Cultural structures

Cultural news
in the region

In 2024, the Art Up! brand was exported to the Grenoble region!
Since its creation by Lille Grand Palais in 2008, Lille Art Up! has become a reference fair with a quality artistic plateau selected by its artistic direction and a selection committee. With 30,000 visitors each year, Lille Art Up! is supported by local and national economic, cultural and media partners. In 2024, the Art Up! exports to the Grenoble region in co-creation with ALPEXPO, Grenoble Art Up! In the tradition of Lille Art Up! The aim of the fair is to bring together institutional, museum and cultural actors and to become the essential contemporary art fair of the region.
Discover the exhibitions of the region’s museums.

Les Amis du Musée de Grenoble

Les Amis du Musée de Grenoble offer a 2023/2024 season rich in cultural activities.
This season’s highlights include 10 lecture cycles, with a total of 44 topics covering such varied themes as painting and power, contemporary art, surrealism, cinema and painters, art nouveau, etc., as well as lectures dedicated to renowned artists such as Donatello Picasso or Rebecca Horn. More topical subjects such as Japanese video games, thematic tours of the museum’s collections and drawing workshops are also on offer. Les Jeunes Amis section now offers lectures, guided tours and illustration workshops for 16 – 36 year-olds.
To complement the temporary exhibition, don’t miss the lecture on Joan Miró on April 29 at 7pm, presented by Sophie Bernard.

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The Spacejunk

Founded in 2003 by Jérôme Catz, Spacejunk Grenoble offers original exhibitions of artists from emerging cultures throughout the year. With five major annual exhibitions and numerous more punctual artistic proposals, Spacejunk has established itself as one of the must-see cultural venues in France.
Spacejunk Grenoble has also organized the Street Art Fest Grenoble-Alpes since 2015. This event is the first festival in Europe to show street art in its entirety and its plurality of disciplines: Monumental frescoes – traditional frescoes – collages – stencils – urban sculptures – installations – photography – artworks on canvas – digital artworks – anamorphosis – street natural art – videos.

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Grenoble's School of Art and Design

Grenoble’s School of Art and Design, located in the city center, offers advanced artistic training to prepare students for national diplomas. The program is built around collective and individual projects, with the aim of developing new artists and creators. The school’s teaching focuses on contemporary art. Students benefit from numerous partnerships organized with cultural structures and museums in the Grenoble region.

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Paul Dini museum

The Paul Dini Museum is a municipal museum located in Villefranche-sur-Saône. It was established in 1863 through donations, deposits of state-owned works of art, and a few purchases.

From March 16th to September 22nd, 2024, it will host the exhibition L’appel du Large, showcasing ten recent graduates from art and design schools in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. L’appel du Large is the inner call, the need for freedom that drives artists to express and assert themselves. The works on show revolve around the theme of travel.

Guided tours, meetings with the artists, literary siestas, and other activities based on the exhibition’s theme will also be available.

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