The New Patrons of micro-école INSPIRE

New PatronsTiphaine Colleter, teacher and coordinator of the “Inspire” micro-school; Tiphanie Romain, Head of Public Engagement at the Museum; Jessica Maurin, local resident; Stéphanie Lebreton, local resident; Julien Maurin, local resident; Stéphane Ibars, Artistic Director of the Museum; Jean-Christophe Radke, Museum Registrar; Guillaume Labeaume, Museum Security Officer.
ArtworkMicro-école Inspire (working title)
Structure médiatriceCercle des Nouveaux commanditaires d'Occitanie
MediatorPatric Clanet, accompanied by Jean-Marie Bénézet
Contexte·sEducation/Youth, Environment/Ecology, Equality, diversity and inclusion, Public space, Social cohesion
Discipline·sLandscape design, Sciences, Urban intervention
Dates2022-2025
SiteMusée d'art contemporain Collection Lambert
Address5 rue Violette, 84000 Avignon
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Partnersla Société des Nouveaux commanditaires, le Musée d’art contemporain “Collection Lambert Avignon”, DRAC (Regional Directorate of Cultural Affairs); VINCI Group, National Education Authority (DSDEN of Vaucluse), PEP 84 Federation (Pupils of Public Education of Vaucluse), Prefecture of Vaucluse, City and Urban area of Avignon, Vaucluse Department, “Semailles” association, the patrons of the Lambert Collection.

The teacher seconded to the “Inspire” Micro-School based at the Collection Lambert in Avignon, together with professionals from the same contemporary art museum and local residents of the adjoining street, are commissioning a garden within the museum grounds. This garden aims to support the Micro-School’s educational project, “Inner Landscapes – Outer Landscapes”, while also strengthening the connection between the museum, the children, and the neighbourhood community.

The Lambert Collection, in partnership with the Vaucluse Education Authority, has been piloting a project for the past three years, hosting a CM1/CM2 class (Years 5 and 6) composed of students at risk of disengagement and from priority urban areas of Avignon.

For the past three years, the Lambert Collection, in partnership with the Vaucluse Education Authority, has been piloting a project within its institution by hosting a CM1/CM2 class (equivalent to Years 5 and 6) composed of students at risk of disengagement and from priority urban areas of Avignon. The educational project is now expanding with the plan to create a garden in a 500 m² outdoor space within the museum grounds, lying unused for several years. The medium-term goal is to encourage children to explore these spaces and the various forms of life they contain, while producing seeds that can be shared and sown at other schools across the city.