La Nuit Blanche is an annual art event held in Paris and several cities in the Paris region. Usually held on the first Saturday in June, many museums, galleries and other cultural venues open their doors all night long, offering visitors a unique experience of artistic exploration. It's a night when art and culture come to life in a festive, convivial atmosphere. An event that attracts thousands of people in search of new artistic experiences.
Le Lavoir Numérique, located in Gentilly, is taking part in Nuit Blanche and has a fascinating history. Originally a public washhouse built in 1880, it was subsequently transformed into an innovative space dedicated to digital art and photography. Its mission is to promote contemporary artistic expression, develop reflection and research in the field of the image, and encourage encounters and exchanges between professionals and the public. It is recognized as a place for the dissemination, creation and mediation of images in all their forms.
Visiting the Lavoir Numérique during the Nuit Blanche 2026 is a unique opportunity. The venue, with its blend of historic heritage and technological modernity, provides an ideal setting to discover contemporary artworks that push the boundaries of artistic creation. On Nuit Blanche, this Saturday, June 6, 2026, digital art takes center stage through exhibitions, installations or performances. It's a must for all art, technology and history enthusiasts.
smart.phonics is a hybrid music-and-visual performance that places the audience's smartphones at its core. In turn, it can unfold as a live audiovisual show or as a participatory digital artwork, both amplified by these smart devices whose usual use is entirely repurposed here.
Sometimes artistically “hacked,” sometimes co-created, the audience interfaces with the artists on stage via a simple website that is modified in real time throughout the performance. Thus connected, they collaboratively bring to life a sound and visual creation that is collective and immersive.
smart.phonics is a segmented foray offering a possible narrative of the shared and ambiguous story we have with new technologies.
Teaser interactive: https://web.smartphonics.art/demo
Site: https://web.smartphonics.art
Dates and Opening Time
On June 6, 2026
Location
Le Lavoir Numérique
4 Rue de Freiberg
94250 Gentilly
Access
RER B station "Gentilly
Prices
Free
Official website
lavoirnumerique.grandorlyseinebievre.fr
More information
Event from 8pm to 11pm.
