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Late-night opening with the Centre national du livre

CNL 80th anniversary

  • Events, Paris
  • Fri 27 Nov 2026, 19:00 → 21:00
  • Free for those under 30
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© Leo Patrizi, D.R
© Leo Patrizi, D.R

Location

Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain

2, place du Palais-Royal

75001 Paris

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Price

15€ | 10€

Free for those under 30

To mark "The Harvest Season" exhibition, the CNL’s 80th anniversary, and the Malraux fiftieth anniversary, the Fondation Cartier and the CNL are presenting a unique late-night opening featuring readings, micro-publishing workshops, and a collective Reading Party in the heart of the exhibition spaces.

  • Tatiana Lenté © D.R

    7 pm – 7:45 pm: Reading and Conversation

    “Conversations imaginaires de Malraux à Mahama” : on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the CNL (Centre national du livre), the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of André Malraux’s passing, and Ibrahim Mahama’s first exhibition in Paris, Tatiana Lenté, creator of the @bangerlitteraire account, presents a journey through texts echoing their commitments, works, and eras. Here, André Malraux’s concept of “anti-destiny” becomes a force of resistance. With Coraly Zahonero and Sefa Yeboah, of the Comédie-Française. An officially endorsed “Cinquantenaire André Malraux” event.

  • © Leo Patrizi, D.R

    8 pm – 9 pm: Reading Party

    The CNL invites you to a moment suspended in time: a Reading Party where the arts meet. Bring a book of your choice and settle into the heart of the exhibition galleries. For one hour, disconnect and read at your own pace—novel, essay, graphic novel, poetry, or any other reading—among fellow visitors. Beside a painting, in the shadow of a factory, or beneath a suspended artwork, take part in a collective, silent, yet vibrant gathering where books and imaginations converse. Here, time takes on a new quality: gathered and contemplated, it no longer slips away—we inhabit it. Can books truly be celebrated any other way than by opening them?

  • Grigri et chasse malheur Atelier objet Manufacture 2026

    7 pm – 10 pm: Micro-Publishing Workshops

    Throughout the evening, la Manufacture hosts drop-in workshops focusing on bookbinding, linocut printing, risography, and other graphic art and finishing techniques: a hands-on opportunity to discover ideas and craft your very own micro-publication!

  • Librairie de la Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain © Luc Boegly

    Fondation Cartier Bookshop

    The Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain Bookshop will remain open for the occasion. The perfect time to discover Fondation Cartier publications—including art books, limited editions, albums, colouring books, and our exclusive collection of items.

Tatiana Lenté © D.R

Tatiana Lenté

Tatiana Lenté is a writer, content creator, and singer. She is one of the leading voices of the French-speaking Bookstagram community with Banger Littéraire, an ideas and cultural commentary platform where she deciphers current affairs through literature, art, and music. In her universe, Nietzsche enters into dialogue with Dolly Parton, and Kylian Mbappé with Frantz Fanon. With a background in political philosophy from the University of Cambridge, ESCP, and Columbia University, she is the co-author, alongside Héloïse Goy, of Bibliothérapie and Le Journal de mes lectures. 

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