Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal, MAC

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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.

represented artists

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