The Philharmonie de Paris and the Cité de la musique offer a wide range of hireable spaces for general assemblies, seminars, product launches, galas and private concerts, from 100 seated guests in the Petit salon panoramique to 3,600 standing in the Grande salle Pierre Boulez and its foyers. Both buildings are at 221 Avenue Jean Jaurès in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, at the edge of the Parc de la Villette.
Seminars and company events
The official page lists general assemblies, press conferences, seminars, product launches, gala evenings and working meetings among the events it hosts. The Amphithéâtre at the Cité de la musique seats 250 and has a 300 m² foyer-bar, and the venue suggests it for seminars, product presentations and press conferences. The Philharmonie's conference room seats 170. For larger plenary sessions, the Grand salon panoramique takes 400 guests in conference layout, and the Salle des concerts of the Cité de la musique seats 900.
Several formats combine a program with a reception. Private concerts can be arranged with 3, 5 or 10 musicians of the Orchestre de Paris, with an option to add singers of its choir. The Musique & Vins format is a concert with a tasting for up to 80 guests, which can continue with a cocktail. Prestige evenings built around a concert add personalized reception, programs, reception staff and seats in the top category. Collective music-making workshops are offered for up to 200 people.
Weddings and receptions
The official page does not offer weddings. It describes receptions linked to corporate and cultural events: cocktails, gala dinners and after-concert dinners. Families and teams can also use the Philharmonie des enfants for children's parties and, for adults, team-building events.
Rooms and capacities
At the Philharmonie de Paris: the Grande salle Pierre Boulez and its foyers take 2,400 seated or 3,600 standing, and the foyers can hold all guests; the Grand salon panoramique on the fifth floor, with its terrace, takes 400 in conference layout, 250 for a dinner and 700 standing; the Petit salon panoramique and its terrace take 100 seated or 180 standing; the conference room seats 170; the Hall takes 240 seated or 700 standing; the Galerie du parc, a semi-open outdoor space, takes up to 1,400 standing.
At the Cité de la musique: the Salle des concerts seats 900, or 750 in frontal layout; the Amphithéâtre seats 250; the Rue musicale, under a glass roof, takes 350 for a seated dinner and 800 standing. The Musée de la musique permanent collection can be hired for evenings, cocktails or breakfasts, and exhibitions can be hired on Mondays and outside opening hours. The Philharmonie des enfants covers 980 m². Further spaces can be hired on request.
Catering
The page lists breakfasts and cocktails in the hall next to the museum, dinners and cocktails in the Rue musicale or the Grand salon, and intermission drinks, cocktail dinners or after-concert dinners for prestige evenings. It does not name a caterer or give a menu. Ask the team whether a caterer is imposed or chosen.
History and setting
The Philharmonie de Paris, with its Grande salle Pierre Boulez, is a concert complex presented by the venue as an architectural, staging and acoustic innovation. The Cité de la musique, next to it, houses the Musée de la musique, a collection of instruments and works. Resident orchestras include the Orchestre de Paris, the Ensemble intercontemporain and Les Arts florissants.
Getting there
The address is 221 Avenue Jean Jaurès, 75019 Paris. The nearest Metro station is Porte de Pantin on line 5, and the tram line T3b also serves the area. Charles de Gaulle airport can be reached by RER B and the Metro.
