Last Thursday, Banque des Territoires signed an agreement with the Art For Science (AFS) association, formalizing a start-up grant of €30000 for the development of the Living Museum of Saint-Martin. This funding will make it possible to finalize the development of the place, which has had 133 visits since its opening on January 6, 2025.
The Living Museum of Saint-Martin is the first in France and the 42ndnd in the world. It is inspired by an innovative concept recognized by the WHO as a revolution in mental health. Unlike the others, the Living Museum of Saint-Martin is open to everyone.
For Mélanie Dal Gobbo, president of AFS, the Living Museum is a place of rebirth, where art helps everyone take back control of their lives. Free and coordinated by Alexia Carole, it offers an artistic outlet to Saint-Martin residents of all generations, from diverse backgrounds and neighborhoods. Art becomes a tool for personal reconstruction, allowing them to break isolation, fight addictions, evacuate trauma, move away from delinquency and imagine a more positive future.
Loïc Rolland, regional director of Banque des Territoires, accompanied by Jennifer Martin, responsible for territorial development, agrees: “This project illustrates our commitment to the Social and Solidarity Economy and our desire to support local initiatives that bring about transformation and social cohesion.”
For the sub-prefect Marie-Hildegarde Chauveau, “This project was made for Saint-Martin”, it ticks priority boxes for the State: youth, artistic offerings, the fight against violence, addiction and isolation, “that makes it an ideal project, and the Living Museum is also a place where populations who never mix meet and socialize”. _VX
Info: https://www.artforscience.eu/living-museum/
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