Deputy director of museum policy at the Museums of France department, Blandine Chavanne was in charge of the direction of the Museum of Fine Arts in Nancy, then in Nantes. Her book "Diriger un musée - collections, publics et territoires" published in 2018 by Territorial, is a reference on the subject. She was also curator of the museums of the city of Poitiers, then adviser for the museums at the regional direction of cultural affairs of Burgundy.