Les Franciscaines - Deauville

What Les Franciscaines - Deauville does

Les Franciscaines is a public cultural institution (Etablissement Public à Caractère Industriel et Commercial - EPIC) headquartered at 145 b Avenue de la République, Deauville, France. Created by municipal deliberation of Ville de Deauville on December 14, 2017 and registered on March 4, 2019 (SIREN 851 348 078), the institution operates a multi-disciplinary cultural complex that combines a museum, media library (Deauville Bibliotech), performance venue, FabLab maker space, and event rental spaces, including the historic 1883 La Chapelle (253 m²). The Musée André Hambourg houses a permanent collection of over 4,500 works (538 paintings and 3,000+ drawings) donated by Nicole Hambourg, supplemented by rotating temporary exhibitions co-organized with major French institutions including Centre Pompidou, Musée d'Orsay, and Institut du monde arabe. Operating Tuesday through Sunday from 10:30 to 18:30, it serves individual visitors, families, school groups, corporate event clients, and Friendciscaines subscription holders across its programming.

The technology stack comprises the Tickeasy online ticketing platform for ticket sales and reservations, PAYFIP for secure payment processing, the Deauville Bibliotech online media library platform, an in-house podcast studio ('Les Franciscaines au creux de votre oreille') with in-situ productions by podcasteuse Elsa Daynac, and the FabLab digital fabrication laboratory. Integrations include HelloAsso for charitable event ticketing and Discomaton for vinyl recording at music events. The technology is differentiated primarily through interoperability across physical venue and digital touchpoints rather than proprietary IP.

Revenue is generated through five primary streams: exhibition and museum admission ticket sales (€5-€33 tiered pricing), performance and event tickets, the annual PASS Friendciscaines subscription program across Family, Individual Adult, and Young & Solidarity tiers, space rental for corporate and private events (handled by a dedicated Business Development Manager), and media library borrowing services plus bookshop retail. The institution is wholly owned by Ville de Deauville with institutional funding supplemented by Région Normandie and Conseil Départemental du Calvados. Revenue is not publicly disclosed given EPIC status.

Name

Les Franciscaines - Deauville

Legal name

LES FRANCISCAINES, Etablissement public à caractère industriel et commercial

Website

https://lesfranciscaines.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Les Franciscaines is a public cultural institution (EPIC) in Deauville, France operating an integrated museum, media library, performance venue, FabLab, and event rental complex built around the 4,500+ work André Hambourg collection, serving visitors, families, schools, and corporate clients with ticketed exhibitions, performances, and the PASS Friendciscaines subscription program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cultural Venue and Museum Services

NAICS

Museums (71211), Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (71), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (712)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Art Galleries & Exhibition Spaces (Commercial & Nonprofit) (THAJADAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Performing Arts & Cultural Event Venues (Theaters, Museums) (THAHAAAG), Specialty & Historic Venues (Landmarks, Estates) (THAHAAAK), Conference Centers & Dedicated Meeting Venues (THAHAAAB)

Keywords

• Cultural venue management
• Art museum exhibitions
• Media library services
• Event venue rental
• Performing arts programming

Headquarters

HQ city

Deauville

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Exhibition and Museum Admission: Ticket sales for permanent museum (André Hambourg) and temporary exhibitions, with tiered pricing for full price, subscribers, students, and youth
2. Performance and Event Tickets: Concerts, shows, conferences, and special events with various pricing tiers
3. PASS Friendciscaines Subscription: Annual subscription cards (Family, Individual Adult, Young & Solidarity) offering unlimited museum access, reduced exhibition prices, and event benefits
4. Space Rental: Rental of event spaces including La Chapelle (auditorium/reception hall), cloister, and other venues for corporate events, galas, seminars, and private functions
5. Media Library Services: Borrowing of documents and materials through Deauville Bibliotech platform
6. Bookshop/Retail: On-site librairie-boutique selling books, catalogs, and cultural merchandise

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Les Franciscaines operates a multi-disciplinary cultural complex in Deauville, France, combining a museum (Musée André Hambourg with 4,500+ works), a media library (médiathèque), temporary art exhibitions, live performances, conferences, a FabLab maker space, creative workshops, guided tours, and event venue rental services. Revenue is generated through ticketed admissions, the PASS Friendciscaines annual membership program, on-site bookshop sales, media library subscriptions, and B2B rental of event spaces (La Chapelle auditorium, cloister) to corporate and private clients.

