The project was suspended by her predecessor, Rima Abdul Malak.
Guest of France Inter this Wednesday, the new Minister of Culture and mayor (ex-LR) of the 7th arrondissement of Paris, Rachida Dati, explained that the Pavillon des Sources would be “not destroyed” but “preserved and moved a few meters » in order to allow the Institut Curie to build its cancer center.
An establishment attached to the Radium Institute, whose name is commonly associated with the research of scientist Marie Curie.
At the beginning of January, Rima Abdul Malak suspended the demolition work on the site, despite the demolition permit issued by the City.
This small building of around a hundred square meters was at the heart of a controversy between heritage defenders and the Institut Curie, a specialist in cancer research.
The mayor of the 7th arrondissement intervened on several occasions to defend this Pavilion before it was named rue de Valois.
Many opponents of its demolition had regained hope with the appointment of the Parisian elected official, and were right to believe in it.
Ministry experts were already assessing the memorial and heritage interest of the site
“The services of the Ministry of Culture are gathering historical documentation in order to assess the memorial interest of the Pavillon des Sources in the career and research of Marie Curie.
This work is in progress, the ministry wrote to us a few days ago.
The previous minister requested a report from the heritage inspectorate to objectivize the heritage interest of the site.
» The minister was to meet these days with Thierry Philip, the president of the Institute.
#PavillonDesSources @RimaAbdulMalak and @sretailleau this morning asked @institut_curie to propose an alternative to demolition, under state supervision, and to the City of #Paris to suspend the construction permit examination pending of this new project.… https://t.co/EGQUFMBeOW
— Rachida Dati ن (@datirachida) January 5, 2024
Thought for five years, rejected for the first time by the City, the Curie Institute project, estimated at 13 million euros, intends to “preserve the sovereignty of France” in research.
“It’s not just a laboratory.
We will work there 24/7 on metastases and to develop clinical studies,” insisted the establishment, which recruited around a hundred researchers, to Le Parisien.