Pressiteade
Boulogne-Billancourt, Septembre 13 th 2021 – Renault Group, through the Renault
Foundation, is partnering the "European Heritage Days" organized by the French
Ministry of Culture from September 18 to 19, 2021. On this occasion, the Group is
opening the doors of its historic building in Boulogne-Billancourt (France) for the first
time and inviting the general public to discover its history by visiting Louis Renault's
"cabin" (a reconstruction of the original workshop where he worked on the first
Renault model, the "Type A"), an exhibition of major works of art from its modern art
collection and old Renault vehicles.
Started in 1967 thanks to Pierre Dreyfus, a former head of the Group, the Renault Art
Collection, placed under the Renault Foundation umbrella, brings together more than 550
works. This collection is the result of a unique corporate sponsorship approach: bringing
art and industry closer together by opening the doors of workshops and factories to
artists. This is how Jean Dubuffet, Victor Vasarely, Robert Doisneau and other famous
figures of modern art such as Jean Tinguely, Arman, Robert Rauschenberg, Sam Francis,
Miró, Erro and Alechinski, and more recently Jean-Luc Moulène, Heidi Wood and Angela
Palmer, have been able to forge strong links with the automobile industry and its trades.
In order to provide access to the widest possible audience to this heritage, the Group is also
digitising part of its art collection in 2D and 3D. Around thirty works, including sculptures
by Dubuffet and Miró, will be displayed on the Renaultgroup.com website.
A true bridge between the worlds of art and industry, this collection bears witness to Renault
Group's long-standing and enduring attachment to its French roots and its desire to continue
to keep the heart of industrial, technological and cultural innovation beating in France.
Confidential C
PROGRAMME :
- A tour of the Pierre Dreyfus building in the presence of a lecturer (no reservation
required): exhibition of works from the art collection by Erro, Arman, Robert Doisneau,
Jean Tinguely, Angela Palmer, Jean-Luc Moulène, Heidi Wood, visit of Louis Renault's
reconstructed workshop and the garden, presentation of classic vehicles from the
Renault collection - such as the Type A of 1898, a Taxi de la Marne, the Dauphine, the 4L
and the Renault 5. At the end of the visit, visitors will also be able to test drive electric
vehicles.
Practical information :
Free access on 18 & 19 September from 10 am to 6 pm
Entrance via 37, avenue Pierre Lefaucheux, 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt
Wearing a mask is compulsory and a health pass is required
at the entrance for people over 18 years old.
-With the support of the city of Boulogne-Billancourt, the Renault Foundation is also
offering a selection of contemporary works from the Renault art collection at the Espace
Landowski, including Alechinsky, Dubuffet, Erro, Fautrier, Francis, Miró, Tinguely and
Vasarely.
Practical information:
Free access on 18 & 19 September from 8am to 9pm
Espace Landowski - 28, avenue André-Morizet, 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt
Works from the Renault art collection will also be exhibited at the Fond International d'Art
Actuel (FIAA) in Le Mans, as part of the Vasarely, Art and Industry exhibition .
About the Fondation Renault
Launched in 2001, the Renault Foundation aims to support and help people who are far from employment to find
their place in society. The projects it supports are designed to restore equal opportunities for professional
integration, to create bridges between the educational and employment sectors, and to advise and support
vulnerable people in their efforts to access or return to employment.
In addition to its commitment to integration through employment, the Foundation has undertaken to promote and
make accessible the Renault Group Art Collection. To this end, it participates in temporary exhibitions and makes
available to major national and international museums some 550 works (paintings, sculptures, photos, etc.) by
around one hundred well-known artists.
In 2021, the Renault Foundation is a sponsor of the European Heritage Days.
For more information: https://www.renaultgroup.com/en/our-company/the-renault-foundation/
About Renault Classic
The Renault Collection features more than 760 vehicles illustrating the inventiveness and expertise of a firm that
began its life in 1898 in Boulogne-Billancourt. Alongside this collection is a goldmine of documentation and
factual history held in thousands of linear metres of archives, more than 3,200 miniatures and toys, 1,900
posters, miscellaneous items and some 270 1/5 scale mock-ups. This unique and living collection is preserved,
maintained and used by the Renault Classic department, which shows it regularly during exhibitions, fairs and
historic races, in the press and television documentaries and at sporting events throughout Europe (Le Mans
Classic, Goodwood Festival of Speed, Motor Shows, European Heritage days, etc.).
In this way, more than 4 million people have come into contact with vehicles in the Renault Collection during the
100 events held every year.
About Renault Group
Renault Group is at the forefront of a mobility that is reinventing itself. Strengthened by its alliance with Nissan
and Mitsubishi Motors, and its unique expertise in electrification, Renault Group comprises 5 complementary
brands - Renault, Dacia, LADA, Alpine and Mobilize - offering sustainable and innovative mobility solutions to its
customers. Established in more than 130 countries, the Group has sold 2.9 million vehicles in 2020. It employs
more than 170,000 people who embody its Purpose every day, so that mobility brings people closer. Ready to
pursue challenges both on the road and in competition, Renault Group is committed to an ambitious
transformation that will generate value. This is centred on the development of new technologies and services,
and a new range of even more competitive, balanced and electrified vehicles. In line with environmental
challenges, the Group’s ambition is to achieve carbon neutrality in Europe by 2040.
https://www.renaultgroup.com/en/
Media contacts :
Delphine DUMONCEAU (Renault Group)
+33 (0)6 09 36 40 53
delphine.dumonceau-costes@renault.com
Yann CHENOT (Renault)
+33 (0)6 25 63 22 34
yann.chenot@renault.com
