With Cultures du Cœur Paris

The Arc de Triomphe-CMN and theCultures du Cœur Paris Association entered into a partnership in 2023, which resulted in the signing of an agreement to promote access to culture for all.

As part of its "Vivre ensemble" mission, the Arc de Triomphe is applying special pricing arrangements to make the monument accessible to the most disadvantaged members of the public, in particular jobseekers, people on minimum social benefits and members of groups supported by social structures. For its part, Cultures du Cœur Paris, an association working to promote social inclusion through access to culture and leisure activities, plays a crucial role in facilitating the connection between cultural venues and people on the margins of society.

This partnership marks an important step towards social inclusion by enabling the most excluded members of the public to discover the history of the Arc de Triomphe and benefit from its cultural and educational activities.

As part of this fruitful collaboration, the Arc de Triomphe offered various services designed to promote access to heritage for all, which could be booked by Cultures du Cœur Paris beneficiaries via their e-ticketing service.

The partnership included a range of awareness-raising visits for the relays, self-guided tours, lecture tours and group workshops, as well as individual tickets, ensuring an enriching experience for the association's beneficiaries.

Cultures du Cœur Paris organised awareness-raising meetings with some of its partner beneficiaries for the monument's teams to ensure greater inclusion of these visitors. The aim of these meetings was to raise staff awareness of the association's actions and the importance of diverse access to culture.

A number of testimonials from beneficiaries of the project are available on the Cultures du Cœur Paris blog .