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This paper presents the status of research underway on the increasing number of participatory experiences in designing and producing cultural events, and particularly those initiatives leading to the realization of exhibit-events. This phenomenon is part of a broader context of having gone beyond certain aspects of the consumer society through initiatives linked to the social economy. The paper analyzes this trend's repercussions in cultural management and its impact on the current debate on design.