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"Ruins of light" by Jacopo Pagin
The Foundation
Since 2008, the actions of the Fondation d’entreprise Hermès have been guided by a single, unifying conviction: “Our gestures define us and show who we are”. In other words, by acting for the well-being of all, we grow and become better human beings.
The Foundation’s four core missions enact its commitment to targeted philanthropy and support through in-house programmes designed to transmit skills and expertise, create new works of art, protect the environment and encourage gestures of solidarity.
The Foundation’s four core missions enact its commitment to targeted philanthropy and support through in-house programmes designed to transmit skills and expertise, create new works of art, protect the environment and encourage gestures of solidarity.
Create
"Obol" at Le Forum
To begin the 2026 programme at Le Forum, curator Reiko Setsuda has invited her colleague Tomoya Iwata, director of the Tokyo exhibition space The 5th Floor, to propose an exhibition. Iwata has in turn invited Armenian-Lithuanian composer and artist Andrius Arutiunian to mount his first solo exhibition in Japan. “Obol” transforms the Foundation’s Tokyo exhibition space, located on the 8th floor of the Hermès Maison Ginza, into an underground world.
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Nuits Balnéaires, the second laureate of Latitudes
In 2025, Latitudes continues to shine a spotlight on the contemporary Ivorian photography scene, as Nuits Balnéaires becomes the second laureate of this programme conceived by the Fondation d’entreprise Hermès and its partners. Thanks to this support, Nuits Balnéaires has produced a new body of work centred on a metaphorical journey in search of his origins. The public will be able to discover the resulting series, “Eboro”, through three exhibitions and a publication.
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Transmit
The Skills Academy 2027: leather
The Fondation d’entreprise Hermès has chosen to dedicate the eighth edition of the Skills Academy to leather. Over several key moments throughout the course of 2027, some twenty Academy participants will explore the skills, uses and pathways for innovation surrounding this material, which has accompanied humanity since its very origins.
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Manufacto 2025-2026
This school year, over 2,300 pupils will discover craft techniques through Manufacto, The Skills Factory. Now entering its tenth year, this educational programme dedicated to raising awareness of artisanal skills amongst young people continues to expand across France thanks to a partnership between the Foundation and 19 boards of education.
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Protect
Manuterra 2025-2026
September marks the beginning of a fifth school year for Manuterra, learning from the living world, which continues to expand across France. Across the Foundation's 13 partner boards of education, more than 1,000 pupils are now participating in this programme, which seeks to raise young people’s awareness of ecosystems. By cultivating a plot of land, they can explore the many facets of biodiversity and engage more closely with environmental issues.
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