Why exhibit ?
The International Heritage Fair is a benchmark event in the field of heritage preservation and enhancement, and is the major annual meeting place for professionals in the sector.
Organised by Ateliers d’Art de France in the prestigious setting of the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris, it brings together every year all the major stakeholders in built and non-built heritage, both tangible and intangible.
Fine craftspeople, restorers, architects, curators, associations, training centres: come and showcase the excellence of your skills and your projects to a qualified audience made up of owners of heritage sites, museums, cultural institutions, decorators, specifiers and sponsors.
By exhibiting at the Fair, you can add your expertise to a national and international dynamic, raise your profile and make an active contribution to building the heritage of tomorrow.
KEY FIGURES FOR THE 2024 EDITION
20,700 visitors (up 6% on 2023)
346 exhibitors, including 78 newcomers, from 11 countries
8 awards ceremonies
1 information centre dedicated to training
1 Heritage Forum
30 conferences
Demonstrations of know-how throughout the fair
A strategic business platform
The International Heritage Fair is the leading economic and institutional event dedicated to those involved in cultural heritage. It’s a place for exchanges and practical cooperation, where lasting links are forged between exhibitors and visitors who are demanding, committed and driven by the same ambition: to safeguard, pass on and promote cultural heritage.
For four days, the fair offers you the opportunity to showcase your work, recent projects and expertise, to network with your professional contacts and, above all, to meet a targeted audience: specifiers, decision-makers, clients, owners of heritage assets, as well as enlightened enthusiasts and committed visitors.
It is the ideal setting for showcasing your expertise, initiating new projects and asserting your role within the heritage ecosystem.
In 2024, 74% of exhibitors said they had achieved their sales target.
(Source: 2024 exhibitor satisfaction questionnaire)
A representative event for the sector
More than 40 professions and areas of activity are represented:
- Institutions
- Arts and Crafts (jewellery, ceramics, instrument making, restoration, tableware, leather, lighting, metal, glass, crystal, textiles, mechanical works, architecture and gardens, furniture, decoration, paperwork, entertainment, etc.)
- Built heritage (interior design and decoration, sanitation, drainage, roofing, masonry, cleaning, preservation, restoration, security, renovation, pest control, building materials, lighting, electricity, etc.)
- Services (new technologies, banking, insurance, design and consultancy firms, architects, cultural tourism, laboratories, study and research centres, etc)
- Training / education
- Press / publishing
A source of inspiration and sharing ideas
Exhibiting at the International Cultural Heritage Fair will give you a unique opportunity to develop your knowledge of the sector thanks to a rich programme of conferences and debates, and to expand your network of exhibitors by creating partnerships.
Make the most of this unique opportunity to exchange ideas and ideas in a warm and friendly atmosphere !
Spotlighting heritage talent, creators of the future
Each year, the winners of the Prix de la Jeune Création des Métiers d’Art and the Concours Ateliers d’Art de France – Heritage Category are chosen and given a stand to showcase their know-how and award-winning pieces to the public. Their presence at a major international fair gives them access to the market and increased visibility.
A genuine platform for influence, the fair is a unique opportunity for action between heritage professionals, public institutions and political decision-makers.
Unparalleled visibility and a powerful tool for communicating institutional messages
The fair enjoys extensive media coverage and communications, with more than 50 media and non-media partners, almost 350 press reviews, more than 150 journalists, more than 40,000 visitors at www.patrimoineculturel.com and posters in the main metro/RER stations and Paris train stations.
Every year, this emblematic event is attended by many members of the French government, institutions and regional politicians. The fair is honoured to welcome leading public figures, as well as numerous ambassadors, members of parliament, senators and representatives of local authorities.
Their continued presence testifies to the strategic importance of the fair in the national dialogue on cultural and heritage policies. These official visits highlight the strong representativeness of the fair and the influence of its organiser, the professional organisation Ateliers d’Art de France, in structuring and raising the profile of the sector’s entire ecosystem.
By exhibiting at the fair, you :
- Associate your image with that of a benchmark event,
- Raise your profile and develop your company’s image,
- Promote the excellence of your expertise to the general public and to professionals in an emblematic venue in the heart of Paris (through conferences, but also through strong institutional involvement and numerous official visits).
- Benefit from additional, tailor-made communication tools to highlight your presence and boost your visibility, before, during and after the fair.
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of exhibitors are satisfied with the quality of visitors in 2024
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of exhibitors are satisfied with their participation in 2024
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of exhibitors would like to participate in the next edition in 2025
We hesitated to take part this year, but in the end we were blown away by the quality of the professional contacts we made at the Nuit du Patrimoine. This represents a breakthrough in the Parisian high-end sphere for our young company.
An exceptional fair for lovers of beauty, refinement, culture and heritage. Great encounters and quality exchanges with exhibitors and visitors alike.
In addition to the quality of the exhibitors, the links forged during the fair are fantastic. The meetings are fascinating, the informed visitors are thrilled and the professionals come to exchange ideas, supported by the reputation of the fair.
For us, the International Heritage Fair was an ideal opportunity to get to know the French market better and to make some initial contacts. The focus on restoration, including that of historic buildings, is an excellent way of bringing together players from a wide range of sectors and offering exhibitors a very interested and varied public.
Profile of 2024 visitors to the Salon International du Patrimoine Culturel
