About
The Musée d’Art Moderne et Contemporain (MAMCS) lies by the banks of the Ill, at the heart of Strasbourg’s historic quarter. Its collection consists predominantly of European contemporary art, from 1870 to the present.

The work of architect Adrien Fainsilber, occupying 13000m2 and offering several exhibition spaces, libraries, conference rooms, a restaurant and a boutique, the building’s design emphasises open space and visibility.

First planned in the 1960s, the museum became an independent entity in 1973 thanks to the gernerous donations of Hans Jean Arp and the Horn brothers between 1948 and 1968, and those of the Arp family who later donated several works by Hans Jean Arp and Sophie Taeuber Arp. The collection had previously been the result of donations and random legacies, but from 1973, a coherent politic of acquisition developed, and the museum was finally inaugurated in 1998.

The museums’ collection is divided into three sections (fine art, graphic art and photography), and occupies 3800m2 of hanging space, as well as an additional 1000m2 of space for temporary exhibitions.
The collection is often added to by individual collectors as well as by institutions (Musée d’Orsay, Musée National d’Art Moderne, Fonds National d’Art Contemporain). The financial support from the state as well as the Fonds Régional d’Acquisition des Musées (FRAM), allow for the regular acquisition of new art works. A partnership with Stiftung Frieder Burder in Baden-Baden permitted the purchase of several contemporary pieces between 2000 and 2002.

Opened:
Tuesday at Saturday of 11h with 19h, Thursday of 12h with 22h, Sunday of 10h with 18h, closed Monday.

The Saatchi Gallery is moving to Chelsea, and will open again in 2007