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"Elle/Terre/Chaude" by Île/Mer/Froid 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.
Create
Transforme 2026-2027
For its fourth edition, the Transforme festival takes place across thirteen shows that will be programmed in Paris, Clermont-Ferrand, Lyon and Rennes by the Foundation and its partners. Since 2023, the festival has supported the creation and circulation of new forms that question today’s world, while inviting audiences to interact in new ways with artists and their works as part of its “Going Further” initiatives.
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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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Transmit
Manufacto 2026-2027
Ten years after its launch, Manufacto, the Skills Factory – the Foundation’s programme dedicated to introducing school pupils to craft and artisanal trades – continues to develop across France. The start of the 2026 school year sees new school boards partner with the programme and, along with them, a new cohort of participating schools. This year will also be marked by the inclusion of a fifth trade for pupils to discover, namely plumbing.
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Study Bursaries
Alongside its support for artistic creation, the Fondation d’entreprise Hermès is committed to increasing access to training and education for tomorrow’s artists. In 2019, the Foundation created a set of means-tested bursaries to ensure that theatre, dance, circus and puppetry students can fully dedicate their energies to their future careers.
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Protect
Manuterra 2026-2027
For the sixth year running, Manuterra, Learning from the Living will continue to expand across France, addressing an ever-larger audience of school pupils. By inviting young generations to prepare and cultivate a plot of land, the programme gives them the opportunity to engage directly with a range of environmental issues. For the 2026-2027 school year, 1,250 pupils from 16 partner school boards will explore different aspects of biodiversity during school hours.
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