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to Mrs Christine ALBANEL
Minister of Culture
3 rue de Valois
75033 Paris Cédex 01
FRANCE

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Dear Mrs,

In july 2001, the French administration bought the villa Cavrois in Croix, the architect Robert Mallet-Stevens' major realization which has been registered as a "Monument historique" in 1990.

The refurbishment of the roof and façades and the reinforcement of the shell are financed and will be conducted in three annual phases starting in 2004; but as far as the restoration of the interior of the villa is concerned (furniture, equipment, lightning, polychrome painting, ... all elements which are part of this internationally praised building) nothing is planned yet.

Moreover, no cultural project of re-use has up to now been produced and the monument has been listed, for a "desirable transfer" to a local authority in the report which was submitted to you by Mr Rémond on November 2003,.

In view of these information, it appears that no real will exists at the level of the french Government to carry out a long term, global project of refurbishment together with a view of a relevant use for the building.

We are now insisting that you would implement the orientations that were expressed in 2000-2001 to activate an ambitious programme in order to bring the the villa Cavrois to its initial exceptional architectural and aesthetic state so that it could regain its rank among the international modern architectural heritage

Thank you for the taking care for this request.

Yours sincerely,

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