France. As soon as the death of Sylvain AMIC, on Sunday, August 30, was known by a press release from Rachida Dati then an AFP dispatch, the testimonies of condolences were particularly numerous. The minister wanted to underline the originality of her career. :: “Born April 26, 1967 in Dakar, Sylvain AMIC first devoted himself, in the footsteps of his parents, to teaching. A teacher and director of a French school in Gambia, he immediately demonstrated his thirst to raise and train minds, to which he responded in a new way by becoming general conservative of heritage in 1997. »»
The mayor of Montpellier, Michaël Delafosse quickly expressed his sadness, recalling that “Curator at the Fabre museum in the 2000s, he played a decisive role in the renovation and extension project of this institution”. Followed a few hours after the mayor of Rouen, Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol on X (ex-Twitter): “Shock and infinite sadness to learn the death of my friend Sylvain AMIC. At the @MetropOlouen he was a director @rmm_rouen so inventive, always attentive to what culture remains accessible. »»
In a declaration made to AFP, the former Minister of Culture Rima Abdul Malak remembers. :: “I had spotted Sylvain AMIC in Rouen, where he had carried out extraordinary work at the head of the 11 museums in the metropolis. He had agreed to leave everything to join my office, where he was a great adviser. »» And to add. : “ Directing the Musée d’Orsay was the dream of his life. »» It was his replacement who granted her wish : “Struck by his talent, by his humanity, by his attentive and warm contact, I had proposed to the President of the Republic to name him at the head of the Museums of Orsay and the Orangery. »»
Sébastien Lecornu, Minister of the Armed Forces but also former President of the Departmental Council of Eure reports on X that Sylvain AMIC was also vice-president of the Giverny Museum and that“He worked for the greatest number to appropriate our culture and our heritage”.
All testimonies highlight his professional skills like Jack Lang on X.: “I knew it well, appreciated and supported. His intelligence and vast culture forced admiration. Visionary curator, lover of artists and beauty smuggler, he marked Montpellier, Rouen… ” Camille Morineau remembers how much “It was essential for the defense of Aware, having worked on women women in Rouen”.
Emmanuel Macron is relevant. :: “He will not see the fruit of the artistic season which opens, and which was to mark the 40th anniversary of this museum which he loved so much, and for which he had already done so much in more than a year. »»
