| Architect |
Jodoin Lamarre Pratte et Associés |
| Date Built |
1992 |
| Location |
185 Sainte-Catherine Street West |
| Description |
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| The “Visit
Design Montreal” website describes the
museum as, “the only one of its
kind in Canada” and adds that
it, “... is located in a building
with a strong and dynamic
architectural composition that asserts
the Museum's presence in the urban
fabric and expresses the vitality of
contemporary art. ... The
functions of the Museum are spread
over a total area of 15,100 m2,
covering six floors and a basement,
whose hub is the open, light-filled
three-storey circular hall. From the
hall, a stairway leads to the upper
floor where the exhibition rooms are
located. .... Its exterior
language is current and provides an
overall continuity with the two
existing Place des Arts architectural
structures by using materials that
harmonize with them, such as untreated
copper, tinted glass and pre-cast
concrete.” The building is home to over 7,000 works by more than 1500 artists, 1200 of whom are still living. As a museum of contemporary art it should come as no surprise that these works include, “ ... new technologies, performance, contemporary dance, experimental theatre, new music, video and film. Various disciplines are represented in the collection, including painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, photography, installation and video.” The museum was actually founded by the Quebec Government in 1964 but it didn’t move to its present home until 1992. |
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Musée d'Art Contemporain
de Montréal, Canada
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