Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles
| Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles | |
|---|---|
 Front of the center in 2025 | |
| General information | |
| Address | 127-129 Rue Saint-Martin 75004 |
| Town or city | Paris |
| Country | France |
| Coordinates | 48°51′40″N 2°21′04″E / 48.86105615125048°N 2.351239148106859°E |
| Opened | 1979 |
The Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles is an art center in Paris, France. Located beside the Centre Pompidou, it is dedicated to highlighting artists from the French Community of Belgium and providing a space for Belgian contemporary art in France.
History
The center was founded in 1979 as a site for Belgian contemporary art in France. It is one site of the broader organization, Wallonie-Bruxelles International.[1]
In 2018, Stéphanie Pécourt became the center's director and began shifting the center's priorities away from comics and more toward "singularities, young people, performance, graphic arts, digital technology, and women." She assumed the position from previous director Anne Lenoir.[2]
In 2022–2023, the center closed for its first ever set of renovations since 1979. During then, the center gathered 80 artists for an exhibition, Les Heures Sauvages – Nef des marges dans l'ombre des certitudes, which was a festival of "performances, concerts, DJ sets, screenings, readings, and meetings," among other things.[3]
Programming
Exhibitions
The center has been the site of numerous temporary and traveling exhibitions, such as a Henri Michaux exhibit in 2017, an Eva Medin exhibit in 2023, a Chantal Akerman programming series and Jennifer Caubet exhibit in 2024, and Speculative Cosmologies in 2025.[4][5][6][7][8]
Screenings
The center has several screens and regularly shows films. In 2018, the center screened Jacques Feyder's Atlantis for its hundredth anniversary, following its 4K restoration.[9]
Some years, the center, in collaboration with the Brussels Francophone Parliament and the Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, hosts the Le Court en dit long where Belgian film is screened, spotlighted, and entered into competition for awards.[10]
Other
The center often participates in annual Nuit Blanche and Nuit des Musées programming.[11][12] It additionally screens film for the Festival des Nouveaux Cinémas, as well as hosts roundtable and panel discussions.[13][14]
References
- ^ "Center Wallonie Bruxelles: programme, exhibitions... all you need to know about the cultural center in Paris". www.sortiraparis.com. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ Coll, Laura (2019-07-11). "Le Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles Paris, nouvelle antichambre du Palais de Tokyo présente sa saison estivale". Paris Secret (in French). Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ "Le Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles célèbre sa réouverture avec "Epaissir le réel" | Les Inrocks". www.lesinrocks.com/ (in French). Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ cda (2017-03-13). "Le Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles met Henri Michaux face à lui-même". Connaissance des Arts (in French). Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ "Le Court en dit long : découvrez la programmation de l'édition 2025 | CNC". www.cnc.fr (in French). Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ admin_Chedal (2023-11-16). "Vidéo : Eva Medin enchante le Centre Wallonie Bruxelles dans une expo gratuite - Arts in the City" (in French). Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ ""Symbiosium #2" au Centre Wallonie Bruxelles Paris : le futur désirable façonné par des artistes en dissidence | Les Inrocks". www.lesinrocks.com/ (in French). Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ Huardel, Anne-Cécile (2024-09-25). "Exposition Jennifer Caubet, lauréate d'Art [ ] Collector au Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles-Paris - Arts in the City" (in French). Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ Coppalle, Chloé (2021-12-16). "Le Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles fête les 100 ans du film « L'Atlantide », de Jacques Feyder ! Retour sur un classique lent, mais bien construit !". Toutelaculture (in French). Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ "Le Court en dit long : découvrez la programmation de l'édition 2025 | CNC". www.cnc.fr (in French). Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ "Nuit Blanche 2025: a special free night at the Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles in Paris". www.sortiraparis.com. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ "Nuit des Musées 2025 at the Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles: the nocturne program". www.sortiraparis.com. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ "Festival Nouveaux Cinémas Projection Campus Centre Wallonie Bruxelles". www.paris.fr (in French). Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ Rezo, Artistik (2013-12-09). "Hommage à Dominique Rolin - Table ronde et lecture - Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles à Paris". Artistikrezo (in French). Retrieved 2025-07-06.