The Établissement public de la Palais de la Porte Dorée
Since January 1st 2012 (decree no. 2011-2008 of December 28 2011), the Musée National de l'Histoire de l'Immigration and the Tropical Aquarium have been united within a State-owned public cultural establishment, tasked with developing their own scientific and cultural projects and highlighting the cultural heritage value of the Palais de la Porte Dorée as a whole. Combining the two activities in a single public establishment, initially envisaged in 2006, has enabled a pooling of resources, while preserving the cultural and scientific particularity of each entity.
Organisation of the Establishment
Presidency, management
Chairman of the Administrative Board
Through a decree dated June 4 2018, Ms. Mercedes Erra was appointed Chairman of the Board of the Établissement Public du Palais de la Porte Dorée, through a renewal of her term of office. Mercedes Erra is the executive president of Havas Worldwide.
Chairman of the Advisory Board
Through a decree dated January 14 2020, Mr. François Héran, professor at the Collège de France, holding the “Migrations and Societies” chair, was appointed Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Établissement Public du Palais de la Porte Dorée.
He took over from Mr. Benjamin Stora who had carried out this role since August 2014. Mr. Jacques Toubon presided over the Museum’s preparatory mission, initiated in 2003, then the Advisory Board from 2007 to 2014.
General management
- Through a decree dated August 23 2022, Ms. Constance Rivière, was appointed Managing Director of the Établissement Public du Palais de la Porte Dorée, starting September 12 2022. She took over from Mr. Pap Ndiaye, who held this position from March 1st 2021 to May 20 2022.
- Ms. Célia Yakoubou was appointed Secretary General of the Establishment on March 3 2025. She took over the reins from Mariane Saïe, who had held this position since September 2021.
- Mr. Benjamin Béchaux: Director of Communications, Audiences and CSR.
- Mr. Charles-Édouard Fusari: Director of the Tropical Aquarium.
- Ms Isabelle Renard: Director of Conservation and Exhibitions.
- Ms. Christine Piquéras: Director of Historic Monuments, Real Estate and Security.
- Ms Cécile Vermorel and Ms Alix Vic-Dupont: Co-directors of arts and ideas
- Ms Élise Albenque: Director of economic, institutional and international development
Direction générale :
Monsieur Pap Ndiaye (mars 2021 - mai 2022)
Madame Hélène Orain (juin 2015 - février 2021)
Monsieur Luc Gruson (2010 - 2015).
Madame Patricia Sitruk (2007 - 2010)
Secrétariat général :
Madame Mariane Saïe (septembre 2021 - février 2025)
Monsieur Yannick Loué (juillet 2017 - juillet 2021)
Monsieur Emmanuel Martinez (octobre 2013- juin 2027)
Direction de l'Aquarium tropical :
Monsieur Dominique Duché (2016 - 2020)
Monsieur Michel Hignette (1985 - 2020)
Direction du Musée national de l'histoire de l'immigration :
Monsieur Sébastien Gokalp (2019 - 2023)
Monsieur Aurélien Lemonnier (2017 - 2019)
Madame Aude Pessey-Lux (2010 - 2016)
Madame Hélène Lafont-Couturier (2007 - 2010)