9–19 APRIL 2026
The first edition of the NOÛS festival, conceived by BnF-Partenariats and Fisheye, in partnership with Le Fresnoy, offers a unique artistic exploration combining artificial intelligence and cultural heritage to examine the future of creative expression.
At Le Fresnoy – National Studio for Contemporary Arts, students explore new practices in digital creation and experiment with new applications of AI, which they incorporate as a tool, a partner or even the very substance of their works.
With Isabelle Gaudefroy, director of Le Fresnoy – Studio national, Ella Altman, director and performer, and Harold Lechien, artist, both graduates of Le Fresnoy.
Moderator: Julie Guillaumot, Head of the Video Department, BnF
Free admission – Subject to availability
. We recommend arriving in good time (up to 20 minutes before the event).
Each year, students are invited to produce works drawing on the languages, techniques and media of cinema, video and digital, sound and musical creation, with a view to experimentation and the blending of different practices.
A selection of films made by recent graduates and a brand-new ‘post-Fresnoy’ film.
Free admission – Subject to availability
. We recommend arriving in good time (up to 20 minutes before the event).
There will also be a talk by two artists who have been guest lecturers at Le Fresnoy: Justine Emard and Sabrina Ratté
Artists Justine Emard and Sabrina Ratté explore artificial intelligence and machines as creative partners, opening up new artistic horizons between humans and technology.
Moderator: Clément Thibault, art critic and artistic director of Le Cube Garges.
With the support of the Quebec General Delegation in Paris.
Free admission – Subject to availability
. We recommend arriving in good time (up to 20 minutes before the event).
Practical information
BnF, François-Mitterrand, Grand Auditorium
, East Hall, Allée Julien Cain
, Quai François Mauriac, Paris 13th
arrondissement. East entrance opposite Rue Émile Durkheim
Monday: 2 pm – 8
pm Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday: 9 am – 8
pm Sunday: 1 pm – 7 pm
Free admission – Subject to availability
. We recommend arriving in good time (up to 20 minutes before the event).
Partners
With the support of AXA
With the support of the Ministry of Culture, the General Delegation of Québec in Paris, the City of Paris and the RATP
In partnership with Arte, Troiscouleurs and Le Monde
In collaboration with: Arte – PhantasIA, the CNRS, the British Council, The British Library, Le Cube Garges, École nationale supérieure d’arts de Paris-Cergy, ENSCI – Les Ateliers, HACNUM, Le Fresnoy – Studio national des arts contemporains, Institut Français, Ircam, mk2 bibliothèque, Qobuz, Singapore’s National Library Board (NLB)…
Image: Based on a design by OBVIOUS – – © OBVIOUS
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WED 25 NOV 2026 — 4.00pm
A talk organised in partnership with CEAC/University of Lille as part of the educational programme, open to the public. Matthieu Raffard has been working as part of an artist duo with Mathilde Roussel since 2017.
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WED 18 NOV 2026 — 4.00pm
A lecture organised as part of the educational programme, open to the public. Cy Lecerf Maulpoix is an author, translator and lecturer in critical theory at the city’s School of Fine Arts (INSEAMM).
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WED 4 NOV 2026 — 4.00pm
Lecture organised as part of the teaching programme, open to the public. Guillaume Chevillon is a professor at ESSEC, where he holds the Chair in Cultural Industries, Art and Creative Technologies and is Director of Metalab for AI, Data and Society, a transdisciplinary research institute dedicated to the societal challenges of artificial intelligence.
