Ateliers Médicis
Clichy-sous-Bois · Île-de-France · France
A public cultural institution created in 2015 in Clichy-sous-Bois and Montfermeil, the municipalities that symbolised the 2005 riots, to host artist residencies in a working-class area far from the usual cultural circuits. It operates from temporary premises pending a permanent building planned for 2027. It embodies the institutional bet on bringing first-rate cultural infrastructure to the periphery, with the underlying tension of whether a project born from the State can truly take root in the territory.
- Led by
- A public cultural cooperation body (EPCC) driven by the French Ministry of Culture
- Status
- Active
- Participation
- Institution led, participatory
- Visitable
- Yes, residencies and events open to the public at temporary venues
- Website
- www.ateliersmedicis.fr ↗
- Contact
- No public contact on record
- Last reviewed
- 1 September 2026
Verification
Partially verified
This place has at least one source on record and awaits a second one for contrast. Full verification will arrive in the review phase of the atlas.
- Verified two sources including a primary one, or first-hand knowledge of the place
- Partial one source on record
- Unverified starting knowledge, sources pending
Sources
- Les Ateliers Médicis, une ambition sociale et artistique ↗ · secondary source · consulted on 1 September 2026 · Fondation Bettencourt Schueller
- Ateliers Médicis ↗ · secondary source · consulted on 1 September 2026 · Wikipédia