The Audiens Générations Foundation’s 2020 Award of Excellence has been awarded to Lumeen. 

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Every year, the Audiens Générations Foundation recognizes works, projects, or initiatives that highlight culture as a vehicle for sharing and solidarity, and as a source of well-being and empowerment across generations. 

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Established in 2008, the Foundation builds on the Audiens Group’s commitment to placing diversity and solidarity at the heart of its corporate mission. Since its inception, more than 3,000 applications have been received, and 45 winners have been recognized in the fields of audiovisual media, communications, journalism, and the performing arts. 

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This year, three initiatives were recognized. The 2020 Award of Excellence goes to Lumeen. Through our virtual reality solution , we are committed to enabling people who would otherwise be unable to participate in cultural activities to do so. Our immersive cultural programs, tailored for elderly people, serve as solution and enjoyable solution . They help combat social isolation, depression,anxiety, and pain; facilitate reminiscence cognitive stimulation; and thus put culture at the service of health. 

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We would like to thank all the members of the Institut de France jury—composed of renowned figures in the fields of culture, communication, and media—for this honor. This is, in fact, the first time this award has been given to a startup and the first time Lumeen has received an award in the field of culture, something of which we are very proud.  In addition to the visibility provided by the Foundation, the award will serve as a significant source of support, enabling us to fund and diversify our culturally oriented content. 

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We would also like to congratulate the other winners: Les Concerts de l’Auditorium, the Association des Concerts Populaires, and the Philharmonie des Deux Mondes for their Encouragement Awards!