The future of the Hotel Mezzara is being decided now
The long-awaited moment has arrived: the invitation to tender for the long administrative lease to develop the Hôtel Mezzara has just been published. This is the third invitation to tender – the previous two having been declared unsuccessful – issued by the French State, which owns the site. That is why Fabelsi-Hector Guimard Diffusion and the Cercle Guimard are once again bidding. Our project is a unique opportunity for Paris and for everyone to enjoy.
Hôtel Mezzara, 60 rue Jean-de-la-Fontaine à Paris (75016).
Since 2015, the Hôtel Mezzara has been emptied of its last occupants when it ceased to be used as a boarding annex for the Lycée Jean Zay. Since then, and in particular during the two exhibitions that we were able to stage there in 2017 and 2018, we have constantly stressed the need for this site not to be privatised, but instead to be made available to the public by being transformed into a museum space dedicated to Hector Guimard and the decorative arts of his time, a place that is alive, accessible and faithful to his exceptional heritage, while bringing it fully into the 21st century. Over the past decade, we have received a great deal of support and offers of partnership that have strengthened the solidity of our project.
On Thursday 6 February, our team visited the site to refine our proposal, considering the development of the site and our collection of works.
The Cercle Guimard and Fabelsi-Hector Guimard Diffusion in the lobby of the Hôtel Mezzara on 6 February 2025.
After the visit, working session in our office at Castel Béranger.
In the coming weeks, we invite you to follow a series of publications on LinkedIn@LeCercleGuimard. to discover what goes on behind the scenes of this candidacy. We’ll be sharing:
– Our partners and supporters, who are enriching and strengthening our project.
– The key stages of the bid, so that you can experience the adventure in real time.
– Exclusive works from our collection, offering a foretaste of the future institution.
– Our vision for the Hôtel Mezzara, a dynamic centre for research, mediation and the dissemination of Art Nouveau.
Share, support and pass on our efforts to give the Hotel Mezzara the place it deserves in our cultural heritage.
The executive committee of the Cercle Guimard