The Mobilier national is a French statutory corporation which administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory. It is based in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, and falls under the supervision of the Ministry of Culture. Its history goes back to the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne, which was responsible for the administration of all furniture and objects in the royal residences. The Mobilier national continues to administer state furniture but has also expanded from its historical role of conserving, preserving, and restoring furniture to curating a modern collection. The director since February 2018, Hervé Lemoine, defended plans for September of 2020 to auction approximately 100 items off to aid French healthcare workers through the Foundation for Paris Hospitals and French Hospital, whose president is Brigitte Macron, during the pandemic, on the argument that they had little to no heritage value or associations to historic people. Read more
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