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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.
Current exhibition
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Everyone Should Have a Home
From Friday 18 September to Wednesday 28 October 2026.
Avril Corroon, Adrian Duncan, Kevin Higgins, John Lalor, Niamh McGuinne, Clara McSweeney, Conchúir Ó hÁrgáin, Trá Pháidín, Eva Richardson McCrea, School of Thought (Augustine O’Donoghue et Conor McCabe), Mary-Ruth Walsh
A bed to sleep in, a roof over one's head, these are basic needs. Ensuring that everyone has a sustainable place to call “home,” where they can rest and build their lives, is both an ethical and an economic necessity. CCI’s new exhibition features work by ten contemporary artists that explores the Irish context: delapidated or poorly constructed housing and an ongoing housing crisis are weighing heavily on a population known for its natural hospitality… to the point of giving momentum to far-right agitation. Sculpture, film, photography, cheeses cultivated from mould, doormats bearing political discussion-starters, references to Jonathan Swift’s "A Modest Proposal" - the great satirist’s response to overcrowding in Dublin’s 18th century tenements - but also proposals for innovative 21st-century housing that combines respect for the environment and its inhabitants.
© Alexandra de Cossette
Gulliver 300
From Friday 18 September to Friday 13 November 2026.
CCI & Marsh's Library
On the occasion of the 300th anniversary of the publication of Gulliver’s Travels, the CCI is partnering with Marsh’s Library in Dublin to present the exhibition Gulliver 300 in our Old Library. This collaboration highlights the richness and universal reach of Jonathan Swift’s work through a selection of early editions, objects, and documents from both institutions. Imagined as both a heritage and contemporary experience, the exhibition will also be extended online with a bilingual virtual version, providing access to numerous digital resources (digitised editions, illustrations, podcasts and videos), allowing visitors to explore the modern relevance and lasting influence of this major work of Irish literature.
© Damien Boisson-Berçu
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Contacts
- Rosetta Beaugendre
- Head of Communications and Public Relations
- rbeaugendre@centreculturelirlandais.com
- Anne-Sophie Delhommeau
- Communications and Public Relations Officer
- asdelhommeau@centreculturelirlandais.com