Lafayette Anticipations

What Lafayette Anticipations does

Lafayette Anticipations is a corporate foundation (Fondation d'entreprise) established in 2018 and wholly owned by Galeries Lafayette, operating a multidisciplinary contemporary art program from a single Rem Koolhaas/OMA-designed building at 9 rue du Plâtre in Le Marais, Paris. The foundation runs a calendar anchored on three exhibitions and three festivals per year, spanning visual art, performance, dance (Festival Échelle Humaine, now in its 9th edition), and music (Closer Music Festival). It serves individual art enthusiasts, school groups, corporate clients, and social/medical-social publics, and is supported by a sister endowment (Fonds de dotation Famille Moulin) that houses 330+ works assembled since 2013.

The foundation's core operational asset is a basement production workshop equipped with 4-axis CNC, laser cutting, 3D prototyping (Wasp 2040 polymer printer, Clay printer, ceramic kiln), MIG welding, and risograph printing, enabling in-house fabrication of artist works, scenographies, and publications. A 355+ item online media library archives past concerts, exhibitions, performances, and talks. The technology stack supporting commercial operations includes Seetickets/Digitick for ticketing, PayBox for PCI/DSS-compliant payment processing, Google Analytics for audience measurement, and a Pass Culture integration for school bookings.

The revenue model combines earned and contributed streams. Earned revenue includes ticketed events, group visits (€40-€100 per group), venue rental for private corporate events, an eshop selling €5 booklets, catalogues, and limited-edition prints, and a café-restaurant (Pluto). Most exhibitions and family activities are free. The foundation is registered as a nonprofit organization (SIREN 798 857 017) under French law, implying the parent Galeries Lafayette subsidy is a material funding source alongside earned income. Distribution is omnichannel: own ticketing platform, on-site welcome desk, Centre Pompidou reselling joint tours, and Pass Culture for education.

Name

Lafayette Anticipations

Legal name

Lafayette Anticipations – Fondation d'entreprise Galeries Lafayette

Website

https://lafayetteanticipations.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Contemporary Art Foundation

NAICS

Performing Arts Companies (7111)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Performing Arts Centers & Presenters (Programming/Booking) (MPAGABAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Venue Guest Services & Front-of-House Operations (Ushers, Box Office, Accessibility) (MPAGALAK)

Keywords

• Contemporary art exhibitions
• Artist residency programs
• Art foundation programming
• Performance art festivals
• Art book publishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Ticket Sales: Online and on-site ticket sales for events, concerts, performances, workshops, and tours through integrated ticketing platform
2. Publishing and Catalogues: Sale of exhibition catalogues, monographs, booklets (€5), and artist books through the foundation's eshop
3. Venue Rental: Private event hosting including fashion shows, dinners, breakfasts, showrooms, seminars, and shooting at the architecturally significant Rem Koolhaas/OMA designed space
4. Bookshop and Café: La Librairie bookshop and Pluto café-restaurant on premises

Pricing tiers

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Core offering

Lafayette Anticipations is a corporate foundation operating a multidisciplinary contemporary art venue in Le Marais, Paris, hosting rotating visual art exhibitions, dance and music festivals, and live performances across a calendar of three exhibitions and three festivals per year. It supplements its programming with a production workshop for artist residencies, an in-house publishing house producing catalogues and artists' books, and ancillary on-site services including a bookshop, café-restaurant, ticketed tours, family activities, and venue rental for private corporate events.

