To amplify important ideas and contribute to a common world
Designed as a vibrant space for living, dialogue, and action, Résidence Tallard is passionately devoted to empowering individuals with groundbreaking ideas and profound social impact.
A Laboratory for Ideas and Encounters
Nestled within Hôtel Tallard, an 18th-century historic monument in the center of Paris (Marais), Résidence Tallard was renovated by architect Lina Ghotmeh. Each year, the residency welcomes four to six leading thinkers, writers, researchers, and figures from around the world for stays lasting two to four weeks. Acting as a cultural bridge, Résidence Tallard fosters connections and exchange across disciplines, cultures, and worldviews. It gives these ideas visibility, sparks debate, and contributes to thinking through a common world.
The Team
Résidence Tallard was conceived by the founders of KADIST, Sandra Terdjman and Vincent Worms. The program is directed by curator and cultural strategist Ella Marder and carried out with the support of the KADIST team, including Caroline Arce Ross, KADIST’s Global Communications Director, alongside Véronique Cellier, Hirondelle Communications, who leads press relations. Together, they shape each residency around the guest, their work, aspirations, and the conversations their stay can open up in Paris and France.
Résidence Tallard is a program of KADIST, continuing its commitment to international dialogue and contemporary creation. The #KADISTSeenBy series is filmed inside Résidence Tallard: each episode features a leading thinker or creator reflecting on and responding to contemporary art works, offering new perspectives and interpretations.
Partners
Résidence Tallard is rooted in the cultural and intellectual life of Paris. Each residency is developed in dialogue with institutions and communities across the city, creating connections between a resident’s work and the people, places, and conversations it might resonate with.
These collaborations take different forms—from public conversations and performances to workshops, research visits, shared meals, and more intimate gatherings. They allow each residency to extend beyond Tallard itself and become part of the wider life of Paris and the Île-de-France region. Since 2024, our partners have included:
Arts & Culture: Centre Pompidou–Musée national d’art moderne · Festival d’Automne · Grand Palais · Théâtre de la Ville · Philharmonie de Paris · MC93 · mk2 Institut · mk2 Bibliothèque · American Library in Paris · La Ménagerie de Verre
Ideas, Education & Civic Life: INSEAD · ESSEC Business School · Conseil économique, social et environnemental (CESE) · Le Parlement des Jeunes · PIPA
Innovation & Society: VivaTech · ChangeNOW Summit
Foundations & Community: Fondation Louis Roederer · My Little Paris · AKAT
The apartment hosting these residencies is located in L’Hôtel de Tallard, a historic building designed by Pierre Bullet in 1702 on rue des Archives. It was renovated by the Franco-Lebanese architect Lina Ghotmeh, known for her projects that blend memory, sustainability, and innovation, such as the National Museum of Estonia, Stone Garden in Beirut, the 2023 Serpentine Pavilion, the Palais de Justice in Lille, and the Western Range at the British Museum.
The Apartment
