The French Ministry of Culture (Ministère de la Culture) is the government ministry responsible for national museums, historic monuments, the national archives, and the promotion of the arts in France — covering also the performing arts, visual arts, cinema, and audiovisual production. It operates a national network of museums, regional cultural centers (maisons de culture), and archive sites. The Ministry defines, coordinates, and evaluates government policy on the performing and visual arts, conducts the government’s media policy and participates alongside other relevant bodies in implementing government policy on communications technology, media, and the internet.