Attention all lovers of contemporary art! The Nuit Blanche returns to Paris this Saturday, June 6, 2026 with a whole slate of free artistic events to discover over the course of one unforgettable evening!
Nuit Blanche 2026: Free events in Paris and Île-de-France on Saturday, June 6
Nuit Blanche 2026 is approaching: this Saturday, June 6, Paris and the Île-de-France region come alive with concerts, installations, performances, late-night museums, artistic routes and free events. Discover our outing ideas to plan your evening. [Read more]
This year, once again, numerous venues are taking part in Nuit Blanche, including l’Ircam. Nestled just a few steps from the Centre Pompidou, l’Ircam was founded in 1977. Its mission? To foster an interaction between scientific research, technological development, and contemporary musical creation. It is therefore no surprise that the venue is taking part in this new edition of the Nuit Blanche.
So, what’s on the agenda for June 6, 2026 at l’Ircam? The venue invites us to journey through a brand-new artistic installation, presented in the projection space of l’Ircam, located in the heart of the building on Place Stravinsky.
Created under the direction of Pierre Boulez and closed for eight years, this projection space isn't like your average concert and performance venue. Nestled 16 meters underground and isolated within a nested architectural system of boxes, l’Espace de projection is a modular venue with variable acoustics. If you haven’t stepped inside yet, this is your chance to discover this extraordinary place while enjoying Nuit Blanche 2026.
Installation.
As part of the ManiFeste Festival, the Centre Pompidou – National Museum of Modern Art invites Anthony McCall to occupy the Projection Space at Ircam to present "Skylight" (2022), a solid-light installation created in collaboration with composer and musician David Grubbs.
A major figure in contemporary art, Anthony McCall has since the early 1970s developed a radical, deeply innovative body of work that sits at the crossroads of cinema, sculpture, and installation. Since the 2000s he has been producing large-scale digital installations.
Continuing the investigation into the volumetric properties of the luminous medium that defines McCall’s entire oeuvre, "Skylight" incorporates a sonic dimension. Light and sound share common physical properties: they travel through space and time, outline its contours, and reveal its architecture. The soundscape crafted by David Grubbs, created in close collaboration with the artist — whose dramaturgy draws on the form of a storm — extends and intensifies these spatial qualities, offering an experience that is visual, auditory, and bodily.
In partnership with the ManiFeste Festival 2026, organized by Ircam and the Centre Pompidou’s Constellation program.
With the support of the AXA Foundation for Human Progress, a major patron of Ircam, and the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation.
Curated by Jonathan Pouthier, National Museum of Modern Art - Centre Pompidou.
The Centre Pompidou is showcasing Skylight (2022) exceptionally—a solid-light installation by Anthony McCall in collaboration with composer and musician David Grubbs. Building on McCall’s ongoing exploration of the volumetric properties of the light medium that defines his work, Skylight incorporates a sonic dimension.
Light and sound share common physical properties: they travel through space and time, shape their contours, and reveal architecture. The soundscape crafted by David Grubbs, produced in close collaboration with the artist—whose dramaturgy Draws on the form of a storm—extends and amplifies these spatial qualities, delivering an experience that is simultaneously visual, acoustic, and bodily.
Program of the evening
David Grubbs composition
Anthony McCall Skylight
Co-produced by the National Museum of Modern Art/Department of Culture and Creation/Ircam-Centre Pompidou.
Dates and Opening Time
On June 6, 2026
Location
Ircam
1 Place Igor Stravinsky
75004 Paris 4
Prices
Free
Official website
www.ircam.fr
Nuit Blanche 2026: Free events in Paris and Île-de-France on Saturday, June 6
