1970
Pierre Boulez is invited by Georges Pompidou to create and head an institute specialized in musical research and creation under the aegis of the Centre Pompidou.
1974
IRCAM is founded, officially announced at a press conference.
First concerts take place at the Théâtre d'Orsay.
1977
Opening of the building designed by Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers.
Inauguration of the Espace de projection.
1978
First public manifestations at Ircam.
1981
Perfection of the 4X System, the last link in a series of digital sound processors that was first conceived in 1976.
The premiere of the first work produced by Pierre Boulez at IRCAM, Répons.
1986
Publication of the first issue of the revue InHarmoniques.
1988
Creation of the Max software program designed to process the interaction between computer and performer in real-time.
Creation of the Modalys software program for synthesis via physical modeling.
1990
Creation of the International Cursus Program for Composition and Computer Music.
Building extension: construction of the Renzo Piano Tower.
1992
Laurent Bayle succeeds Pierre Boulez as director and Pierre Boulez becomes honorary director.
Publication of the revue Résonances and the Cahiers de l'Ircam collection.
First open house.
1993
Creation of the IRCAM Forum: IRCAM software users' group
Beginning of the industrial relations policy at IRCAM.
Establishment of the ATIAM master's program
1994
Launch of a collection of recordings in collaboration with the Ensemble intercontemporain and Adès.
Creation of AudioSculpt, a computer program that enables users to manipulate sound.
1995
IRCAM and the CNRS join forces to create the STMS IRCAM-CNRS joint lab (UMR 9912).
Creation of the Spatializater software program used for concert hall acoustics and urban acoustics.
1996
Building extension: renovation of the Jules Ferry school building and the Bains-Douches by architects Daniel Rubin and Patrick Rubin.
Inauguration of the IRCAM multimedia library.
1998
First edition of the Agora Festival.
Creation of a visual programming software program for the creation of applications for computer-assisted composition - OpenMusic.
1999
François Raffinot joins IRCAM to head the new choreographic creation departement.
2002
Bernard Stiegler becomes director of IRCAM.
Completion of the Musique Lab software designed by IRCAM for the French Ministry of Education for music education in middle and high schools.
Creation of Résonances, a meeting among internationally renowned scientists on new technology for music.
2004
Creation of new musical research groups (orchestration, rhythm, voice).
2005
The first edition of the annual revue L'Inouï is published in conjunction with the Editions Léo Scheer.
2006
Frank Madlener succeeds Bernard Stiegler as the director of IRCAM : IRCAM's artistic policy becomes the institute's general policy.
The first edition of the multidisciplinary journal L'étincelle on musical creation at IRCAM is published.
The Musique/Sciences book collection in launched in collaboration with Editions Delatour France and IRCAM-Centre Pompidou.
2007
Creation of the new Cursus II program for young composers in partnership with Le Fresnoy and European music conservatories.
2008
The launch of a new collection of contemporary music recordings, Sirènes, bringing together the talents of the Ensemble intercontemporain, IRCAM, and Kairos.
IRCAM forms a partnership with the CentQuatre, a new cultural establishment founded by the city of Paris, where the institute will implement an experimental stage.
2009
Agora Festival: the first use of the WFS system in a concert situation with Philippe Schoeller's creation.
First call to applications for the artistic research residency.
2010
Sorbonne Université joined the CNRS and the French Ministry of Culture and Communication at IRCAM in the Mixed Research Unit 9912.
The IRCAM Tools series of 5 plug-ins was launched in partnership with Flux::.
2011
Launch of the IRCAMAX collection of patches for Max for Live.
2012
First edition of ManiFeste, an international festival and multidisciplinary academy.
Inria / IRCAM common research team on synchronous languages.
Inauguration of the new multi-channel system of sound diffusion in the Espace de projection using the WFS and Ambisonic systems.
2013
Emergence of three start-ups from IRCAM: Niland, Phonotonic, and Mogees.
The Forum workshop, a community of IRCAM software users, celebrates its 20th anniversary.
Publication by the éditions Symétrie of the collective work Théories de la composition musicale au XXe siècle
2014
Creation and launch of a doctoral program of research in composition with Sorbonne Universités, l’UPMC et Paris-Sorbonne.
Launch of the UMPC Mobility and Quality of Life in Urban Environments Chair with PSA and Renault.
2015
IRCAM becomes an associated member of the Comité Colbert..
Launch of the Music Technology Program with New York University.
2016
IRCAM is at the heart of European scientific and artistic research through its coordination of the European H2020 project: Vertigo Starts.
The ULYSSES Network of academies and the Interfaces project on the renewal of the concert form are launched with Creative Europe.
2017
First edition of the Vertigo Forum on creation and innovation in connection with digital technologies.
2019
Ircam creates Ircam Amplify, its commercial entity for audio innovations. Conceived as a real bridge between the state of the art of audio research and the industrial world at global level, Ircam Amplify will be a key player in the sound revolution in the twenty-first century.
2020
La Banque des Territoires (Caisse des dépôts), Believe, and E.T.R.E joined their capital with that of IRCAM for the development of Ircam Amplify.
2022
Reopening of the Espace de projection after eight years of closure.
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