Sophie Boule joined the cultural diplomatic network in 2021 as a cultural attaché and deputy director of the French Institute of South Africa, after spending two years as deputy general delegate of international relations for Paris. Her involvement in the city started in 1995 and she headed up Carnavalet Museum’s Communication Department from 1999 to 2009, while curating several exhibitions.

In 2010, Sophie took on the role of cultural affairs officer in the General Delegation for International Relations of the City of Paris, specializing in international cooperation and cultural project management locally and abroad. In 2016, she joined the Grand Musée du Parfum in its prefiguration phase until its opening, as director of external relations and curator of the museum’s historical sections.

From 2017 to 2019, she was director of auction sales, expertise and the Conservation Department at the Crédit Municipal de Paris. Here she put artwork back at the heart of the institution’s mission, particularly by creating and launching the “1% art market” – an innovative mechanism supporting artistic creation in the visual arts field, which puts out an annual call for proposals.

Sophie returned to the General Delegation for International Relations of the City of Paris in 2019, this time as a deputy delegate in charge of cooperation and the Diplomacy Division.