départemental Maurice-Denis - Le Prieuré

Legal name

Musée départmental Maurice Denis

Website

https://musee-mauricedenis.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Musée départemental Maurice-Denis - Le Prieuré is a public departmental museum in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France, operated by the Conseil Départemental des Yvelines and dedicated to painter Maurice Denis and the Nabis movement, serving visitors through exhibitions, educational workshops, digital collections, and online retail.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Art Museum and Cultural Heritage Institution

NAICS

Museums (712110)

akta.pro primary industry

Art Museums (THAJADAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Art museum operations
• Cultural heritage preservation
• Museum educational programs
• Art collection exhibitions
• Public cultural services

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-Germain-en-Laye

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Ticket sales and admission: Admission fees and activity tickets for museum visits, workshops, and events targeting various public segments including individuals, families, and school groups.
2. Museum boutique sales: Online boutique selling art books, stationery, fashion accessories, games and toys, and other museum merchandise to visitors and collectors.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Musée départemental Maurice-Denis - Le Prieuré is a public museum that preserves and exhibits the world's principal collection of works by painter Maurice Denis (1870-1943) and the broader Nabis and Symbolist movements. It operates permanent and temporary exhibitions in the historic Prieuré building in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, complemented by educational workshops for schools, families and adults, life-drawing sessions, birthday parties, accessibility programs, and outreach activities. Earned revenue comes from admission fees, workshop fees, event privatization, and an online boutique selling art books, stationery, fashion accessories, games, and toys.

Product overview

The Musée département Maurice-Denis - Le Prieuré is a departmental cultural institution of the Yvelines Department in France, dedicated to the work and collection of painter Maurice Denis (1870-1943) and the Nabis movement. The museum offers a multi-channel visitor experience combining its physical site in Saint-Germain-en-Laye with digital services: an online collections portal for browsing artworks, a geolocated mobile game (EVA - Les Tisseurs du temps) for family engagement in the museum garden, a dedicated video game exploring Maurice Denis's work, an e-commerce boutique for art publications and merchandise, and diverse educational programming including school workshops, adult art classes, life drawing sessions, accessibility services, birthday celebrations, and outreach activities. The museum also maintains a digitized archive of manuscripts and correspondence and provides professional art conservation services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Maurice Denis, Le Jeu Vidéo (video game) An original video game created by the museum's public services to complement visits and help users deepen their knowledge of Maurice Denis's pictorial universe. Aimed at visitors and enthusiasts who want to extend the museum experience at home.
• Portail des collections (Collections Portal) Online digital catalog launched for European Heritage Days 2020, providing searchable access to the museum's collections across paintings, drawings, decorative arts, sculptures, textiles, and photography. Available globally to researchers, students, and the general public.
• Boutique en ligne (Online boutique) Online store selling art books, stationery, fashion and accessories, games, and toys for the whole family, accessible globally via the museum's ticketing-boutique platform.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Musée d'OrsayminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1980
• Denis FamilycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1976
• Département des YvelinescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Musée d'Orsay: Major national museum covering the same broad art-historical period (1848-1914) including Impressionist and post-Impressionist movements. A strategic partner of the Maurice Denis museum and the dominant institutional reference for visitors in this art-historical niche.
• Musée de l'Orangerie: National museum under the Réunion des Musées Nationaux (a partner of Maurice Denis) housing Monet's Water Lilies and the Walter-Guillaume Impressionist collection. Comparable as a French national museum operating in the same late 19th/early 20th century art period.
• Musée du Petit Palais: City of Paris museum featuring fine arts collections spanning medieval to early 20th century periods. Comparable as a free-admission public museum with rotating exhibitions, educational programming, and broad curatorial scope.

Direct peers

• Musée Marmottan Monet: Houses the world's largest collection of Monet works and important holdings of late 19th/early 20th century French art including the Berthe Morisot and野 Georges de Bellio collections. Comparable for Nabis-adjacent Impressionist and post-Impressionist holdings and a similar house-museum presentation.
• Musée de Montmartre: A municipal museum in Paris dedicated to Montmartre's artistic and bohemian heritage, with connections to the late 19th century art scene. Comparable as a heritage site museum with a strong local cultural identity and educational programming.
• Musée Bonnard: A municipal museum in Le Cannet dedicated to Pierre Bonnard, a central Nabis artist. It mirrors the Maurice Denis museum's model of a single-artist/artist-movement institution with a focused permanent collection and similar educational programming.
• Musée national Gustave Moreau: A French national museum in Paris preserving the home-studio of Symbolist painter Gustave Moreau. Comparable as a single-artist house-museum with preserved interiors, decorative arts holdings, and Symbolist-era collection focus.

Regional players

• Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon: A major regional fine arts museum in Lyon with extensive holdings in French painting. Comparable as a non-Paris French public art museum offering educational programming, temporary exhibitions, and cultural preservation for its regional audience.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC1YLrS99wNA_ntxNe1mCoSA
• Facebookfacebook.com/museemauricedenis.yvelines.fr
• Instagraminstagram.com/museemauricedenis
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mus%C3%A9e-d%C3%A9partemental-maurice-denis---le-prieur%C3%A9

Compliance2 records

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