Science comes to the aid of art By nellie | July 19, 2023 As part of a scheme to support the Friends of the Pompidou Center, the Michelin Corporate Foundation has applied the scientific and technical expertise of Michelin researchers to preserve artworks containing rubbers. Little known because their use is recent, elastomers, commonly known as rubbers, contained in works of art may deteriorate in such a way… Read More
The Paris Mozart Orchestra settles in Bourges By nellie | February 27, 2023 Since October 2022, the Paris Mozart Orchestra (PMO) has been settling in Bourges and deploying its activities throughout the Centre-Val de Loire region. Citizen and united orchestra, the Orchestra travels, from the heart of the city to rural areas, to meet all audiences in a spirit of sharing, of openness, and access to culture for… Read More
La Comédie de Clermont, new theater, new vision By jonathan.ringenbach | December 19, 2022 The Comédie de Clermont-Ferrand, the only theatre in Auvergne having received the “scène nationale” (national stage) designation by the Ministry of Culture, plays a central role in promoting art and culture. Read More
Saving the heritage of local industry at Thiers By nellie | April 7, 2022 Shut down in 1984, the former Mondière cutlery plant forge at Thiers in the Puy-de-Dôme department has been given a makeover, with the impetus of the town council and the regional authority and with the backing of the Michelin Corporate Foundation and La Fondation du Patrimoine. A world-famous industrial past The Mondière forge is located… Read More
Restoring the cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris By nellie | April 14, 2021 Notre Dame cathedral in Paris was ravaged by fire on April 15th 2019. The appalling images will remain in our memories for ever. The catastrophe triggered a worldwide outpouring of generosity with hundreds of thousands of donors in over 150 countries wanting to contribute to the mammoth restauration project. In the immediate aftermath of the… Read More
RESTORATION OF THE GALERIE DES CARROSSES By jonathan.ringenbach | October 25, 2018 The Coach Gallery of the Palace of Versailles, a real treasure, has just reopened its doors in the King’s Great Stables built by Jules Hardouin-Mansart between 1679 and 1682. Read More
Creation of the International African American Museum in Charleston, USA By jonathan.ringenbach | October 24, 2018 The Michelin Corporate Foundation has joined an important group of donors to support the creation of the International African American Museum (IAAM) to be built in Charleston, South Carolina, precisely where hundreds of thousands African slaves arrived in the United States between 1783 and 1808, in what is known as forced migration on the largest-scale… Read More
France – Romania Season November 27th 2018-July 14th 2019 By | October 24, 2018 Support for our cultural heritage and the arts is at the core of the Michelin Corporate Foundation’s values. Officially inaugurated on November 27th 2018, the 2019 France-Romania Season aims to show present-day Romania in a new light to the French public. The Season has been designed to strengthen the cultural, economic, scientific and civic bonds… Read More
Memories of la Comédie-Française By nellie | October 24, 2018 With archives going back 300 years and thousands of costumes and accessories, la Comédie-Française has a remarkable patrimony that has to be digitalized to ensure its survival. The institution has acquired software to catalog and archive its records and reappraise its history. The key aim is to make access easier for everyone. Three major projects… Read More
“Virtually Versailles” at Singapor! By | October 24, 2018 To promote and highlight France’s cultural heritage using cutting-edge technology was the bold initiative that persuaded the Michelin Corporate Foundation to partner the Château de Versailles and the ESSEC Business School in organizing in Singapore the first digital exploration of the palace and grounds of Versailles, entitled “Virtually Versailles”. This exhibition, which opened in November… Read More
