Chroma Technique produces your professional events in Strasbourg and across the Grand Est.In a demanding institutional environment, we build in protocol, security, interpreting and technical coordination from the scoping stage.
Congress PMC: 50,000 m², 1,876-seat Erasme auditorium, reopened in 2016 · Adjoining Parc Expo: 24,000 m² of modular space, reopened in 2022 (Kengo Kuma).
European quarter: reinforced checks during parliamentary sessions; a single operator, Strasbourg Events, for both buildings.
General public Large capacity, designed by Massimiliano Fuksas · Large-format conventions and shows.
Large crowds: security and parking to be scoped.
Seminar Restored former stud farm, Marc Haeberlin brasserie · Biocluster on site: 86 m² conference room, 200 m² lobby.
Historic centre: access and deliveries regulated.
Cocktail reception Modernist interiors (Arp, Taeuber-Arp, Van Doesburg) · Place Kléber, right in the centre.
Listed monument: fixings and loads regulated.
Gala Built in 1804 for the 140 orange trees confiscated from the Château de Bouxwiller · Orangerie park, a stone's throw from the European institutions.
Registered as a historic monument in 1929, park listed in 1993: anchoring, vehicle access and a 4am end of operations to be agreed with the City.
For your conventions, Strasbourg Events operates two adjoining sites: the Palais de la Musique et des Congrès (50,000 m², the 1,876-seat Erasme auditorium, a 3,000 m² pillar-free hall, up to 5,000 people in total), renovated by Rey-Lucquet in 2016, five minutes from the European Parliament; and the Parc des Expositions du Wacken (24,000 m² of modular space), designed by Kengo Kuma and reopened in September 2022. These renovations make technical installation easier, with renewed networks and equipment. The Zénith hosts public-facing formats.
For your receptions: Les Haras (Relais & Châteaux hotel, Marc Haeberlin brasserie and biocluster in the 18th-century riding hall: an 86 m² room for 100 people, a 200 m² lobby for 160 people), Régent Petite France in a 17th-century mill, or Léonor, with its listed 18th-century façades, between Broglie and the quays. For your galas: Aubette 1928 on Place Kléber (interiors by Arp, Taeuber-Arp and van Doesburg), Pavillon Joséphine in the Orangerie and the MAMCS. This command of Strasbourg's venues guides the audiovisual integration.
The 209-hectare UNESCO area (Grande Île 1988, Neustadt 2017) makes visible installations subject to the ABF (heritage architect) and the Plan de Sauvegarde et de Mise en Valeur (conservation plan). We anticipate these approvals, deliveries in the pedestrian centre and the reinforced checks in the Wacken/Orangerie European quarter during plenary sessions.
Beyond the overall organisation of your event, each of our areas of expertise is available à la carte, to support your team or under full management: technical direction, sound, lighting and video, as well as art direction, graphic design, video creation and scenography.
Each assignment is modular: a single area or the full package. We can also help you identify a venue, but we do not book it on your behalf, and we do not organise accommodation or transport for attendees: Chroma is not a travel agency.
Venue, access, safety, technology: we check the sensitive points before quoting, to avoid late trade-offs, grey areas and show-day blockages.
| Sensitive point | Our answer | For you |
|---|---|---|
UNESCO heritage | Our answer We prepare the permit applications for outdoor installations in the city centre with the Architecte des Bâtiments de France (heritage architect). | For youScenography planned in advance |
Multilingual audiences | Our answer For audiences from the European Parliament and the Council of Europe, we provide simultaneous interpreting, booths, audio distribution and separate tracks, as well as institutional access control. | For youSpeeches everyone can follow |
Access to the Grande Île | Our answer We coordinate early-morning technical deliveries in the pedestrianised Grande Île with the dedicated Pass-Centre permits. | For youDeliveries planned |
Strasbourg calendar | Our answer We anticipate hotel saturation linked to the Christmas market and the plenary sessions, to adjust dates to your budget and the venues available. | For youBetter-chosen dates |
Medical and scientific congresses | Our answer For congresses from the IRCAD, NextMed, European Science Foundation and University of Strasbourg ecosystem, we prepare live streaming, multi-camera recording, speaker support and parallel sessions. | For youA set-up suited to the sessions |
A rigorous five-step process to ensure the success of your project in Alsace.
We analyse your business objectives and assess the constraints specific to Strasbourg. This step defines the ideal format, whether a countryside seminar or a convention at the PMC.
Our technical architects develop an audiovisual running order suited to the selected venues. We design lighting and sound solutions that enhance spaces such as the Aubette 1928.
Our team plans technical access for the Grande Île and coordinates deliveries with the venues.
A single point of contact runs all the suppliers and the audiovisual technology in real time. This precise orchestration gives you complete peace of mind during the event.
We measure the impact of your gathering and provide the audiovisual deliverables. This systematic debrief helps optimise your future corporate events.
A single point of contact, venues we use in Strasbourg and a team on hand until the debrief: concrete guarantees for your event in Alsace.
Juhel and Tanguy put me at ease and supported me throughout my project. A big thank you to them and their team.
Professionalism and very good contacts during our project. Great!
I was lucky enough to work with Juhel, who is a true professional. I look forward to working with you again!
Strasbourg works in tandem with Baden-Baden, on the other side of the Rhine. Our three other locations take over when the project moves towards Paris or the South.
Practical answers to your questions about organising events in the European capital.
Delivery, unloading, technical parking, but also physical constraints (ceiling heights, door sizes, goods lifts, floor loading) must be visible at the scoping stage, not discovered a week before the event.
A single point of contact reduces back-and-forth between the venue, the client, the suppliers and the on-site teams.
Safety obligations and operating rules are not optional: they are mandatory, under employment law and for everyone's safety. We build them into the scoping from the outset, and security can be entrusted to specialist suppliers from our network.
The set-up must plan for trade-offs, alternatives and responsibilities on show day.
Strasbourg is our base for the whole Upper Rhine. We work in:
Three airports serve the area: Strasbourg-Entzheim (SXB) on site, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden (FKB) to the north and EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse (EAP) to the south. Add 1 h 40 by TGV from Paris: your French, German, Swiss, Luxembourg and Belgian audiences reach Strasbourg without changing in Paris. This is what makes the city a regional hub as much as a destination.
Organising during these periods requires extreme anticipation:
Our strategic advice spares you these major calendar constraints.
From 26 November to 24 December, the historic centre is under full security measures:
This management of the unexpected ensures your end-of-year events go ahead.
Strasbourg's status as a European capital makes multilingualism essential:
Our technical expertise ensures smooth communication for your international audiences.
Strasbourg is a border city: Kehl is on the other side of the Rhine, and Karlsruhe, Baden-Baden and Frankfurt are one to two hours away. We are used to cross-border set-ups and German-speaking audiences:
This border location makes it easier to organise your binational conventions and seminars.
We guide the choice of venue according to the format, attendance and protocol:
We then cross-check this choice against calendar windows (outside EP sessions and the Christmas market) to secure availability and budget.
Installing visible structures on the UNESCO-listed Grande Île requires precise procedures and coordination with the Architecte des Bâtiments de France (ABF, heritage architect):
Our proven method builds in these lead times and this dialogue with the ABF for full compliance.
Our main role is technical: audiovisual production, control, coordination of technical suppliers and securing the set-up. We can work with your agency, your venue or your local suppliers.
Depending on the project, Chroma can coordinate sound, lighting, video recording, streaming, Event Production Management, speaker support and interfaces with the venue.
