Abstract
André Hermant, architect and museograph (1908-1970) In the 30s, a specialist in putting up advertising stands and arranging exhibitions, André Hermant is familiar with museographic work. From the early sixties, he directs his efforts to the renovation and the building of museums, thus taking part in the budding movement of rehabilitation of the French museal Institution. Refering to the first post war Italian experiences, Hermant reformulates the museum in terms of modernization and clear presentation. However, due to the fumbling policy of renovation and the poorly defined missions of free lance architects by the direction of French museums, Hermant had many conflicts with personalities representing the Institutions (curators, architects in charge of monuments historiques). Nevertheless, Hermont leaves his stamp through brillant work in the renovation of the Musée des antiquités nationales de Saint-Germain-en-Laye the building of the Musée du message biblique in Nice. The renovation of the Petit Palais in Avignon is a difficult enterprise whose final authorship was not attributed to him, whereas the Tapestry Gallery built in Beauvais is of such modesty that it bears witness to his inability to build close to a historical monument.
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