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Culturespaces - Timeline
Culturespaces was created by Bruno Monnier, its current Chairman.
. After having created, at age 19, a service company handling concessions for the Domain of Versailles, his education comprised parallel managerial and cultural components (Science-Po, HEC-ISA, Law and History of Art).
. In 1981, he joined the Top Management team at Havas Tourisme.
. In 1986, he became policy officer at the Ministry of Culture, in charge of the “Heritage 2000” and the “Grand Versailles” projects.
. In 1988, together with some other passionate souls, he created Culturespaces as a Consulting and Engineering Department of Havas Tourisme.
. Culturespaces started providing consultancy services to communities, private owners and large government institutions to help them find better development, showcasing and management solutions for their monuments and museums.
. In 1990, Culturespaces became a subsidiary of Havas Tourisme and the Suez Group, signing its first management support contract for the Palace of the Popes in Avignon; this contract expired in the year 2000.
. In 1992, Culturespaces was entrusted with its first long term concession involving the development, showcasing and comprehensive management of the Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild.
. After having created, at age 19, a service company handling concessions for the Domain of Versailles, his education comprised parallel managerial and cultural components (Science-Po, HEC-ISA, Law and History of Art).
. In 1981, he joined the Top Management team at Havas Tourisme.
. In 1986, he became policy officer at the Ministry of Culture, in charge of the “Heritage 2000” and the “Grand Versailles” projects.
. In 1988, together with some other passionate souls, he created Culturespaces as a Consulting and Engineering Department of Havas Tourisme.
. Culturespaces started providing consultancy services to communities, private owners and large government institutions to help them find better development, showcasing and management solutions for their monuments and museums.
. In 1990, Culturespaces became a subsidiary of Havas Tourisme and the Suez Group, signing its first management support contract for the Palace of the Popes in Avignon; this contract expired in the year 2000.
. In 1992, Culturespaces was entrusted with its first long term concession involving the development, showcasing and comprehensive management of the Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild.
Later, Culturespaces was entrusted, successively, with concessions on the following sites:
- the Castle of Baux de Provence in 1993;
- the Jacquemart-André Museum in Paris in 1996;
- the Park and Castle of Valençay in 1996;
- the National Automobile Museum with the Schlumpf Collection in 1999;
- the ancient Greek Villa Kerylos in 2001;
- the Antique Theatre of Orange and the Municipal Museum of Orange in 2002.
In 2004, Culturespaces went international when it took over management for the site of the Battlefield of Waterloo in Belgium. In that same year, Culturespaces was entrusted with its first management mandate to develop and showcase the Cité du Train [“Train City”] in Mulhouse.
In 2005, “Culture Espaces” changed its logo to become “Culturespaces”. Sites were brought together into a “chain” with standardised high quality levels for visitors’ welcome, reception and service. Each site develops and showcases its own identity but has access to network-wide communication and management resources.
At this time, the capital structure was simplified to be distributed between BMPO – Bruno Monnier (34%) and Suez (66%).
In May 2005, Culturespaces was entrusted with the three Roman monuments of the city of Nîmes (the Arena, the Maison Carrée and the Tour Magne).
Culturespaces now manages 13 monuments and museums receiving 2 million visitors per year.