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Ministry of Culture
Support for the first three years. In 2015, Minister Fleur Pellerin called MuseumWeek a “valuable tool serving the cultural influence of our country.” This institutional endorsement mobilized French institutions and expanded participation.
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Origins of the festival: from 2014 to 2016, Twitter provided the technical and strategic means that made it possible. The very principle of MuseumWeek — one hashtag per day, a community gathering around it — comes from there.
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JCDecaux
For the 2016 edition, JCDecaux provides its network of digital panels in Paris: from March 28 to April 3, the #MuseumWeek visual is displayed on the city’s street furniture. A donated campaign that takes the festival out of social networks and installs it in the street.
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UNESCO
A historic partner since 2016. A 2017 letter formalized the co-organization of MuseumWeek in 2017 and 2018, the mobilization of UNESCO’s networks, and its contribution to project management. UNESCO later hosted the exhibition “Réconciliation avec le Vivant” at its Paris headquarters in November 2022.
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CHANEL Foundation
Three years of sponsorship to support the #WomenInCulture theme: making visible the contribution of women to creation, and raising the question of equality within cultural institutions.
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The New York Times
Media partner of #WomenInCulture, alongside UNESCO and the CHANEL Foundation. In 2019, an agreement provided for two placements in the international edition of the newspaper as well as collaboration on conferences dedicated to women in arts and culture.
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Feel IT Services
Feel IT Services provided developers for the MuseumWeek website. The activity report documents 199 hours of work, contributed under a skills patronage agreement.
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Instituto Brasileiro de Museus
Federal institution overseeing thirty national museums and the museum policy of about 3,700 Brazilian establishments. In May 2019, its 17th National Museum Week — 1,114 institutions, 3,222 activities — coincided with MuseumWeek: Ibram teams promoted our themes and hashtags nationwide.
Letter from its president, May 2019 (PDF)
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Art Drouot District
MuseumWeek partners with Quartier Art Drouot for “Nature as Seen by Artists,” held from October 3 to 19, 2019, with support from the GoodPlanet Foundation. MuseumWeek promotes the event on its networks, and Benjamin Benita serves on the jury.
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Europa Nostra
Support for the 2020 edition, maintained during the pandemic under the theme “Togetherness.” Europa Nostra then joined UNESCO among the institutional supporters of MuseumWeek.
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Art Explora
Support for organizing the 2021 edition. Art Explora shares our goal: to reduce the distance between audiences and culture through digital means.
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Talkwalker
Five years of measurement: analysis of conversations and engagement around the festival. This made it possible to know who MuseumWeek really reached and to adjust accordingly.
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Casa Batlló
For the Paris stop at the UNESCO headquarters: the exclusive presentation of “Living Architecture: Casa Batlló,” a work by Refik Anadol.
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Phenix
Took the exhibition out of the walls: 1,350 connected screens, in the streets of France, broadcast the artworks.
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Polkadot
Funded the exhibition “Reconciliation with the Living” starting November 2022, enabling its four stages: Paris, Florence, Lisbon, Dubai.
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Verse
Exhibition space for digital art, associated with the Paris and Florence stops. Its programming is entrusted to recognized figures in the art world.
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Arroz Estúdios
Hosted the Lisbon stop of the exhibition in its spaces.
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Global Network of Water Museums
Partnership announced in May 2024 to address water issues during the festival — aquatic heritage and ecosystems — with a dedicated day: #WaterMW, June 8.
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Institute for Sustainable Development (EPLO)
Co-organizer of the side event at the UNESCO World Conference on Cultural and Artistic Education, in Abu Dhabi, on February 14, 2024. The Institute for Sustainable Development of EPLO contributed to discussions on arts education, cultural diversity, and sustainable development.
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International Theatre Institute (ITI)
Co-organizer of the side event at the UNESCO World Conference on Cultural and Artistic Education, in Abu Dhabi, on February 14, 2024. ITI brought together theater and education professionals around the role of arts in social and environmental transformation.
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Museo de los Museos
Virtual museum documenting museums and museological experiences audiovisually, and the largest museological community in Ibero-America. Joined us in 2025 to anchor MuseumWeek in the region.
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French National Commission for UNESCO
Joined MuseumWeek in 2026. The Commission is the contact point between France and UNESCO, responsible for relaying its programs to cultural and educational stakeholders in the country.
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GrandPalaisRmn
GrandPalaisRmn collaborates with Culture For Causes Network on ExtaArt, a research program led by Agnès Callu within her Chair of Excellence. Culture For Causes Network contributes to its networking and international outreach.
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ICOM Argentina
ICOM Argentina officially supports MuseumWeek 2026. Its committee commits to promoting the edition within its professional networks and encouraging its members and affiliated institutions to participate.
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IPSOS Synthesio
Takes over from Talkwalker in 2026 to measure the festival’s reach. The data covers 195 countries and more than 80 languages — the scale required by a global event.
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