Musée d'art moderne de Paris
museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art of the 20th and 21st centuries, Paris
About Musée d'art moderne de Paris
Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris (French pronunciation: [myze daʁ mɔdɛʁn də paʁi], in full the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, the Museum of Modern Art of the City of Paris) or MAM Paris, is a major municipal museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art of the 20th and 21st centuries, including monumental murals by Raoul Dufy, Gaston Suisse, and Henri Matisse. It is located at 11, Avenue du Président Wilson in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. The museum is one of the 14 City of Paris' Museums that have been incorporated since 1 January 2013 in the public institution Paris Musées. History Located in the eastern wing of the Palais de Tokyo and constructed for the International Exhibition of Arts and Technology of 1937, the museum was inaugurated in 1961. The museum reopened in October 2019 after a €10 million redesign by h2o architectes.
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Plan your visit
museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art of the 20th and 21st centuries, Paris
- Address
- 75116 Get directions
- Opening hours
- Tue-Sun 10:00-18:00; permanent collections Thu until 21:30; Mon closed; some rooms may be closed
- Admission
- yes
- Founded
- 1935
- Annual visitors
- 708,720
Notable artists at Musée d'art moderne de Paris
Pierre Bonnard
Pierre Bonnard was a French painter, illustrator and printmaker, known especially for the stylized decorative qualities of his paintings and his bold use of color. A founding member of the Post-Impressionist group of avant-garde painters Les Nabis, his early work was strongly…
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Works from Musée d'art moderne de Paris
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