A major new project for Art Explora!

The Pleyel project in motion Art Explora Foundation and the ESSOR group will invest in the Saint-Denis - Pleyel station in 2026.

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This new cultural destination on the scale of Greater Paris will occupy the 4 floors (5,000 m2) of a building designed by the international architect Kengo Kuma and positioned above the future Saint-Denis – Pleyel station, which will be the busiest of the Grand Paris Express with 250,000 passengers expected every day at the intersection of 4 metro lines and 1 RER line.

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A new center for culture and exchange, part of a long-term commitment to the renewal of the Seine-Saint-Denis territory and the development of Greater Paris, Pleyel en Mouvement aims to make culture accessible to the greatest number, to promote youth and cultures, with a lasting impact for and on the territory.

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Pleyel en Mouvement , expected to open in 2026, is based on two committed stakeholders, experts in their respective fields, whose objectives are:

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• to share the arts with as many people as possible with Art Explora, an international foundation that promotes access to culture for all and renews the dialogue between the arts and the public at the local, national and international level.
• to imagine, build and bring to life the places of tomorrow with the ESSOR group. Places take on their full meaning through the life they host; they must contribute to inclusive living together and to the balance of the territories within which we can meet, work, live, shop and entertain ourselves.

The Pleyel en Mouvement project is developed around 3 main axes:

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• 1- Create an essential cultural venue on the scale of Greater Paris : 70% of the available space will be dedicated to a rich and diverse artistic and cultural offering, welcoming established and emerging figures from the world of culture, and encouraging vocations and free practices for all.

o Art Explora will animate a network of local and international partners united around the same ambition: to make Pleyel en Mouvement the place for contemporary cultures, in order to share new imaginaries, through a diverse program: visual arts, digital creations, artistic performances, cinema, immersive experiences, festivals, exhibitions, free practices, artist residencies and cultural incubator.
o Pleyel en Mouvement will also host commercial brands and a lifestyle offering, in a spirit of synergy to create a virtuous dynamic linked to the territory.

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• 2- To strengthen the international attractiveness of the territory and the development of the many local players , by offering high quality cultural experiences and by associating the partners of the territory with each space, in an iconic architectural place destined to become one of the flagship achievements for the heritage of Greater Paris, recognizable throughout the world.

• 3- Free access guaranteeing accessibility to the greatest number , by creating an open, lively, dynamic place connected to the territory and its inhabitants.

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