Le Portique, Contemporary art center in Le Havre, France
Le Portique occupies a former school at 30 rue Gabriel Péri, in the Danton district of Le Havre's old centre. Inside, galleries have white walls and a concrete floor; a tall white door with vertical panels stands on the left, fluorescent fixtures run along the ceiling, and a glazed partition with a grid of white frames opens onto a further room. A framed dark rectangle hangs on the back wall.
The association Le Portique was founded in 2007 to show contemporary plastic and visual art in Normandy. In February 2015 it left its premises on rue d'Après-Mannevillette for an old school at 30 rue Gabriel Péri, in the Danton district of Le Havre. Its director Patrick Lebret described the aim as giving visibility to all contemporary plastic expression, from painting and volumes to photography and graphic arts.
Le Portique occupies a former school at 30 rue Gabriel Péri in the Danton district, in the old centre of Le Havre. Its name comes from the porch, and the building's former classrooms now host four monographic exhibitions a year, plus collective shows such as De Visu in 2024. Mediators lead visits and workshops that combine artistic practice with art history.
Le Portique occupies an old school building at 30 rue Gabriel Péri, in the Danton district of Le Havre's old centre, a short walk from the city core. The gallery rooms have white walls and a concrete floor, with a glazed partition at the back looking into a further room. The team provides audio description for videos and room texts to help visitors access the works.
The building at 30 rue Gabriel Péri is a former school, occupied by Le Portique since February 2015; before that the association, founded in 2007, was based on rue d'Après-Mannevillette. The art centre is a member of d.c.a, the French association of contemporary art centres, and of RN 13 bis, the Normandy contemporary art network.
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