A multidisciplinary and open cultural policy

Campus life

The university offers a rich and varied range of cultural activities, including live performances, concerts, exhibitions, residencies, lectures and debates, art workshops, etc.

This cultural policy, developed to meet the needs of the university community, aims to encourage reflection, curiosity and the development of a critical mind.

Cultural venues at the heart of our campuses

Cultural space - Cité scientifique campus, Villeneuve d’Ascq

  • an auditorium (160 seats)
  • two exhibition galleries (110 m² and 40 m²) and a coffee culture
  • an open stage (27 m²)
  • two rehearsal booths (70 m² each)
  • a patio (512 m²)

Centre de Lille (Lille Centre) (at the university headquarters)

  • a performance hall, l’Antre-2 (85 seats or 120 standing)

Pont-de-Bois Campus, Villeneuve d’Ascq

  • a performance hall, the Kino (356 seats)
  • a theatre, the Théâtre des Passerelles (93 seats)
  • an exhibition gallery, les 3 Lacs (65 m²)
160

events

10

exhibitions

40

practical art workshops

18 000

spectators, half of whom are students