Museum

Modern Art Museum (macLYON)

Cité Internationale

Description

the macLYON Collection currently consists of 1,450 pieces, the vast majority of which have been shown in collective or monographic exhibitions organized by the museum. As early as 1984, when the first exhibitions were inaugurated, works were created by living artists as part of exhibitions, and it was in this context that many works were produced, developed, tested, and selected to be acquired by the museum. Anchored in the actuality of the visual arts, the collection presents a great variety of forms, materials and dimensions: performance, painting, video installation, sculpture, sound installation, photography, drawing, cinema, computer programming and books. It is characterized by a large proportion of monumental installations, indicative of art’s evolution towards the creation of immersive worlds, which can be directly experienced by the visitor.

Fine arts museum in Lyon
Brought together in an arts pole with the MBA since 2018, the two collections form a remarkable ensemble, both in France and in Europe.

A few iconic artworks
The macLYON has the distinction of acquiring complete exhibitions, which can be shown at a future date, but it also conserves works that deliberately test the limits of their medium and the established categories of artistic disciplines in terms of what is new.
For example, certain paintings in the collection may be said to take the form of an installation (Lucio Fontana, Ambiante Spaziale, 1969), others continue to evolve over time (John M. Armleder, Gestrum Triplex, March 2006). Another work resides in the disappearance of the object from which it is formed (Claudio Parmiggiani, Terra, 1989) while another appears only five minutes a day a certain month of the year (Maria Nordman, Lyon, 1987).
A certain installation can only be fully seen over the space of one hundred days (Daniel Buren, Le temps d’une œuvre, 2005). A large figure of eight is used as a sculpture (Cai Guo Qiang, An Arbitrary History: Roller Coaster, 2001) while an extremely thin glass plate evokes a drop of black perfume (James Lee Byars, A Drop of Black Perfume, 1983). Another piece solicits our attention for a good fifteen minutes before rendering us uncertain of our perception (James Turrell, The Wait, 1989).
The moment of a performance is infinitely replayed by means of a video (Marina Abramović and Ulay, Impoderabilia, September 1977-1999, Jan Fabre, Zelfmoord?, circa 1980), while an endless sound seems to plunge us into an everlasting dream (La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela, Dream House, 1990).

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Ouverture

During the Biennal of Contemporary Art of Lyon
Opening hours on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday between 11 am and 6 pm. On Saturday and Sunday between 11 am and 7 pm.
Closed on Monday.
Closed exceptionally on December 25th.

Tarifs

Free entry for children < 18 years, disabled people and accompanying persons.

Museums Pass : € 25 / year available for temporary exhibitions except Biennial of Lyon.
Free with Lyon City Card, free for disabled persons.

Contact et accès
81 quai Charles de Gaulle
Cité Internationale
69006 Lyon 6ème
Rhône (69)
Informations complémentaires
Services
  • Guided group tours
  • Educational visits
  • Room hire
  • Shop
  • Book shop
  • Restaurant
  • Tour free of charge
  • Guided tours
Activités
  • Children's entertainment
  • Temporary exhibition
Langues parlées
  • English
  • French
Langues de visite
  • English
  • French

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