Product overview

Les Franciscaines is a multi-functional cultural complex in Deauville, France comprising a museum, media library, performance venue, FabLab, and event spaces. The institution operates as a unified cultural platform offering: the Musée André Hambourg (museum with permanent collection and rotating exhibitions), the Médiathèque (media library with borrowing services), Spectacles et Conférences (live performances and cultural events), Expositions (temporary exhibitions including major artist retrospectives), the FabLab (digital fabrication workshop), Visites Commentées (guided tours), Ateliers (creative workshops), Podcast Channel 'Les Franciscaines au creux de votre oreille' (audio content), Space Rental services (venue hire including La Chapelle), Librairie-boutique (bookshop), PASS Friendciscaines (membership program), and annual Festivals (Prix des Ados, Livres & Musiques, Deauville sur Pointes, Planches Contact). The institution generates revenue through ticket sales, memberships, space rentals, and café/restaurant services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FabLab des Franciscaines: Digital fabrication laboratory and creative workshop space
• Musée André Hambourg
• Les Franciscaines au creux de votre oreille
• Pass Friendciscaines
• Prix des Ados
• Festival Livres & Musiques

Products and services

• Musée André Hambourg Permanent art museum presenting the André Hambourg collection (4,500+ works including 538 paintings and 3,000+ drawings) across 271 m² on two levels, with chronological and thematic tour and multimedia terminals. Open to individual visitors, families, and educational groups.
• Médiathèque (Media Library) Library and media resource center offering borrowing, reading, and listening services across multiple formats, accessible via the Deauville Bibliotech platform at deauvillebibliotech.fr. For individual borrowers and families.
• Spectacles, Rencontres et Conférences Live performance programming including theater, dance, concerts, literary meetings, and conferences with multiple formats (Candlelight concerts, Les Franciscaines en scène, Les Franciscaines à livre ouvert, Les Grands Entretiens). For general public, families, and cultural enthusiasts.
• FabLab des Franciscaines Digital fabrication laboratory hosting creative workshops, educational programs, artistic residencies, and special projects (including the literary radio project with Ouest Track). For children, teenagers, adults, and educational groups.
• Expositions (Temporary and Permanent Exhibitions) Rotating temporary and permanent art exhibitions including Raoul Dufy retrospective (co-produced with Centre Pompidou), Claude Monet 'des jardins en héritage' (with Musée d'Orsay loans), Pierre et Gilles 'Mondes marins', Under the Sun of Provence (André Hambourg), and photography festivals. For individual visitors, families, schools, and cultural institutions.
• Visites Commentées (Guided Tours) Guided tours including historical visits of the Franciscaines site, exhibition commentary, wellness visits (Visite Art de Vivre), and family/children tours. For individual visitors, families, and groups.
• Ateliers (Creative Workshops) Creative and educational workshops including Frimousse (ages 3-6), guided visits for children (ages 7-11), and Semaine créative programs, with additional workshops during festivals and special events. For children, families, and school groups.
• Podcast Channel - Les Franciscaines au creux de votre oreille Audio content channel featuring remasterized archives, conference recordings, artist interviews, and ambient sound collections produced in situ by podcasteuse Elsa Daynac. For general public and cultural audiences.
• Location d'espaces (Venue Rental) Event venue rental including La Chapelle (253 m² auditorium with retractable bleachers, mobile stage, audio-visual systems, 230-528 capacity), Le Cloître, Le Réfectoire, and other spaces. For corporate conferences, galas, cocktail receptions, seminars, team building, and private events.
• Librairie-boutique (Bookshop) On-site retail shop selling books, exhibition catalogs, and cultural merchandise related to exhibitions and collections. For visitors and cultural enthusiasts.
• PASS Friendciscaines Annual Membership Annual membership program in three tiers: INDIVIDUEL ADULTE (Individual Adult), FAMILLE (Family — two adult holders at same address and their children), and JEUNE ET SOLIDAIRE (Young and solidarity beneficiaries). Benefits include unlimited museum access, reduced exhibition prices, library borrowing, priority booking, and exclusive event invitations.
• Annual Cultural Festivals Annual cultural festivals including Prix des Ados (literary prize for Normandy secondary students, 17th edition in 2025), Livres & Musiques (literature and music festival with 36 guest authors and performers in 2025), Deauville sur Pointes (dance festival), and Planches Contact (photography festival with Prix de la Jeune Création Photographique supported by Fnac). For general public, schools, families, and culture professionals.
• Raoul Dufy, La Mélodie du bonheur (Temporary Exhibition) Major retrospective of artist Raoul Dufy (1877-1953) featuring 100 works including 60 paintings from the Centre Pompidou (Musée National d'Art Moderne) collection, exploring Dufy's Norman ties and musical inspirations. Co-organized with Centre Pompidou.
• Claude Monet, des jardins en héritage (Temporary Exhibition) Temporary exhibition exploring Claude Monet's Giverny legacy and contemporary artists' shared fascination with light, gardens, and color. Labeled Normandie Impressionniste 2026 to mark the centenary of Monet's death, with exceptional loans from Musée d'Orsay and co-curatorship by Nathalie Bondil (director, Institut du monde arabe).
• Pierre et Gilles, Mondes marins (Temporary Exhibition) Temporary exhibition combining painting and photography with pop aesthetic, exploring the maritime theme in Pierre et Gilles' 40-year career. Features seafarers, harbor scenes, and underwater landscapes, with 4 works created specifically for the exhibition. Labeled La Mer en Commun.
• Under the Sun of Provence (Temporary Exhibition) Temporary exhibition tracing André Hambourg's connection to Provence, from Mougins to Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. Curated by Juliette Gerfault, with a joint ticket option combining the Pierre et Gilles exhibition.
• Les Univers (New Permanent Hanging) New permanent hanging celebrating the 5th anniversary, presenting recent acquisitions across four thematic Univers: Deauville, Cheval (horse), Spectacle (performance portrait), and Art de vivre (gardens).
• Karaodance Event Format Hybrid immersive event format combining karaoke and dance, developed with Collectif ÈS, featuring video booth, podiums, dress room, original clips, performances, and after-party DJ sets.
• Kararocké Event Format Giant karaoke event format led by Nicolas Ullmann with over 400 songs played live by musicians. Stage performances recorded on 45 rpm vinyl by Discomaton.
• Planches Contact Festival 2025 (Photography Festival) Annual photography festival based on artistic residencies. 2025 edition focused on the 'intimacy' theme, featuring 20 artists including Arno Rafael Minkkinen, Lin Zhipeng (No. 223), and Cindy Sherman, with the Prix de la Jeune Création Photographique supported by Fnac.

