Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal

Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal
The museum seen from Place des Arts plaza, during the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal
Established	1964
Location	185 Sainte Catherine Street West Montreal, Quebec H2X 3X5 (Canada)
Type	Art museum [1]
Director	Paulette Gagnon [2]
Website	Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal (English)

The Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal is a contemporary art museum in the Place des Arts complex, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The collection includes over 7,000 works of art by more than 1,500 artists (1,200 still living), covering contemporary art in Quebec in particular and Canada in general, as well as international artists. The museum is Canada's only cultural complex devoted to both the performing and visual arts. Its collections include contemporary paintings, sculptures, photographs, installation and works on paper. ^[1]

The museum was a member of the AMICO consortium.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal: About, ARTINFO, 2008, http://www.artinfo.com/galleryguide/23952/10470/about/musee-dart-contemporain-de-montreal-montreal/, retrieved 2008-07-30 
2. ^ MACM Director

External links

• Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal (in French and English)

http://abstraction.macm.org/ On April 24th 2009, Les Printemps du MAC, a committee of young professionals, organized Abstraction; an evening where over 700 people under 40 came out to the MAC to celebrate art.

Coordinates: 45°30′27″N 73°33′58″W / 45.5075°N 73.5661°W / 45.5075; -73.5661