Strasbourg Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art

Strasbourg Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art
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Coordinates48°34′46″N 7°44′10″E / 48.579444°N 7.736111°E / 48.579444; 7.736111
Websiteen.musees.strasbourg.eu/museum-of-modern-and-contemporary-art
Barrage Vauban and MAMCS
Interior view at night

The Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain de Strasbourg (MAMCS, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art) is an art museum in Strasbourg, France, which was founded in 1973 and opened in its own building in November 1998.

One of the largest of its kind in France, the museum houses extensive collections of paintings, sculpture, graphic arts, multimedia and design from the period between 1870 (Impressionism) and today, as well as a wide range of pieces in its photographic library. It owns a total of 18,400 works. Numerous exhibitions are organized annually, showing either the works of a particular artist or a retrospective of an artistic genre. The art library of the municipal museums (Bibliothèque d'art des musées municipaux), the art book shop of the municipal museums (Librairie d'art des musées municipaux) and a multi-purpose auditorium for conferences, films and concerts are also found in the same building. The spacious roof terrace accommodates a museum cafe.


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