Sport Grand Palace: The call for competition launched by the institution worries the FIAC and Paris Photo

The meeting of the National Museums-Grand Palais has opened a call for proposals for the niche of October and of November traditionally devolved at the fair International Contemporary Art (FIAC) and Paris Photo.

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The Union of Event Unimev denounces in a letter from the "discriminatory acts" of the NMR-Grand Palais, which recently opened up the allocation of the niches until then occupied by Paris Photo and the International Fair of Contemporary Art (FIAC).

"The Unimev warns on the possible consequences for France if the practices initiated by NMR (Meeting of National Museums) -Great Palace is generalized", writes the professional organization in a letter sent to the President of the NMR-GP Chris Dercon, consulted Sunday 16 January by AFP.

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The Grand Palais des Champs-Élysées, commonly known as the Grand Palais (English: Great Palace ), is a historic site, exhibition hall and museum complex located at the Champs-Élysées in the 8th arrondissement of Paris , France.

The Grand Palais in Paris is the iconic monument of the Rmn-GP, where we showcase our biggest exhibitions to best advantage in its vast spaces. We also host events organized by others, such as FIAC , Paris Photo , catwalk shows during Fashion Week, the Saut Hermes equestrian event, etc. This area is characterized by its namesake avenue which extends northwest from the Louvre to the modern business district, punctuated by the iconic Arc de Triomphe. Grand embassies stand among impressive offices and presidential palaces ; architecture from 19th century Universal Exhibitions

The FIAC and Paris Photo could lose their place

the UNIMEV "recognizes that a site manager can hire a revision of the programming of the events it welcomes for reasons of image or strategy". But "limit the revision of programming to only 2 niches, as is the case in the present case, is discriminated against the organizer concerned," in this case RX France, the organizer From Paris Photo and FIAC, estimates the union.

"Discriminatory actions to the detriment of the general interest of a sector would be likely to bring organizers (fairs and fairs, NDLR) to question the interest of choosing Paris and more generally France as destination" , worries the Unimev in the mail.

The letter from the Unimev intervenes a little over a month after the NMR-GP opened a call for proposals for the October and November nicks traditionally devolved to FIAC and Paris Photo. This appeal, with a view to an occupancy agreement for a maximum of seven years, followed "a manifestation of spontaneous interest". The NMR-GP initially envisaged to select the future occupant of the premises as of January 10, but could ultimately address the issue at a Board of Directors scheduled for 24 January, she said to AFP.

"The NMR-Grand Palais is engaged in a right approach (...) The law does not allow us to install AD Vitam an operator in a place under the public domain," she said in a declaration .

In case of granting of the October and November niches to other events that the FIAC and Paris Photo, "the repercussions could be consistent for many actors of the cultural scene," had already alerted Paris Photo on Instagram in middle of the week.