Innovations organisationnelles de la culture et revitalisation sociale, identitaire et économique des territoires : l'exemple de la décentralisation d'un établissement culturel national

Like the label of ?European Capital of Culture?, many European cities try to revitalize their territory through the means of the creation or the transfer of cultural facilities. The past two decades have witnessed an extraordinary increase in new museum projects, often initiated jointly by political and cultural decision makers. The question then arises about their anchoring in a cultural sectoral innovation system, equally aiming at conceptual and organizational innovations. The article presents an analysis of the establishment of the Centre Pompidou-Metz, demonstrating the importance of the formation and institutionalization of a strategic action field around the project. The aim is to set up an institutional frame that favors its realization and brings together players of different interests around common issues. According to our hypothesis, the success and the economic spin-offs in the future will depend to a large extent, on the state, the evolution and the scope of this network.