Swiss cultural centre in Paris celebrates reopening after renovations

Swiss Interior Minister Elisabeth Baume-Schneider visited the Centre culturel suisse (Swiss cultural centre - CCS) in Paris on Tuesday. After four years of renovation work, it reopens its doors to the public on Thursday, with a party in the Marais district. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox "I hope that the CCS will remain a place of encounters and discovery," said the head of the Federal Department of Home Affairs (FDHA) at a press conference. "It is part of our country's international cultural presence." "It is part of a Parisian environment that is extremely rich in foreign cultural centres, and this mix is wonderful," she added. The modernisation of the CCS, which will notably improve access, has cost CHF7.3 million ($9.24 million), according to Pro Helvetia CEO Michael Kinzer. The work has made it possible to rethink the circulation between spaces and to make the rooms modular. For Baume-Schneider, "the CCS offers a unique place of visibility and ...