Quantifiable outcome

• 6,000 Normandy students engaged annually through Prix des Ados
• +1 more outcomes

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Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Ouest TrackminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 10 May 2025Radio station based in Le Havre partnered with Les Franciscaines during the 22nd edition of the Livres & Musiques festival. Radio set broadcast live with interviews of guest authors and readings from festival selection books.
• Centre PompidoucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFirst collaboration between Les Franciscaines and Centre Pompidou for Raoul Dufy retrospective exhibition featuring works from Musée National d'Art Moderne collection. Exhibition co-organized by both institutions.
• Musée d'OrsaycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExceptional loans from Musée d'Orsay collections for Claude Monet exhibition 'Des jardins en héritage'. Scientific advisor participation from Musée d'Orsay presidency.
• Institut du monde arabecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for Claude Monet exhibition with exceptional loans and co-curatorship by Nathalie Bondil, director of Institut du monde arabe museum and exhibitions.
• Espaces Culturels E.Leclerc de NormandiecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerLong-standing partnership since 2009 supporting Prix des Ados literary prize. Provides books to participating classes and supports prize organization. Present at award ceremony with booksellers.
• FnacminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of Prix de la Jeune Création Photographique award at Planches Contact Festival, affirming festival's commitment to artistic emergence and transmission.
• Association des Amis des FranciscainesminorOthersDonor organization providing works and financial support to Les Franciscaines. Donated Pierre et Gilles artwork 'Philomène' to collection.
• Région NormandiecoreOthersRegional institutional partner supporting Pierre et Gilles and other exhibitions through regional cultural funding.
• Conseil Départemental du CalvadoscoreOthersDepartmental institutional partner supporting cultural exhibitions and programming.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• La Villette Paris: Paris-based cultural complex housing performances, exhibitions, cinemas and educational programming on a large campus. Comparable as a multi-format cultural venue combining performances, exhibitions and maker/educational spaces (including FabLab-style facilities), though operating at much larger scale in Paris.
• Philharmonie de Paris: Larger multi-purpose cultural complex in Paris combining performance venue, exhibitions and educational programming. Comparable as a multi-disciplinary venue operating concerts, exhibitions and events under one roof, but at a significantly larger scale and Paris-based audience.

Direct peers

• Musée Fabre Montpellier: Major fine-arts museum in Montpellier with extensive permanent collections and rotating temporary exhibitions. Comparable as a French regional museum attracting tourism with marquee exhibitions, though without Les Franciscaines' FabLab and média library extensions.
• Louvre-Lens: Decentralized Louvre gallery in Lens that rotates works from the national collection in a regional setting. Directly comparable model of bringing top-tier French national museum content to a non-Paris city, with similar exhibition-driven footfall economics.
• Fondation Carmignac: Private art foundation on the island of Porquerolles operating an exhibition venue with corporate-collection-driven programming. Comparable as a privately backed cultural venue in a French tourist location, though with a more single-corporate funding model.
• Musée Soulages Rodez: Contemporary art museum in Rodez dedicated to Pierre Soulages with rotating exhibitions and cultural programming. Comparable as a single-artist-anchored French regional museum leveraging a major donation to drive visitation.
• Musée Unterlinden Colmar: Regional art museum in Colmar housed in a historic convent/dominican complex with the famous Isenheim Altarpiece plus temporary exhibitions. Highly comparable: heritage-venue setting, museum-plus-event-venue operating model, regional French city tourism base.
• LaM - Lille Métropole Musée d'Art Moderne: Regional art museum in Villeneuve-d'Ascq (Lille) housing modern and contemporary collections alongside temporary exhibitions and cultural events. Comparable scope as a regional French museum with permanent collection plus temporary programming and cultural-venue diversification.
• Centre Pompidou-Metz: Decentralized branch of Centre Pompidou in Metz operating a multi-disciplinary cultural venue with major temporary exhibitions and performance programming. Directly comparable as a French regional cultural institution leveraging national-collection partnerships to drive attendance.
• MUCEM Marseille: Major French regional museum in Marseille focused on Mediterranean and European cultural heritage with rotating exhibitions and cultural programming. Comparable as a multi-purpose cultural complex combining museum, performance, and event-space functions in a non-Paris tourist destination.

Market position

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Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

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