Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal, MAC

Profil

The Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal was founded by the Québec government in 1964. At first, the museum was a department within Québec's ministère des Affaires culturelles. In 1983, the government changed the museum's status, making it an autonomous body with its own Board of Directors. Our mission is to promote and preserve contemporary Québec art as well as Canadian and international contemporary art, through exhibitions and numerous other cultural activities.

The Musée moved to the heart of downtown on May 28, 1992. Truly a museum for the twenty-first century, the Musée d'art contemporain is part of the Place des Arts, Canada's only cultural complex devoted to both the performing and visual arts.

A major Canadian institution dedicated exclusively to contemporary art, the Musée offers a varied program ranging from presentations of its Permanent Collection to exhibitions of works by Québec, Canadian and international artists. The Permanent Collection comprises some 7,000 works, including the largest collection of art by Paul-Émile Borduas. Through Education and Documentation Department, the museum presents a host of educational activities further to connect the general public with contemporary art. The Musée also stages numerous multimedia events, including performance, new dance, experimental theatre, contemporary music, video and film.

Künstler der Galerie bzw der Sammlung

Christian Boltanski     Louise Bourgeois     Jack Bush     Geneviève Cadieux     Paterson Ewen     Yves Gaucher     Joong Ki Geum     Nan Goldin     Betty Goodwin     Rodney Graham     Angela Grauerholz     Gary Hill     Anselm Kiefer     Fernand Leduc     Richard Long     John McCracken

Mario Merz     Guido Molinari     Vik Muniz     Bruce Nauman     Shirin Neshat     Nam June Paik     Marc Quinn     Jean-Paul Riopelle     Richard Serra     Jana Sterbak     Sam Taylor-Wood     James Turrell     Bill Viola     Jeff Wall