SALLE POIREL

In the immediate vicinity of the train station, the Congress Centre and a stone's throw from the famous Place Stanislas, the Poirel hall and gallery form a place of living culture that radiates far beyond Nancy! THE POIREL HALL A real showcase, the Salle Poirel is a jewel of Nancy's historical heritage. It vibrates each season to the rhythm of multiple concerts of song, jazz and classical music; without forgetting the comedy shows, encounters and many other discoveries. LA GALERIE POIREL Since its opening in 1888, the Poirel gallery has appeared to the public and artists as a place that combines all the conditions of space and light. The Ecole de Nancy found a showcase there in 1894 with the founding exhibition of this movement. In 1926, the people of Lorraine discovered the great Surrealist artists there, and then, from 1935 to 1950, the Corbin decorative art collection, which formed the basis of the Musée de l'École de Nancy when it was created in 1964. Then followed a succession of exhibitions encouraging the discovery of the decorative and visual arts. HYPHENS BY ROBERT STADLER In 2013, the city of Nancy wished to signal the new departure of the Poirel gallery. As part of a national procedure, it commissioned a permanent creation from the designer Robert Stadler. This public commission was carried out with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Communication and in conjunction with the Metropolis of Greater Nancy. The artistic proposal Traits d'union is conceived as a triple intervention, visible on the façade, on the forecourt and inside the exhibition gallery. Luminous discs and movable sculptures draw directly from the "DNA" of the building, borrowing colours and materials from it. The project as a whole takes the architectural context as its starting point and projects it into the present, through a dynamic rewriting of existing elements, expressing the idea of movement and speed in an urban environment. Inaugurated on 4 July 2013, Traits d'union brings together contemporary art, design and heritage and now offers a contemporary signature to the architectural ensemble.