Patrons' wall

Majid Boustany, founder and chairman of the Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation is the patron of the École du Louvre 2021-2022 operation, an ambitious program of works on the site of the Flore wing of the Palais du Louvre, involving:

• The restructuring and extension of the library, to provide students and teachers with a new place of study adapted to the issues of today and tomorrow.
• The creation of a research center to reinforce the scientific research work carried out within the higher education establishment by nearly 80 PhD students, and to provide the school with a dedicated structure for hosting national and international researchers.
• The refurbishment of documentary and IT services.

Nearly 1,300 square meters have been renovated, thanks to this exceptional patronage, to contribute to the development and influence of the École du Louvre.
 

In 2023 this patronage was extended by the donation of new works of art installed in the hall of the Flore wing:
Pi baroco n°2 bleu, 1=45° (2001) by François Morellet, and La Marseillaise (1997) by César.

The Fondation Daniel et Nina Carasso, created in 2009 in memory of Daniel Carasso, founder of Danone in France, and his wife Nina, supports projects of general interest in two major fields: food and nutrition on the one hand, and art on the other, including actions touching on research and training in these two areas of intervention.

With this in mind, it has supported the École du Louvre with an exceptional sponsorship to develop its third cycle of research. It enabled us to set up a permanent research team and launch our programs. For example, the École has been involved in :

• recruitment on fixed-term contracts and earmarked resources of teacher-researchers for its research team (half-time positions);
• funding research grants for postgraduate students;
• fitting out a space for teacher-researchers;
• hosting visiting researchers;
• creating an online journal based on articles written by students and/or teachers;
• organizing international symposia.

A decisive boost to the development of research at the École du Louvre, which has thus reaffirmed its position in the higher education landscape.

To ensure and consolidate the École's development, the Daniel et Nina Carasso Foundation financed, on the one hand, a fundraising consultancy to increase the establishment's patronage resources (2019-2021), and, on the other, a four-year contract, outside the employment ceiling, for a patronage and fundraising manager. At the same time, in response to the economic difficulties encountered by students as a result of the pandemic, the Foundation provided the École du Louvre with exceptional support to create emergency grants for French and foreign students. The equivalent of real scholarships or additional funding was distributed on a case-by-case basis to young people enrolled at the École du Louvre.

The Fondation Antoine de Galbert, following the closure of the Maison Rouge, has redirected its patronage activities into different areas, always linked to contemporary art, art history and its players. In 2019, it becomes a patron of the École du Louvre, as part of the development of its postgraduate and research activities.

A first action is set up at the start of the academic year with the granting of research and mobility scholarships, to offer doctoral students conditions conducive to the conduct, completion and success of their work. Thus, following examination of applications, several students have been selected each year for the originality and quality of their work in art history and museology, to benefit from this exceptional support.

At the same time, sensitive to the situation of students since the pandemic, the Foundation has been funding living scholarships for 1st-year students since the 2020-2021 academic year.

The Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation is a non-profit institution dedicated to the study of Francis Bacon's work. It awards grants in three different categories:

• Research: short- or long-term academic on Francis Bacon's work, life and working methods (publications of doctoral theses and other independent research works);
• Support for artists: providing support for emerging artists working in various media in correlation with the Foundation's philosophy;
• And any other type of project related to Francis Bacon.

Within this framework, the Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation awards, every four years, a research grant to a third cycle doctoral student at the École whose work focuses on Francis Bacon or has a direct link with the British artist (comparative study between Bacon and one or more artist(s), thematic studies relating to his work or pictorial practice...). A research project that can be extended and problematized around multidisciplinary issues such as literature, decorative arts, cinema and photography, in relation to Francis Bacon.

Scholarship 2016
"From library to lived experience: a reading of the iconographic territory of Francis Bacon's work"
by Milan Garcin (École du Louvre/Université de Paris Nanterre).

Scholarship 2020
"Francis Bacon and the Paris collections"
by Cerise Thelwall Doussot (École du Louvre/Université de Neuchatel).

