Piste 64 - U10 L39 - p116

Lesont39.

Lesont39.

Jesouhaitaisquelescitoyensprennentmieuxconscienceeuxmêmedelabeauté,delafragilitédelagrandeurdecesmonuments.

I wanted citizens to better realize the beauty and fragility of the grandeur of these monuments.

D'oùl'idéed'ouvrirunefoisparangratuitementl'ensembledeceslieux.

Hence the idea of opening all these places for free once a year.

Etdèslapremièreminute,cefutungrandsuccès.

And from the very first minute, it was a great success.

Unepassions'estemparéedebeaucoupdegens.

A passion seized many people.

Ilfautdirequecertainsdecesmonumentssontdesmonumentshabituellementferméaupublic.

It should be noted that some of these monuments are usually closed to the public.

Jepensenotammentàceuxquisontlesièged'autoritéspolitiquesetpubliques,laprésidencedelaRépublique,l'hôtelMatignon,lesministères.

I am thinking particularly of those that are the seats of political and public authorities, the residence of the Republic, the Hôtel Matignon, the ministries.

Ilestnormalquelescitoyensdupays,quiparailleurs,contribuentparleursimpôts,àfinancerindirectementouindirectementlarestaurationdecesmonuments,puissentyavoiraccès.

It is normal for the citizens of the country, who also contribute through their taxes, to indirectly or directly finance the restoration of these monuments, to have access.

Cesmonumentssontnationaux,c'estàdirequ'ilsappartiennentàchacunetilssontlapropriétécollectivedupays.

These monuments are national, meaning they belong to everyone and they are the collective property of the country.

C'était.

It was.

Ilétaitunedesraisons.

It was one of the reasons.

Autreraisonquim'aincitéàorganisercetévénementjesouhaitaisqueparcetteplébiscitepopulaire,lespouvoirspublics,etnotammentleministèredesFinances,prennentconsciencequec'estunegranderichessepourunpayscommelenôtre,etondoitnepasménagerseseffortsmatérielspournepaslaissercepatrimoinedépérir.

Another reason that prompted me to organize this event was that through this popular plebiscite, public authorities, especially the Ministry of Finance, realize that it is a great wealth for a country like ours, and we must not spare our material efforts to prevent this heritage from deteriorating.

Etpuisdernièreraison,jevoulaisquetousceuxqui,dansl'anonymatconservateurdesmonuments,architectesdesmonumentsdeFrance,artisans,entreprisesquijouraprèsjour,s'emploientàsauverouàrestaurer,soientenquelquesorterécompensésparcettereconnaissancenationalepopulaire.

And finally, I wanted all those who, in the conservative anonymity of the monuments, architects of the monuments of France, artisans, companies that day after day, work to save or restore, to be somewhat rewarded by this national popular recognition.

Etpoureux,voussavez,chaqueannée,unencouragementàsedéployer,mieuxencore,àsebattreavecénergiepouraccomplirletravailquiestleleur.

And for you, you know, every year, an encouragement to deploy, even better, to fight with energy to accomplish the work that is theirs.

Aveccettemanifestation,MonsieurLang,peutonparlerselonvousdedémocratisationdespratiquesculturelles,decultureaccessibleauplusgrandnombre?

With this manifestation, Mr. Lang, can we talk according to you about the democratization of cultural practices, of culture accessible to the greatest number?

Oui.

Yes.

Alorssivousvoulez,moij'aiunpetitregret.

So if you want, I have a little regret.

Jeregrettedenepasavoirdécidéderendregratuitl'entréedesmuséesnationaux.

I regret not having decided to make the entrance to national museums free.

Quandvousdevezveniràtrois,quatre,cinqousix,çacoûtecheretc'estunobstaclequiesttrèsimportant.

When you have to come in threes, fours, fives, or sixes, it costs a lot and it's a very important obstacle.

LesAnglaislefontdepuislongtempsetl'atmosphèredesmuséesanglaisestbeaucouppluschaleureuse,beaucoupplussimple,conviviale.

The English have been doing it for a long time and the atmosphere of English museums is much warmer, much simpler, more friendly.

Jecroisqu'ilfaudraitlefaireaumoinscertainsjoursoucertainssoirs.

I believe it will have to be done at least on certain days or certain evenings.