The Beaux-Arts de Paris or the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts is a place of learning and artistic experimentation, exhibitions, and preservation of historical and contemporary collections, as well as a publishing house. Inheriting the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture established in the 17th century by Louis XIV, the Beaux-Arts de Paris, under the supervision of the Ministry of Culture, has the main goal of training high-quality artists and occupying a prominent position in the contemporary art scene.