Cultural Olympiad: Joint Los Angeles-Paris poster competition strengthens Olympic values and culture
The 2024 Paris Cultural Olympiad Poster Competition connected art students from Paris and Los Angeles in a cross-city collaboration that celebrates Olympic values, civic engagement, and cultural diplomacy. Organised.
Cultural Olympiad: How Paris embedded art and culture into the Olympic legacy
The Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games served as a turning point for the city’s cultural strategy. The Cultural Olympiad, launched in advance of the Games, significantly expanded the.
Cultural Infrastructure: How Paris integrated a media library and a refugee house
The James-Baldwin Media Library and the Refugee House form a pioneering dual institution located in the former Jean-Quarré High School in Paris’s 19th arrondissement. Designed to serve both local.
Théâtre de la Concorde: Where Art Meets Democracy
The Théâtre de la Concorde embodies the City of Paris’s commitment to use culture as a lever for democracy and social change. As the city’s first municipal theatre, it.
Paris collaborates with Dakar to support the next generation of creative entrepreneurs
From training robotics in schools to offering free workspace, the Teranga Tech Incub' is a network of incubator spaces to help young entrepreneurs flourish in Sénégal. It was launched.
Graffiti to gallery: Paris feeds young minds with ‘Art to Grow Up’
A priority for the City of Paris is to support cultural access for all from an early age. Thirteen years ago, the City, in collaboration with the Department of.
Funding the future: ‘FoRTE’ supports young creative talent in Paris
The Regional Fund for Emerging Talent (FoRTE) aims to support artists and creators as they develop their professional careers. Young creative talent is essential for the cultural and economic.
TRENDS
Utilising Space
The shortage of vacant space in Paris and new approaches to urban planning are resulting in a wider range of uses for former factories, parking lots and other.
INFRASTRUCTURE
The reopening of the Théâtre de la Ville, one of the City’s major cultural venues, includes the refurbished main auditorium and other improvements, many of which will significantly increase.
From trash to treasure: how cultural venues in Paris are embracing the circular economy
Project: developing policies that improve sustainability in the culture sector
The Purpose
Much like many cities addressing the challenges posed by climate change, Paris has integrated its "green charter" into all.