Casino Luxembourg – Forum d’art contemporain

About the museum

Casino Luxembourg – Forum d’art contemporain is housed in a former Casino Bourgeois, a 19th-century historic building on Rue Notre-Dame in the centre of the capital. Since its founding in 1996, the institution has been dedicated to contemporary art, with an international programme that focuses above all on supporting young artists. It understands itself as an art forum beyond museum concerns and as a laboratory for future creation; the early artistic director was Enrico Lunghi (1996 to 2008).

On the ground floor are a library specialising in contemporary art (InfoLab), the ArtBookBox bookshop, an education space and the “Aquarium” for performances, concerts and theatre productions. The first floor is reserved for changing solo or thematic exhibitions. In addition there are tours, lectures, concerts and workshops. The artistic research lab “Casino Display” hosts a post-master’s programme for the first time in the 2025/2026 season.

The house has no collection of its own, but several “permanent works” have remained in and on the building over the years, including “La Surface de l’Art” by Jacques Charlier on the main façade, “A Wise Thought in a Circle” by Nedko Solakov and “Beautiful Steps #10” by the duo Lang/Baumann on the façade facing Rue Notre-Dame.

Highlights

• International exhibitions of contemporary art, often by young artists
• Free admission
• Permanent works on the façade and inside the building, including by Jacques Charlier and Lang/Baumann
• ArtBookBox bookshop and InfoLab library
• Guided tours of the current exhibition on Thursdays and Sundays

Permanent exhibition

• Permanente Werke – Works that have remained permanently in and on the building, including by Jacques Charlier, Nedko Solakov, Lang/Baumann, Claudia Passeri and LAb[au].

Founded

1996

Operated by

Casino Luxembourg – Forum d’art contemporain

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Admission is free. Only group tours with a mediator (€100 per group and hour, maximum 20 people, except school classes), as well as individual workshops and children’s birthday parties, are charged.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The entrance is accessible by lift at Boulevard Roosevelt 7 (second entrance). The first exhibition floor can only be reached by stairs; the exhibitions on the ground floor, the InfoLab, the “Aquarium” and the bookshop are accessible without restriction. Guide dogs and assistance dogs are welcome, and canes with rubber tips are accepted. The reception team will help if needed.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Kids’ birthday parties

Saturday workshops “Das große Atelier” for children aged 6 to 12, “das kleine Atelier” for ages 3 to 6 on the first Sunday of every month, and holiday workshops. Every last Friday of the month at 11:00 there are free tours for parents with babies up to 24 months in a stroller or baby sling. Children’s birthday parties cost €6 per child (free with the Kulturpass).

Getting there & parking

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

ArtBookBox bookshop with artists’ books, exhibition catalogues, postcards and gifts. The InfoLab library can only be used on site.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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