Arrive
IRCAM is open Monday-Friday, 9:30am-7pm
Its multi-media library is open Tuesday-Friday, 2-5:30pm
1, place Igor-Stravinsky
75004 Paris
T 01 44 78 48 43
Métro Hôtel de Ville, Rambuteau, Châtelet, Les Halles
- Research
The fundamental principle of IRCAM is to encourage productive interaction among scientific research, technological developments, and contemporary music production. Since its establishment in 1977, this initiative has provided the foundation for the institute’s activities. One of the major issues is the importance of contributing to the renewal of musical expression through science and technology. Conversely, ...
- Creation
IRCAM is an internationally recognized research center dedicated to creating new technologies for music. The institute offers a unique experimental environment where composers strive to enlarge their musical experience through the concepts expressed in new technologies.
- Transmission
In parallel to its fundamental missions of research and creation, IRCAM is committed to sharing its knowledge and know-how, its technologies with the general public. Cutting-edge research and diffusion of innovations, an international reference for education and the democratization of artistic practices are the driving forces behind the institute’s educational activities.
- Training Courses
- Max, Max for Live
- OpenMusic
- Sound Spatialization
- Modalys
- Sensors, Interfaces, and Interactive Machine Learning for Music
- From Pure Data to audio plugins
- Advanced Programs
- Cursus Program on Composition and Computer Music
- Sound Design Master's Program
- Master ATIAM
- Music Doctorate
- School Programs
- Studios of Creation
- Mixed-Music
- Artistic and Cultural Education
- Career Discovery Visit
- Images of a Work Collection
- Innovations
At the center of societal and economic concerns combining culture and information technologies, the current research at IRCAM is seen by the international research community as a reference for interdisciplinary projects on the sciences and technologies for sound and music, constantly exposed to society’s new needs and uses.
