What is the "Ethnopôle" label?
The Basque cultural institute became the ninth centre to receive the "ethnopôle" label in France.
A label, a consortium
In 1996, the Ministry of Culture created the "ethnopôle" label – National centre for research and resources in Ethnology. It is awarded to cultural institutions which operate a policy of excellence in ethnological research, information and cultural action.
- the relation between heritage and creation, its flagship theme;
- the orality;
- the promotion of the digital resources on Basque culture;
- the linguistic pluralities.
The Basque cultural institute became the ninth centre to receive the "ethnopôle" label in France; in 2019, there were eleven certified centres in the country:
- CMTRA - Music, Territories and Interculturality (Villeurbanne)
- French centre for intangible cultural heritage (Vitré)
- GARAE (Carcassonne)
- Museum of arts and folk traditions - ethnology centre (Champlitte)
- Occitan Institute - InOc ethnology centre (Billère)
- Pays de Courbet, Pays d'artiste - ethnological research centre (Ornans)
- Salagon museum - ethnology centre (Mane)
- The Armenian heritage centre - Migrations, Borders, Memories (Valence)
- The factory of heritages in Normandy - ethnology centre (Caen)
- The oral Heritage House of Bourgogne (Anost)