From the owner: Danse à Lille Construit à la fin du XIXème siècle, le Gymnase est un bâtiment roubaisien…read moreemblématique qui a été inscrit en 1997 à l'Inventaire Supplémentaire des Monuments Historiques. En 2003, Danse à Lille / CDC Roubaix - Nord-Pas-de-Calais investit le Gymnase au moment de son lancement de saison. Lieu dédié à la danse, qui propose notamment des spectacles, résidences de création, stages et cours.

From the owner: Centre Chorégraphique National Implanté à Roubaix depuis 1983, cet espace est consacré à la danse…read more Les chorégraphies y sont reines, danses classique ou contemporaine alternent allégrement. Élément moteur de la danse en région Nord-Pas de Calais, le Ballet du Nord et ses 28 danseurs permanents se produisent sur les plus grandes scènes nationales et étrangères.

From the owner: Avant-garde En 1902, la condition publique ouvre. C'est à l'époque un lieu affecté au…read moreconditionnement de la laine et des soies. Inscrit depuis 1998 à l'inventaire supplémentaire des monuments historiques, ce monumental bâtiment est un des premiers édifices à structure de béton, entièrement recouvert de toits en terrasses et dont la clé de voûte est une rue couverte de 140 mètres. L'espace de la salle de concerts est modulable (de 360 à 1200 places). Aujourd'hui, c'est une manufacture culturelle, un lieu de création artistique, sociale et expérimentale. La Condition publique propose une programmation pluridisciplinaire : concerts, théâtre, danse, cirque, expositions, résidences d'artistes et conférences. Durant l'année, elle programme des bals et les concerts des "Jeudis de l'Alimentaion". Pour la somme modique de 1€, les personnes à mobilité réduite, les allocataires du RMI, les demandeurs d'emploi, les étudiants et les scolaires peuvent obtenir une carte leur permettant de bénéficier

This place is magnificent! Came here for the Week-End Familial for L'exposition of Degas Sculpteur…read more Throughout my years of Art History, none of my professors elaborated on the controversy revolving Edgar Degas' work. I have seen Degas work many times and his most notable sculpteur La Petite Danseuse de Quatorze Ans lives at at Musée D'Orsay, which I have seen there and now here. I didn't know ballerinas back then were considered lower class, since the girl's family would push them to do ballet in hopes to catch an eye of the wealthy. It's almost a form of pedophile...actually it is! Degas also made this ballerina have a face of criminals. So a lot of people weren't fans of him. Moving on out of Degas, this Musée isn't magnificent because of Degas pieces...it's breathtaking because the Philanthropist kept the look and feel of La Piscine. The swimming pool was constructed between 1927 and 1932 by the Lille architect Albert Baert. It closed as a swimming pool in 1985, and was remodelled as a museum by the architect Jean-Paul Philippon, opening in 2000. A modern entrance building, special exhibition space and garden were constructed within the roof-less shell of an adjoining textile factory. The museum's permanent collection has its origins in 1835, when a collection of fabric samples from the many local textile factories was started. By 1898 the collection was housed in the National High School of Arts and Textile Industry (ENSAIT), and was seen as a way of cultivating the tastes of the town's workers, foremen and manufacturers. To this end the collection combined elements of literature, fine-arts, science and industrial products. The ENSAIT museum closed with the onset of World War II, and never reopened. From 1899 the collections were displayed in Roubaix's town hall, in preparation for the opening of La Piscine in 2000. L thought I would enjoy this Musée more, since I am not really into Modern Art and since I have a background in Textile...this would be the better choice. They have art hanging on the ceilings and original shower stalls within, beautiful garden and also they have Meert here.

Very nice atmosphere for this special museum. It has been built into the old swimming pool of…read moreRoubaix and kept plenty of accessories from this old time. You can admire sculptures and paintings there gathered by genre. You have a restaurant inside, an auditorium and a fabric room you can rent for your meetings.