Fondation Cherqui is a private art foundation in Aubervilliers that can be booked outside public opening hours for seminars, company evenings and team building. It occupies more than 1,000 square meters of former pharmaceutical laboratories at 61 rue Lécuyer, about 20 minutes from Châtelet, and holds 5,000 optical and kinetic artworks.
Seminars and company events
The official privatization page offers three formats. The first is a seminar or study day, presented as a working day in a place that differs from hotel meeting rooms, with the collection as a break between sessions. The second is a company evening: a cocktail, a year-end party or a product launch among the works, once the museum has closed to the public. The third is a team building, a creative workshop on optical and kinetic art held in the same rooms where the works are shown.
The foundation points out that many works react to movement and some can be handled, which gives guests something to do between speeches. Projects that involve moving, lighting or approaching works are agreed in advance, since the collection stays in place during an event.
Rooms and capacities
The site gives a total area of more than 1,000 square meters of galleries, with industrial volumes and high ceilings. Three areas appear on the page: a circular room with neon works, a hall under a metal roof frame, and dark rooms where works can be handled. The site does not state a maximum number of guests for the whole space or for any single room. Give the type of event, the number of participants, the date and the time slot when you ask, and request the layouts and capacities for your format.
More than 90 percent of the surface is on the ground floor and step-free. Events take place outside public hours, so the time slots are fixed with the team.
Practical equipment
On site there are a café, a cloakroom, toilets, air conditioning and wifi. The site does not list projection or sound equipment. Ask what is available for a presentation, and whether a caterer of your choice can work in the building.
History and setting
The building held the laboratories where Jean Cherqui (1929 to 2023), a pharmacologist, worked, and he gradually filled it with art. The collection grew from the late 1970s and covers abstract, minimalist, geometric, optical and kinetic movements of the twentieth century, with a large share from Latin America. Twenty-one artists are currently shown. The place also hosts film shoots, fashion shoots and product photography under the same time constraints as events.
Getting there
The foundation is 450 meters from a stop on metro line 7 and about 20 minutes from Châtelet. By car, take the A1 then the A86, and parking is available in front of the building. The team replies to booking requests within 48 working hours with availability and conditions.
