Overview

• MansA opens to the public on October 4 in a former garment workshop in Paris’s 10th arrondissement, occupying roughly 800 m².
• The institution is structured as a hybrid gallery, forum for debate and incubator for young entrepreneurs of African descent, with free entry.
• For the inauguration, emerging artist Roxane Mbanga presents the exhibition “Noires,” which runs through October 26.
• Director Elisabeth Gomis says the project grew from a 2021 proposal tied to France’s cultural diplomacy and asserts there has been no Élysée interference.
• Public financing is reported with differing figures—AFP cites €2 million from Culture and €5 million from Foreign Affairs, while other outlets reference €9 million overall—as MansA seeks private sponsorship to sustain and expand.