Editing Grenoble (section)

==Culture==

[[File:MAGASINFev2014.jpg|thumb|Le Magasin contemporary art centre]]

Grenoble hosts several festivals: the [[Détours de Babel]] in March,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.detoursdebabel.fr/|title=Les Détours de Babel - Festival de musique à Grenoble et en Isère|website=Les Détours de Babel - Festival de musique à Grenoble et en Isère}}</ref> the [[Open Air Short Film Festival]] in early July, and the ''[[Cabaret Frappé]]'' music festival at the end of July.

The [[Summum (Grenoble)|Summum]] is the biggest concert hall in Grenoble, and the most famous artists produce there. Another big hall, ''Le grand angle'', is located nearby in [[Voiron]]. Smaller halls in the city include the ''Salle Olivier Messiaen'' in the [[Couvent des Minimes de Grenoble|Minim Monastery]].

The main cultural center of the city is called [[Maison de la Culture de Grenoble|MC2]] (for ''Maison de la culture, version 2''), which hosts music, theater, and dance performances. The [[Conservatory of Grenoble]] is founded in 1935.

There are several theaters in Grenoble, the main one being Grenoble Municipal Theatre (''Théatre de Grenoble''). Others are the ''Théâtre de Création'', the ''Théâtre Prémol'', and the ''Théâtre 145''. Grenoble also hosts [[Upstage Productions]], which performs once a year through an exclusively English speaking troupe.

There are two main art centres in Grenoble: the ''Centre national d'Art contemporain'' (also called ''[[Le Magasin]]'') and the ''Centre d'art Bastille''.

Grenoble is known for its [[walnut]]s, {{Interlanguage link|Noix de Grenoble|fr}} which enjoy an [[appellation d'origine contrôlée|''appellation'' of controlled origin]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Annecybernard – Conception et Design Olivier Bellon, Programmation Frederic Chatel |url=http://www.aoc-noixdegrenoble.com/ |title=Noix De Grenoble AOC CING Comité Interprofessionnel |publisher=Aoc-noixdegrenoble.com |access-date=29 October 2009}}</ref>

The town also hosts a well-known comics publisher, [[Glénat (publisher)|Glénat]].