Product overview

Lafayette Anticipations – Fondation d'entreprise Galeries Lafayette is a multidisciplinary contemporary art foundation located in Le Marais, Paris, offering a unified program centered on rotating exhibitions, music festivals (Closer Music, Poetry Festival), and the annual Échelle Humaine dance and performance festival. The foundation operates a production workshop for artist residencies and exhibition fabrication, an in-house publishing house producing catalogues and artists' books, a media library of 355+ video/audio recordings, and manages the Moulin Family Endowment Fund collection of 330+ works. Ancillary offerings include venue rental, Pluto café-restaurant, La Librairie bookshop, and ticketed family activities and group tours. The ticketing system is powered by Seetickets (Digitick) with PayBox payment processing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Exhibitions Program Rotating contemporary art exhibitions featuring visual art, performance, music, and cinema presented to the general public with free admission. Three exhibitions per year displayed across the modular Rem Koolhaas/OMA-designed spaces.
• Festival Échelle Humaine Annual dance and performance festival featuring contemporary dance, performance art, and theatrical works, entering its 9th edition in 2026.
• Closer Music Festival Music festival featuring experimental, electronic, and contemporary music performances with concerts and live music events.
• Publishing (Catalogues & Monographs) In-house publishing program producing exhibition catalogues, artists' monographs, and risograph-printed booklets in collaboration with featured artists, sold at the venue and through the online eshop.
• Family Activities Weekend family programming for children ages 0-10 tied to current exhibitions, including guided tours with the Dolli mole character and puppet show workshops inspired by exhibiting artists.
• Tours & Workshops Guided tours and workshops for visitors, including daily exhibition tours, architectural behind-the-scenes tours, and joint walking tours through the Beaubourg district in partnership with Centre Pompidou.
• Group Visits Tailored guided visits for school groups, social and medical-social organizations (free), and corporate/association groups at 100€, including art therapy workshops and on-demand pedagogical projects.
• Pluto Café-Restaurant On-site café-restaurant operated at the foundation, open during opening hours to visitors and the general public.
• La Librairie (Bookshop) On-site bookshop and online eshop selling exhibition catalogues, artists' books, publications, limited editions, and merchandise 24/7.
• Production Workshop Basement production facility serving as laboratory for artistic creation, equipped with 4-axis CNC, woodworking, metalworking, laser cutting, 3D prototyping, and ceramics printing capabilities. Supports artist residencies and exhibition production.
• Media Library (Replay) Online archive of 355+ media items including concert replays, exhibition videos, performances, talks, artist playlists, and behind-the-scenes content, organized by categories such as Concert, Exhibition, Performance, Playlist, Talk, Tour, and Warm Up Session.
• Venue Rental Private event hosting in the architecturally significant Rem Koolhaas/OMA-designed building for fashion shows, dinners, breakfasts, showrooms, seminars, shootings, and private visits.
• Artist Residencies Residency programs for artists providing access to the production workshop, exhibition spaces, and curatorial support, including joint residencies with Art Explora.
• The Collection (Fonds de dotation Famille Moulin) Endowment fund collection of 330+ works assembled since 2013, managed by the Moulin Family Endowment Fund with an advisory board including Mohamed Almusibli, Saâdane Afif, and Cédric Fauq.
• Éditions (Limited Editions) Limited-edition artists' prints and objects produced in collaboration with featured artists, sold through the foundation shop.

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Centre PompidoucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint urban stroll tours through the Beaubourg district. The tour begins at Maison Pompidou and continues with a presentation by Lafayette Anticipations, creating a cultural corridor between the two institutions.
• Art ExploracoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint residency program with artist Oyjon Khayrullaeva. Art Explora partnership enables residency collaboration expanding the foundation's artist support programs.
• Culture et HôpitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with organization dedicated to bringing culture to hospital settings. Part of foundation's mission to reach audiences far from traditional cultural access.
• Fondation culture et diversitécoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership promoting cultural diversity and access for underserved populations through the foundation's social programming.
• EmmaüscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Emmaüs community organization bringing art programs to populations experiencing social exclusion.
• France AlzheimercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership supporting people with Alzheimer's and their caregivers through art therapy programs at the foundation.
• BLA! (Association nationale des professionnel·le·s de la médiation en art contemporain)minorOthersLafayette Anticipations is a member of BLA!, the national association of contemporary art mediation professionals.

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Direct peers

• MoMA PS1: New York contemporary art institution affiliated with MoMA, known for experimental exhibitions, performance programming (Warm Up series), and artist residencies. Directly comparable through its mix of rotating exhibitions, live performance events, and artist production support.
• Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt: Frankfurt exhibition hall presenting temporary contemporary art exhibitions across painting, photography, and thematic projects. Comparable as a similarly-sized European institution whose programming centers on rotating curated exhibitions with associated publications and events.
• Palais de Tokyo: Paris-based contemporary art center hosting rotating exhibitions, performances, and festivals across visual art, dance, and music. Closest geographic and programmatic peer given shared Le Marais-adjacent audience, multidisciplinary programming model, and free entry approach.
• KW Institute for Contemporary Art: Berlin-based contemporary art institution focused on exhibitions, performances, and discursive programs. Comparable as a mid-sized European contemporary art presenter with similar exhibition-plus-performance rhythm and emphasis on commissioned artist work.
• Haus der Kunst: Munich contemporary art institution presenting major temporary exhibitions, performances, and commissioned works. Comparable as a non-collecting contemporary art presenter emphasizing large-scale exhibitions and live programming.
• Jeu de Paume: Paris center for image-based contemporary art hosting photography, video, and new media exhibitions in a historic Tuileries location. Comparable as a Paris-based contemporary arts presenter with rotating exhibition programming and educational outreach.
• Serpentine Galleries: London-based contemporary art institution presenting exhibitions, commissions, and public programs including live performances and architecture projects. Comparable as a similarly-sized contemporary art presenter combining exhibitions, performance festivals, and commissioned artist residencies.
• Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago: Chicago contemporary art museum presenting exhibitions, performances, and public programs. Comparable in scope of exhibition-and-event programming, publication activity, and educational/community outreach orientation.
• Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain: Paris corporate foundation dedicated to contemporary art exhibitions and artist commissions, housed in a Jean Nouvel-designed building. Directly comparable as another Paris corporate foundation with curatorial programming, commissioned artist projects, and evening event programming.

Broad incumbents

• Centre Pompidou: Major Paris multidisciplinary modern and contemporary art museum with vast permanent collection, temporary exhibitions, performances, and cinema programming. Functions as a broad incumbent; Lafayette Anticipations explicitly partners with it for the Beaubourg walking tour.

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Funding overview

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