Launched in 1999 by the City of Noisy-le-Sec, La Galerie, centre d’art contemporain de Noisy-le-Sec is backed by the Île-de-France Region Cultural Affairs Office (DRAC) – Ministry of Culture, the Seine-Saint-Denis département and the Île-de-France Region.
It is also part of d.c.a (association de développement des centres d’art contemporain), TRAM (réseau art contemporain Paris/Île-de-France, Arts en résidence) réseau national et BLA (Association des professionnel·le·s de la médiation en art contemporain).
The La Galerie programme reflects the diversity of today’s art in terms of a range of aesthetic and social issues, via the work of emergent or established artists with local, national or international reputations. The programme revolves around two main themes: first of all genius loci, the spirit of place defined by the centre’s distinctive architectural, social and historical associations; and secondly, the word galerie (“gallery”), with its different meanings and implications.