La Maison de la Mutualité, a venue in the heart of Paris

ISIT 2019 will be held at La Maison de La Mutualité, just 5min by foot from the Notre Dame Cathedral

An atypical venue and historic site

At the end of the 19th Century, the French Law of 1 April 1898 significantly changed the world of mutual insurance in France. It replaced the system put in place by Napoleon III with a much more liberal system. It marked the start of a boom in Mutual Insurance and formed the basis for the country's mutual insurance system today. First association (Fédération Nationale de la Mutualité Française) grouping together French mutual social security companies as early as 1901.

In 1924, a piece of wasteland, on which the Maison de la Mutualité would be built, was finally chosen. The architects Lesage and Miltgen were responsible for erecting this magnificent building by using avant'garde techniques for the period. Its facade has been listed on the inventory of Historic Monuments since 1949.

At the start of the 1930s, the Maison de la Mutualité began hosting exhibitions, shows, banquets, balls, political rallies, union and trade federation meetings, radio recordings, concerts, conferences and even sports championships; as such, it became one of the flagship venues of French cultural and social life.

Successive French Presidents gave speeches in the Theatre, which has also hosted many shows by artists such as Edith Piaf, Jacques Brel, Léo Ferré, and Bjork, to name just a few. It was the venue for a memorable boxing match involving the French boxer Marcel Cerdan, and, due to the Theatre's renowned acoustics, Charlie Chaplin recorded the music for some of his films here.