Ircam
Paris
Monday to Friday, 9:30 am to 7:00 pm
Closed on Saturdays and Sundays – except during scheduled events
Media library: Tuesday to Friday, 2:00 pm to 5:30 pm
1, place Igor Stravinsky
75004 Paris
Housed in its own building opening onto Place Stravinsky, IRCAM is the only one of the three institutions affiliated with the Centre national d’art et de culture Georges Pompidou to remain on the Beaubourg site during the renovation of the historic building that hosts the Bpi and the Centre Pompidou.
Its variable-acoustics concert hall and auditorium continue to present and host events at the intersection of musical creation and artistic experimentation, scientific research and technological innovation.
IRCAM, the Institute for Research and Coordination in Acoustics/Music directed by Frank Madlener, is one of the world’s largest public research centers dedicated to both musical expression and scientific research. This unique location where artistic sensibilities collide with scientific and technological innovation brings together over 160 collaborators.
IRCAM's three principal activities — creation, research, transmission — are visible in IRCAM's Parisian concert season, in productions throughout France and abroad, and in an annual rendezvous, ManiFeste, that combines an international festival with a multidisciplinary academy.
Founded by Pierre Boulez in 1970, IRCAM is associated with the Centre Pompidou, under the tutelage of the French Ministry of Culture. The mixed STMS research lab (Sciences and Technologies for Music and Sound), housed by IRCAM, also benefits from the support of the CNRS and Sorbonne University. In 2020, IRCAM created Ircam Amplify, a spin-off for the commercialization of the institute’s audio innovations. A true interface between state of the art of audio research and the industrial world on a global scale, Ircam Amplify is a major actor in the sound revolution of the 21st century.