The Fondation Etrillard highlights the relevance of our European cultural heritage in the contemporary world, by participating in the preservation of exceptional sites, encouraging the transmission of knowledge and supporting cultural rediscovery, thus fostering creativity and audacity in the service of emotion and sharing. Headquartered in Geneva, the Fondation Etrillard is a family foundation governed by a Franco-Swiss board of trustees.

As part of its patronage activities, the Foundation supports the rediscovery of works, artistic currents and musical repertoires that are little known to the public. It encourages the transmission of sometimes neglected knowledge and skills, notably by awarding doctoral research grants in various fields, from art history to music.

Together with the École du Louvre, since 2021 the Fondation Etrillard has been supporting, via the Endowment Fund, original research devoted to the links and correspondences between the arts of the past and the arts of the present, through a grant awarded to a postgraduate student during his or her three-year thesis. 
As well as funding this doctoral scholarship, the Etrillard Foundation also supports a "life scholarship" to help students complete their undergraduate studies in conditions conducive to their success.

The two missions of Crédit Agricole d'Île-de-France Mécénat are the preservation of Île-de-France's heritage and the support of excellent young talent. Ten years after its creation, the endowment fund has already supported more than 110 projects and hundreds of young curators, restorers, artists, researchers and sportsmen and women in the Paris region.

In 2022, Crédit Agricole d'Île-de-France Mécénat becomes a patron of the École du Louvre and will offer 4 scholarships each year for three years to 4 Master 1 students working on heritage in the Paris region. The aim is to enable deserving students most in need to benefit from financial support, while promoting research into the heritage of the Île-de-France region and enhancing the value of this heritage.

By nature linked to its region, Crédit Agricole d'Île-de-France supports over 1.6 million customers on a daily basis: individuals, professionals, SMEs, large companies, associations and public authorities. Its ambition is always to be useful to its territory, on the one hand through its role as a major economic player, and also through the ongoing support of local actions by its 52 Local Banks and its endowment fund.

The Fondation Marc de Montalembert sheltered at the Fondation de France, created in 2001, promotes dialogue between Mediterranean cultures: it supports the realization of cultural projects by young people in the region and hosts intercultural encounters at its headquarters in Rhodes, Greece.

The Fondation Marc de Montalembert, in collaboration with the École du Louvre since 2021, wished to support the completion of a research project that contributes to a better understanding of the arts and culture of the Mediterranean world, through the Prix Marc de Montalembert.

The winner receives a grant of 9,000 euros and is hosted for one month at the École du Louvre Research Center.
He is also accompanied for one year by the scientific advice of a member of the research team. The results of the research are published and disseminated with the support of the École du Louvre.
The Marc de Montalembert Foundation also offers the winner the opportunity to stay at its headquarters in Rhodes, Greece.

The winner of the Prix Marc de Montalembert 2024 is Alessandro Serrani. The Prize supports his research on "Work and art. Professional guilds in the Bolognese Renaissance" at the University of Bologna (Italy).

The Fondation Léonard Gianadda Mécénat aims to continue the commitments and financial support lavished by Léonard Gianadda throughout his life. As an extension of his charitable actions, both social and in favor of culture, the founder wished to support, through 2 scholarships, École du Louvre students among those most in need, during the year 2022-2023.

The Fédération Française du Lyceum Club International, founded in 1963, is part of the international association of Lyceum Clubs. Reserved for women interested in the arts, letters, sciences, social issues, progress and the promotion of knowledge, in a spirit of friendship and openness to the world, the clubs organize a variety of cultural and social activities and outings. To honor its vocation of promoting Culture and Knowledge, the Lyceum Club International (LCI) regularly sets up sponsorship or support actions with the institutions concerned.

This desire for support coincides with the École du Louvre's projects in favor of equal access to its higher education and research in Art History, and success for all.

As such, the Federation has become a patron of the establishment and will offer one 2nd or 3rd cycle student a scholarship each year for three years, with a view to facilitating research linking art history, the history of collections or museology with the question of the feminine in the broadest sense, from 2022-2023 to 2024-2025.

The Fonds de Dotation Interconstruction focuses on education in the broadest sense, as a rich and favorable breeding ground for individual progress. Educational projects help to open the eyes of as many people as possible, activate questioning and encourage everyone to conscientiously shape the city of tomorrow.