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Housed in a magnificent 18th century building beside the Panthéon in Paris, with a remarkable heritage as the former Irish College, the Centre Culturel Irlandais is Ireland’s cultural flagship in Europe.
The Centre presents the work of contemporary Irish artists, reinforces the rich heritage of Franco-Irish relations in today’s international context and fosters a vibrant and creative resident community. In addition to its diverse cultural programme, the CCI houses France’s primary multi-media library of resources on Ireland as well as significant historic archives and an Old Library.
Housed in a magnificent 18th century building beside the Panthéon in Paris, with a remarkable heritage as the former Irish College, the Centre Culturel Irlandais is Ireland’s cultural flagship in Europe.
The Centre presents the work of contemporary Irish artists, reinforces the rich heritage of Franco-Irish relations in today’s international context and fosters a vibrant and creative resident community. In addition to its diverse cultural programme, the CCI houses France’s primary multi-media library of resources on Ireland as well as significant historic archives and an Old Library.
Septembre-décembre 2023
Welcome to our 2023 autumn season which sees staple CCI features such as our Paris Photo exhibition and after-party as well as our Jazzycolors concerts in November, alongside a consolidation of partnerships with the RDS and Feis Ceoil to support young Irish musicians. We also have a focus on contemporary music with world premieres by composers Anselm McDonnell and Rhona Clarke. It is with particular poignancy that we present an evening of poetry and music commemorating the 10th anniversary of the death of ‘Ireland’s poet of soil and strife’ Seamus Heaney. We celebrate the centenary of another of Ireland’s great literary figures, Brendan Behan, through performance, song and discussion.
Sports and movement will increasingly play a role in our programme in the lead up to the Olympics next year, with an exhibition tracing the historic development of the Ireland-France rugby game over the past 120 years. And we prepare rugby fans for Ireland’s first World Cup match in Paris with an afternoon of trad and soul music.
Here’s to a good game and a great season!
Exhibitions
Kate Nolan
LACUNA (2016-2022)
From Friday 10 November to Friday 22 December 2023
Opening night on Thursday 9 November from 6pm to 9pm, admission free
The CCI is delighted to present LACUNA (2016-2022) a multi-faceted exhibition by Kate Nolan that considers the physical and psychological impact of partition on young people of the Irish borderlands. The project began in the border village of Pettigo. The River Termon flows through the village, marking the border between County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland, and County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. At places where the river narrows, one can step – often without realising it – into another county, and now, into or out of the European Union. In collaboration with, and guided by, young people forgotten by the politics of boundaries, Nolan explores the notion of the border as a liminal space. From the Northwest tip to the Southeast border, LACUNA weaves still and moving images, recorded stories and original soundscapes to invoke the tangible and intangible, the natural and constructed essence of the Irish borderlands.Exhibition curated by Natasha Christia. Presented as part of PhotoSaintGermain and Paris Photo festivals.
Images to download
Contacts
- Rosetta Beaugendre
- Head of Communications and Public Relations
- rbeaugendre@centreculturelirlandais.com
- Anne-Sophie Delhommeau
- Communications and Public Relations Officer
- asdelhommeau@centreculturelirlandais.com
- Elodie Tristant
- Visual Communications Officer
- etristant@centreculturelirlandais.com