Constance Rivière
Constance Rivière is the General Director of the Palais de la Porte-Dorée in Paris, where she has been instrumental in promoting cultural exhibitions that highlight the stories and experiences of marginalized communities. Recently, she commented on the success of the exhibition 'Banlieues chéries', which drew over 150,000 visitors, reflecting a growing public interest in narratives that counter negative stereotypes about the suburbs of France.
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Constance Rivière is the director of the Musée national de l’histoire de l’immigration and emphasizes the importance of fraternity in history over xenophobic impulses.
Constance Rivière, directrice du Musée national de l’histoire de l’immigration : « La fraternité est bien plus importante dans notre histoire que les poussées xénophobes »
France· 2026-01-28
Constance Rivière, the general director of the Palais de la Porte-Dorée, explains the exhibition's success as a need for calm and distance on a poorly treated subject in public debate.
« La soif de réussite des jeunes de banlieue se heurte à une aberration : leurs écoles sont moins bien dotées que celles des zones favorisées »France· 2025-09-07