Place de la Bourse

Place de la Bourse lies between the rue de la République and the rue de la Bourse. Laid out by Alexandre Chemetoff, it features a small fountain, a garden and the main entrance of the Chamber of Trade and Industry. The Palais de la Bourse dates back to the middle of the 18th century and has been a listed building since 1994.

In 2012, Spanish artist Agatha Ruiz de la Prada chose this square for a touching testimonial to the city she loves: a brightly coloured floating heart, her “Corazon”.

During the 2013 Festival of Light, the place de la Bourse hosted another fashion icon, Chantal Thomass. The famous haute couture designer pretended to be a florist in a surreal flower shop filled with roses and hydrangeas in “Sérénade”.

What to see

Celestial brainstorm

Thursday 5, Friday 6 & Saturday 7: 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Sunday 8: 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Let yourself marvel at the poetic powers of this lantern which reveals the electric impulses surging through our bodies.

Previous years

Aj Vana Be

A giant sculpture made up of 32 bathtubs!

2023 Program

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Eikosis

One single cat right here, giving you access to oodles of cats... digital ones!

2022 Program

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VORTEX-1

Vortex: a physical phenomenon which creates a swirling mass of liquids and particles. A source of energy, flux and upheaval, it compels us to confront our human condition.

2021 Festival

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LIGHT ME

Light Me sheds light on our relationships with others. In Séverine Fontaine’s creation on Place de la Bourse, three robotic lamps with a mind of their own come to life.

2019 Festival

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Tisseur de vœux

“Make a wish! Talk to the heavens. Waiting and listening. The message is around you. Jaffa Lam has taken inspiration from this Chinese proverb for her installation Dreamweaver.

2018 Festival

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Luminex

Come and enjoy the light show produced by this amazing 70s style machine. Covered with illuminated spheres that flash, twinkle and sparkle, it turns the Place de la Bourse into a dancefloor.

2017 Festival

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Les Pivoines

Come and take a break in this winter garden, created in a place filled with magnolias in the spring. Delicate paper flowers, 7 metres high, are lit in vibrant red once night has fallen.

2016 Festival

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What's the Genie Doing?

An impressive, seven-meter-tall Aladdin's lamp floats above the square. Take the opportunity to confide your fondest wish to the genie inside! But what if he tries to escape?

Project Chambre

2014 Festival

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Sérénade

The well-known fashion and lingerie designer Chantal Thomass transforms the square into a gigantic and surrealistic flower shop filled with bouquets of roses and hydrangea beds wrapped in lace.

2013 Program

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Corazón by Agatha Ruiz De La Prada

Loving fashion and the city of Lyon, the Spanish creator Agatha Ruiz presents, on a large-scale, the symbol of her creative universe. A huge and generous illuminated heart pulses in the city bringing

2012 Program

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Reflections on the Palais

A pool of water set at the foot of the stairway has pride of place. A powerful light beam and three floating hulls covered in red mirrors share its surface.

2010 Program

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