4 02 PARIS 2 CULTURE AT THE HEART OF THE GAMES Opening up the Games also means opening up perspectives and removing barriers to forge closer links between sport and art, and between artists and athletes. To create an even more innovative and creative spectacle, Paris 2024 has placed culture at the heart of its plans: BY COMBINING SPORT AND CULTURE, at the foot of some of France’s most iconic monuments, such as the Ei昀昀el Tower or the Château de Versailles. BY COMBINING SPORT AND CULTURE at all celebration venues. BY AIMING TO UNEARTH NEW TALENT throughout the Cultural Olympiad and then the Olympic Festival, with a special focus on young generations of artists, emerging trends and countertrends. BY WELCOMING CULTURES FROM AROUND THE WORLD, promoting diversity and the mixing of cultures. The Cultural Olympiad has been organised in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and its associated institutions, and all the stakeholders involved in bringing Paris 2024 S to life. It began with the last breath of the Tokyo E M Games. Cultural events took place as part of A N G Paris' 20th annual "Nuit Blanche" celebrations. E Flagship institutions like the Théâtre National P 4 O de la Danse and the Musée du Quai Branly have 2 0 also contributed. The whole cultural ecosystem S 2 I will be working overtime throughout the 昀椀rst R A P half of 2022. 10 © Cameron Spencer/Getty Images