Novembre Numérique 2025: panorama of cultural network programming

Published on 17 November 2025

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Exposition "MetaSensing", à Platform-L (Novembre Numérique 2025 en Corée du Sud) | © DR

The programming offered by the French cultural network abroad has now begun in over 70 countries and 130 cities around the world, as part of Novembre Numérique. We offer you a first glimpse of the events organized for the 2025 edition of this highlight, which celebrates digital cultures internationally every year.

In 2025, a special place is given to initiatives around Artificial Intelligence (AI), its artistic uses and its challenges. The digital enhancement of French heritage and collections is also a major focus of this edition.

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Digital November 2025 in New York

On November 6, Villa Albertine, the French Embassy in the United States and Dark Euphoria organized Nocturne immersion, a unique event honoring new forms of creativity: between performance, dance...

Digital November 2025 in South Korea

This yearyear, three major events around artificial intelligence (AI) and extended reality (XR) are being organized, as part of Novembre Numérique, by the Cultural Service of the French Embassy in...

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Digital November 2025 in the Democratic Republic of Congo

As part of the 2025 edition of Novembre Numérique, the Institut français de la République démocratique du Congo has proposed a program focused on new artistic practices and digital cultures, through...

Digital November 2025 in Bulgaria

For the sixth edition of Novembre Numérique in Bulgaria, the French Embassy in Bulgaria and the French Institute of Bulgaria are rolling out an ambitious program that affirms the vitality of the...

November Digital 2025 in Quebec

As part of the 2025 edition of Novembre Numérique, the exhibition UXdoc: du réel au virtuel is presented by the Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal (RIDM), in partnership with the...

From Canada to Rwanda, Maxime Touroute transforms cities with video mapping for Novembre Numérique

French digital artist and engineer Maxime Touroute develops video mapping (video fresco) interactive works, combining audience participation, live performance and technological innovation. As part of...

31 October 2025

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Every year, the month of November becomes a playground for digital cultures. An international event piloted by the French Institute and the French cultural network abroad, Novembre Numérique brings...

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