In Paris, this cultural center is set to reopen its doors after four years of renovations.

In Paris, the Marais district is set to reopen one of its cultural landmarks! For four years, the doors along Rue des Francs-Bourgeois remained closed. Now, after extensive renovations, this venue is preparing to welcome the public once again. The Swiss Cultural Center will kick off its return in Spring, with a reopening celebration scheduled for March 26, 2026.

Located close to the National Archives, the Carnavalet Museum, and the Picasso Museum, the Cultural Center Swiss aims to promote Switzerland and its artists through a vibrant cultural program, often free of charge. For its grand reopening, it plans to reconnect with Parisians old and new with a weekend of festivities from Thursday, March 26 to Saturday, March 28, 2026. The program includes guided tours of the spaces with architects ASBR and Truwant + Rodet +, exhibitions, dance performances with Édouard Hue’s troupe, and concerts curated by the Bongo Joe Records label.

A weekend that marks the kick-off for the upcoming lineup of fresh events, especially appealing to fans of theater, contemporary art, and music:

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Reopening Program for the Swiss Cultural Center in Paris

EXHIBITIONS

From Thursday, March 26 to Sunday, July 26

Akosua Viktoria Adu-Sanyah - No Flowers

Mai-Thu Perret - Othermothers

Ingeborg Lüscher - Flammes

[Theatre] Anna Lemonaki, G.O.L.D. Glory of Little Dreams

Wednesday, April 1 to Saturday, April 4

[Dance] Philippe Saire, Smoke

Tuesday, April 14 to Saturday, April 18

[Theatre] Cédric Djedje, Vielleicht

Monday, May 4 to Thursday, May 7

[Theatre] Fabrice Gorgerat, Chienne

Wednesday, May 20 to Friday, May 29

[Theatre] Elina Kulikova, Un champ brûlé

Wednesday, June 3 to Friday, June 5

[Theatre] Louis Bonard, L’Apocalypse

Wednesday, June 17 to Sunday, June 21

MUSIC

[Concert] Purple Music Festival 2026

Manon Mullener Quintet, Éna Vera Sextet, Nola Kin Quintet, and Billie Bird & Odd Beholder

Thursday, April 9 and Friday, April 10

[Concert] Allover Festival, in partnership with La Gaîté Lyrique and Petit Bain

Thursday, June 11 to Saturday, June 13

[Sound Installation] Dimitri de Perrot - Unter uns, museum version

Tuesday, July 7 to Sunday, July 26

PERFORMANCE & LECTURE

Saturday, April 25, a themed day exploring the mystical Monte Vérità hill where

artists and free spirits crafted alternative lives since the 20th century.

[Lecture] The history and future of the magnetic mountain with Nicoletta Mongini

and Federica Chiocchetti.

[Performance] Anna Chirescu, Monte Verdura

OFF-SITE EVENTS IN PARIS

[Theatre] March 25–28 at T2G Gennevilliers: Old Masters, The Painted Horse

[Theatre] April 16–17 at MC93 Bobigny: Ntando Cele - Wasted Land

[Music] June 5 at Théâtre Silvia Monfort: Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp