Direction régionale des affaires culturelles

The Direction régionale des Affaires culturelles (DRAC, Regional Directorate of Cultural Affairs) is a service of the French Minister of Culture in each region of France. Created by André Malraux, minister of Culture, on February 23, 1963, they are in charge of historical buildings (Monument historique, managed by the "Conservation régionale des Monuments historiques" ), museums, cinema, theatre, art...