Ensemble Poirel, Concert hall and arts centre in Nancy, France

Ensemble Poirel is a cultural complex on rue Victor-Poirel in Nancy, made up of a theatre-style concert hall and a 1,000 m² art gallery. The hall seats 800: 430 in the orchestra and 370 in the balcony. Its light stone facade has a central section with four columns framing three arched windows and three round-arched doorways below.

Designed by municipal architect Albert Jasson in 1888–1889, the building was conceived as an avant-garde centre combining a concert hall, an exhibition gallery and a music conservatory. It was funded by a legacy from Victor and Lisinka Poirel. In 1894 its galleries hosted the Exposition d'art décoratif lorrain, seen as founding the École de Nancy. A 1999 renovation by architect Vincent Brossy modernised the facilities.

The venue is named after the Poirel family, whose support made its creation possible. Performances and exhibitions here draw people from across Nancy who come to experience music, theater, and contemporary art together.

The venue is accessible from Nancy's city center and accommodates visitors with varying mobility needs. Check the schedule in advance to see what performances or exhibitions coincide with your visit.

The concert hall's ceiling carries a stained-glass window by Charles Champigneulle showing an Allegory of Painting. The hall was one of the few concert venues in France with a pipe organ, but the 1971 Haerpfer instrument was dismantled in the 1999 renovation and rebuilt in the church of Droiteval in the Vosges.