Biography
Director of the musée des Arts et Métiers
Chief curator and art historian, Marie-Laure Estignard is the director of the musée des Arts et Métiers (Paris) since May 2019. She was previously deputy director of the musée national de la Marine (Paris), in charge of the renovation of the museum. From 2011 to 2016, Marie-Laure Estignard worked for the urban community of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines. She was first director of the city museum and of the City of Art and History label, before becoming director OF cultural development. From 2009 to 2011, she was researcher in contemporary architecture at the Île-de-France Region and worked in particular on large complexes. Previously, she worked at Orange in marketing and communication (1991-2009).