For over twenty years, Printemps de Septembre has acted as a platform for contemporary creativity through its dynamic programme of exhibitions, events, film and radio as well as educational initiatives. This contemporary art festival is now established as one of the leading events of the cultural calendar in France. The theme for the 2012 edition of Printemps de Septembre is History Belongs to Me. Placed under the artistic direction of Paul Ardenne, historian and art critic, this edition gathers around forty artists who work individually on the question of history today.