Romainville: Paris's emerging contemporary art hub

Romainville, a suburb located northeast of Paris with a population of 28,000, has become a hub for contemporary art. As galleries flee gentrification in Paris, many have relocated here, while others have come from overseas. Prominent institutions include the Fondation Fiminco, FRAC Île-de-France, and Parsons Paris. Noteworthy galleries consist of Air de Paris, In Situ-Fabienne Leclerc, and the Emirati NIKA Space Project. Central to Romainville is Komunuma, a 40,000-square-meter area formerly occupied by Roussel Uclaf labs, revitalized by Fiminco since 2019, which also houses BETC's offices and an exhibition space. The locale is well-connected by metro and features cultural sites like CND and CNAP, along with urban planning that incorporates parks and bike paths.