Musée d'Art moderne de Paris

Over het museum

The Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris occupies the City of Paris wing of the Palais de Tokyo, a building constructed in 1937 for the International Exhibition of Art and Technology in Modern Life. The design by architects Jean-Claude Dondel, André Aubert, Paul Viard and Marcel Dastugue joins two large wings with a portico, opening onto the Seine. Originally, both the State and the City of Paris wanted to set up a museum of modern art there.

The State opened the Musée national d'art moderne here in 1947, before moving it to the Centre Pompidou in 1977. The City of Paris created its own museum in 1961. The bequest of Dr. Maurice Girardin in 1953, with more than 500 works, was decisive and gave the collection its strengths: a core of Fauvist paintings, Cubist works, and artists such as Rouault, Soutine and Modigliani. In 1954, Électricité de France donated the large decoration La Fée Électricité by Raoul Dufy, displayed from 1964.

The collections have been enriched by gifts, notably the Amos and Henry-Thomas donations, the Michael Werner donation (2012) and the Chirico bequest (2011). They now hold more than 15,000 works from the 20th and 21st centuries. Access to the permanent collections has been free since 2001. The museum was renovated in 2018 and 2019 to improve reception and accessibility, and reopened in October 2019.

Hoogtepunten

• La Fée Électricité by Raoul Dufy, a decoration of 250 panels
• La Danse by Matisse
• Fauvist and Cubist works from the Girardin donation
• The Michael Werner donation and the Chirico bequest
• A display of 500 works, from decorative arts to contemporary installations
• A terrace with views of the Eiffel Tower and the Seine

Opgericht

1961

Beheerder

Ville de Paris (Paris Musées)

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

De toegang is gratis.

Access to the permanent collections is free and does not require a reservation for individual visitors; a €5 donation ticket is offered to support the museum. Temporary exhibitions are paid, with full and reduced rates that vary by exhibition. Job seekers and recipients of social minimum benefits are also admitted free, upon proof of status.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift
• Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats
• Hulphonden welkom: geen informatie
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal
• Audiodescriptie

A ramp is located to the right of the main entrance, and an elevator for visitors with reduced mobility is accessible through the staff entrance. Wheelchairs are available (reservations at 01 53 67 41 18), and folding seats can be borrowed. Three reserved parking spaces are located in front of the entrance. Tactile and audio-described tours are offered regularly; easy-to-read booklets in French, tactile maps and a social story are available for download, and the museum's mobile app includes a route in French Sign Language. Magnetic induction loops are fitted to the audio receivers used on group tours.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
• Doe- en voelstations

Art workshops, animated tours and family activities, for example baby visits for ages 1 to 3, and workshops for ages 4 to 6 and 7 to 10. Online booking is required. Activities to do at home are available free on the museum's website. Strollers must be left at the cloakroom for activities for toddlers.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Bicycle parking is available in front of the museum entrance. The RER C (Pont de l'Alma station) is partly accessible.

Service & horeca

• Café
• Restaurant
• Museumwinkel
• Garderobe

Restaurant Corail with a terrace facing the Eiffel Tower; in winter, Corail Café is open during museum hours, and in summer the restaurant is open daily from 12:00 to 02:00. Museum bookshop. Free cloakroom; luggage larger than 40 × 40 × 40 cm is not allowed.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Zakelijke evenementen

The museum offers businesses cocktails, dinners, lectures, award ceremonies and breakfasts in several spaces, including the hall and the Matisse and Dufy rooms. Availability: mornings from 07:00 to 10:00, Tuesday to Sunday; weekday daytime on Mondays; and evenings from 18:00.

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