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Elene Shatberashvili at La Verrière
The Foundation
Since 2008, the actions of the Fondation d’entreprise Hermès have been guided by a single, unifying conviction: “Our gestures define us and show who we are”. In other words, by acting for the well-being of all, we grow and become better human beings.
The Foundation’s four core missions enact its commitment to targeted philanthropy and support through in-house programmes designed to transmit skills and expertise, create new works of art, protect the environment and encourage gestures of solidarity.
The Foundation’s four core missions enact its commitment to targeted philanthropy and support through in-house programmes designed to transmit skills and expertise, create new works of art, protect the environment and encourage gestures of solidarity.
Protect
Manuterra 2025-2026
September marks the beginning of a fifth school year for Manuterra, learning from the living world, which continues to expand across France. Across the Foundation's 13 partner boards of education, more than 1,000 pupils are now participating in this programme, which seeks to raise young people’s awareness of ecosystems. By cultivating a plot of land, they can explore the many facets of biodiversity and engage more closely with environmental issues.
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Transmit
Manufacto 2024‑2025
The start of the school year marks the beginning of the ninth edition of Manufacto, the Skills Factory. Since 2016, this programme that aims to introduce school pupils to manual crafts is rolled out ever more widely across France. Manufacto now encompasses sixteen partner boards of education and gives a total of 2,400 pupils the opportunity to discover artisanal skills through hands-on experiences.
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The Skills Academy in Japan: Metal
The third edition of the Skills Academy in Japan will explore metal through a rich schedule of activities including a publication as well as practical workshops, talks and an exhibition. Though it has been imagined to echo the original French programme, this new edition takes on a form all of its own, designed to highlight the specific place of metal in Japanese culture. With the Skills Academy Japan, the Fondation d’entreprise Hermès reaffirms once again its commitment to sharing knowledge and encouraging experimentation.
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Create
Nuits Balnéaires, the second laureate of Latitudes
In 2025, Latitudes continues to shine a spotlight on the contemporary Ivorian photography scene, as Nuits Balnéaires becomes the second laureate of this programme conceived by the Fondation d’entreprise Hermès and its partners. Thanks to this support, Nuits Balnéaires has produced a new body of work centred on a metaphorical journey in search of his origins. The public will be able to discover the resulting series, “Eboro”, through three exhibitions and a publication.
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Transforme 2025-2026
First launched in 2023, the Transforme festival returns for a third edition with twelve performance works, each offering an original perspective on the contemporary world through the diversity of their creative forms. Co-curated by the Foundation with four partner institutions, this programme seeks to offer greater visibility for artists while fostering deeper engagement with audiences through “Going Further” events.
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