Ministry of Culture (France)

Minister of Culture
Ministre de la Culture
Incumbent Rachida Dati since 11 January 2024
Member of	Council of Ministers
Reports to	President of the Republic and to Parliament
Residence	Palais-Royal
Seat	Paris, France
Appointer	President of the Republic
Term length	No fixed term Remains in office while commanding the confidence of the National Assembly and the President of the Republic
Constituting instrument	Constitution of 4 October 1958
Formation	8 January 1959
First holder	André Malraux
Salary	€9,940 per month
Website	www.culture.gouv.fr/en/

The Ministry of Culture (French: Ministère de la Culture) is the ministry of the Government of France in charge of national museums and the monuments historiques. Its goal is to maintain the French identity through the promotion and protection of the arts (visual, plastic, theatrical, musical, dance, architectural, literary, televisual and cinematographic) on national soil and abroad. Its budget is mainly dedicated to the management of the Archives Nationales (six national sites and hundred decentralised storage facilities) and the regional Maisons de la culture (culture centres).

Its main office is in the Palais-Royal in the 1st arrondissement of Paris on the Rue de Valois.^[1][2] It is headed by the Minister of Culture, a cabinet member. The current officeholder has been Rachida Dati since 11 January 2024.