Museum of Modern Art

The first Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in the region, the Museum of Modern Art offers one of the richest panoramas of 20th century international artistic creation (painting, sculpture, photography and design).
Museum of Modern Art

Museum of Modern Art

Musée d’Art Moderne of Saint-Etienne Métropole
La Terrasse
42000 Saint-Etienne

Information
tel. +33 (0)4 77 79 52 52
fax. +33 (0)4 77 79 52 50
mam@agglo-st-etienne.fr

Collection

The importance of its collection makes the Musée d’Art Moderne of Saint-Etienne Métropole one of the greatest national and international institutions specializing in modern and contemporary art.
 
Second French modern art collection comprising more than 15 000 artworks (paintings, sculptures; installations drawings), featuring prestigious and emblematic artists such as Picasso, Léger, Dubuffet, Soulages, Stella, Kandinsky, Warhol, Polke, Arp, Richier, Calder, Oldenburg, as well as one of the most important collections of photographs in France. ln addition, the museum has a collection of more than 900 of the most significant design pieces in France, from Eames, Le Corbusier to Prouvé.

A dialogue with the present, an opening to Europe and to the whole world

Our wish to open up to the world and to show how considered its permanent development into art is by the artists omnipresent in the museum’s temporary exhibitions.

Workshops

For children and adults, the museum’s workshops offer another perception of the exhibitions. Discover the pleasure to create with adapted techniques in a friendly atmosphere ! Developing oneself through art is to offer oneself the possibility of looking at the world differently. Art is also the ideal language to open our minds and open ourselves to the multiple voices of the contemporary world.

Library

Conduct research in one of France’s most important art libraries, from a choice of over 40,000 books!
The staff welcomes you by appointment on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays and accompanies you in your research.

Events

Cinema, music, theatre, puppets…
Join us every second Sunday of the month to attend to various events!

Museum general information
  • more than 4,000 m2 exhibition area and a major collection of the 20th and 21st centuries
  • more than 15,000 works of art
  • one of the most important libraries in France with 40,000 books (+33 (0)4 77 79 52 49)
  • plenty of acquisitions per year
  • more than 400 artworks lent all over the world each year
  • a conference room
  • a museum store
  • a museum café (+33 (0)4 77 79 24 52)

Tours

Find your way ! The museum offers free or guided tours for individuals and groups. Choose your favorite way to explore the museum’s permanent and special exhibitions !
Free discovery of the museum and its tours every first Sunday of the month.

Opening Hours

Wednesday to Monday – 10 AM to 6 PM
Closed Tuesdays and January 1st, - May 1st, - July 14th, August 15th, November 1st, December 25th

Ticketing

Admission 4.50 euros / Concessions 3.70 euros
Admission and guided tours 5.60 euros / Concessions 3.70 euros
Free admission every first Sunday of the month
Free guided tours

Getting there

By car from Lyon and Clermont-Ferrand
Take the exit Saint-Etienne Nord, La Terrasse
By tramway from the town centre
Take the tramway, line 4, direction : Hôpital Nord, stop : Musée d’Art Moderne
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