Musée d'art moderne et contemporain | |
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| Established | 1994 |
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| Location | Geneva, Switzerland |
| Coordinates | 46°11′57″N 6°08′15″E / 46.1992°N 6.1376°E |
| Type | Art museum |
| Visitors | c. 45'000 |
| Director | Lionel Bovier |
| Website | http://www.mamco.ch |
The MAMCO (French: Musée d'art moderne et contemporain, lit. 'Museum of Art Modern and Contemporary') is the contemporary art museum of Geneva, which opened in 1994.[1] The building is a former factory building, with 3000 m2 of exhibition space, it is the largest contemporary art museum of Switzerland.
From 1994 to 2015, MAMCO was directed by Christian Bernard; and starting from 2016 until present, MAMCO is directed by Lionel Bovier.[1]
The museum hosts permanent installations from artist Robert Filliou, Maurizio Nannucci, Claudio Parmiggiani, Claude Rutault, Philippe Thomas, along with the reconstitution of the apartement of Ghislain Mollet-Viéville,[2] and symmetrically a room dedicated to the presentation of works from the Yoon Ja and Paul Devautour collection.[3]
- ^ a b Anderson, Mitchell (9 March 2016). "Lionel Bovier on his new position at MAMCO / Geneva". Flash Art. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ Goulet, Joanie. "L'Appartement minimal -". Swiss-Architects (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2020-11-01.
- ^ Dumont, Etienne (20 May 2020). "Le Mamco genevois présente au quatrième la Collection Yoon-ja & Paul Devautour". Bilan (in French). Retrieved 2020-11-01.