Scène littéraire · 3e
Maison de la Poésie
La Maison de la Poésie de la Ville de Paris est un lieu de création, de diffusion et de rencontres créé en 1983 consacré initialement à la poésie contemporaine. Wikipedia ↗
7.3€M
paid by the City for this place since 2018
What the City funds here
7.3€M
paid · 2018–2024
Annual subsidy to the operator, MAISON DE LA POESIE →
Break down by year (7 years)
20241.1€M
20231€M
20221€M
20211€M
20201€M
2019994k €
2018999k €
Works and renovation
265k €
contract ceiling · 2025
One contract signed in 2025, 265 k € ceiling
Paid amounts make up the 7.3 €M. A contract amount is a ceiling: what was actually paid on it is not published by the City.
What the Paris Council said about it
5 moments chosen out of the 26 deliberations read. Each line opens the document.
NOVEMBER 2019A former minister becomes chairThe Council voted an equipment grant of €8,000; in session, a board member noted that former minister Françoise Nyssen had succeeded Bernard Comment as chair of the board of directors.SEPTEMBER 2010Annual support reaches €940,000The Council authorized an amendment raising the 2010 operating grant from €460,000 to €940,000, i.e. an additional expenditure of €480,000.MAY 2006A change of leadership, and tensionsLong-time director Michel de Maulne (in post since 1982) left the leadership, replaced by Claude Guerre, elected in February; the opposition raised alarm over a €130,000 rise in staff costs.MAY 2004The venue judged insufficiently openDuring the vote on the €920,000 grant, the mayor of the 3rd arrondissement (P. Aidenbaum) judged the venue insufficiently open to the public; the executive backed his motion and rejected the amendment to raise the amount.JULY 1999A City employee made available to the venueThe Council authorized the Mayor to sign an agreement placing a permanent civil servant of the City of Paris at the association's disposal.3 more moments, 2002–2026
FEBRUARY 2026The latest support to date: €776,000The Council voted a €776,000 grant to the association, together with a first amendment to the agreement.OCTOBER 2007The City puts a figure on occupancy of the premisesThe Council authorized a one-year occupancy agreement for the Théâtre Molière – Maison de la Poésie; the venue's rental value is estimated at €46,900 by the planning department.DECEMBER 2002The venue hosts 85 Hugo performancesThree companies scheduled to perform at the Maison de la Poésie received grants, including l'Athanor (€20,000) for 85 performances of shows about Victor Hugo.Same kind
