Cité de la musique - Philharmonie de ParisState-owned enterprise

The Cité de la musique - Philharmonie de Paris is a major French national cultural complex and public institution dedicated to music, performance, and education, located in the Parc de la Villette in Paris. Its mandate is to promote musical culture through symphonic and diverse live concerts, museum exhibitions, educational workshops, and public outreach initiatives such as the Démos project. The site originally opened as the Cité de la musique in 1995, designed by Christian de Portzamparc, before substantially expanding in 2015 with the inauguration of the Jean Nouvel-designed Philharmonie hall.