Conferences & workshops

« Voyez-vous, un parfum éveille la pensée » Victor Hugo

We are delighted to present and host ODEUROPA, a European project designed to explore what clings most to people and their environments: their smell. Nothing is more familiar, nothing is more subtle, nothing is more multifarious than an odour, whether it is called aroma, bouquet, scent, emanation, redolence, exhalation, fragrance or fumet… Or better yet… Read more

The therapeutic museum

Art therapy and cultural prescriptions   A report from the WHO dated the 11th November 2019 identifies 900 scientific articles that prove the involvement of all forms of art in health, whether concerned with the prevention or treatment of illnesses. It highlights a quotation from Braque, “Art is a wound that becomes a source of… Read more

Conversation between Winy Maas and Philippe Trétiack

XPO, the Federation of Exhibition Designers

XPO, the French federation for exhibition designers, has put together a conference on the issues around exhibition in all its forms : permanent, temporary, phygital, virtual, performance, etc.   Three issues will be tackled in roundtable discussions bringing together stakeholders from the political, cultural, non-profit, research, and scientific and artistic education spheres. XPO’s creators and… Read more

Six museums and a castle in the Île-de-France region : the challenge of proximity

The notion of proximity has been given a brand-new role in light of the sanitary crisis and the challenges faced in the fight against GHG emissions. Cultural venues have been heavily impacted by the closure imposed upon them, but they can now see this new trend as an opportunity, and those who might not be… Read more

AFXR : Does immersive technology bring us closer together or is it a tool of imaginary sociability?

Without a doubt, the year 2020 witnessed an acceleration in the digitalisation of many industries, including manufacturing industries, those working within territories or in the health sector. The digital technology that particularly escalated, in a rather unexpected way, was virtual reality (VR), especially thanks to the fact that it can connect people remotely around a… Read more