The Cité internationale des arts is an

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building complex which accommodates artists of all specialities and nationalities in Paris. It comprises two sites, one located in

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and the other in

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. Approximately 1200 artists, choreographers, musicians, writers and designers from around the world live and work in the Cité internationale des arts every year. Residencies are generally a year long.

History and description

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The ''Cité internationale des arts'' was a Franco-Scandinavian idea proposed by the Finnish artist Eero Snellman (1890-1951) during a speech at the 1937 ''

Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne The ''Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne'' (International Exposition of Art and Technology in Modern Life) was held from 25 May to 25 November 1937 in Paris, France. Both the Palais de Chaillot, housing the Mus ...

''. It was only after the Second World War that this idea was taken up by Mr. and Mrs. Félix Brunau and became a real project. It took the form of an association created in 1947 which benefited from the support of the

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and the

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as well as the

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and the City of Paris. It had its first headquarters at the Ministry of Culture on

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before moving to 18 rue de l'Hôtel de Ville in the 4th arrondissement, the City of Paris having granted an

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for the construction of a set of live-work spaces. Opened 1956, Inaugurated in 1965, the ''Cité internationale des arts'' offers residency workshops known as "living workshops" (french: ateliers-logements) designed for work and housing, located at two main sites. One, located in

(rue de l'Hôtel-de-Ville opposite

île Saint-Louis Île Saint-Louis (), eleven hectares in size, is one of two natural islands in the Seine river, in Paris, France (the other natural island is the Île de la Cité, where Notre-Dame de Paris is located). Île Saint-Louis is connected to the re ...

) includes the first building from 1965 as well as buildings whose renovation was completed in 1995, while the second is located in

, at 16 rue Girardon. The Marais location site was the work of architects

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, Ngo Viet Thu and Olivier-Clément Cacoub.

Cultural programmes

For nearly half a century, the Brunaus ran and developed the ''Cité internationale des arts''. By establishing a cultural programme and privatising its spaces (auditorium, gallery), this structure can host events organised either with the artists in residence, or partner and non-partner structures of the Foundation. The ''Cité internationale des arts'' also has collective workshops for

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ists and rehearsal studios for musicians. Its residency programs are aimed at French and foreign artists who wish to work in Paris. The Foundation has accommodated more than 15,000 artists since its foundation.La ''Cité internationale des arts''
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