Musee D'Art Moderne et Contemporain de Saint-Etienne Metropole

About

Temporarily Closed The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Saint-Etienne Metropole houses one of the largest collections of art from the 20th and 21st centuries in France. The building was designed by the architect Didier Guichard in 1987 and offers a wide and luminous exhibition space covering about 3000m2. It presents a large choice of contemporary art exhibitions and a selection of works of its collection. The collection includes works from many different art movements such as Minimal Art, Conceptualism, Pop Art, Arte Povera, Expressionnism, Vienniese Actionism, Neo-expressionism, New Realism… and encompasses more than 20’000 artworks by prestigious contemporary artists. The collection also includes masterpieces by masters of modern art. The Collection contains about 2’300 photographs which depict the history of photography. Moreover, more than 2’000 objects make up one of the rarest industrial design collections in France.

At a glance

• Typical visit: about 1 hour 30 minutes