Les Abattoirs, Musée – Frac Occitanie Toulouse, combines a museum of
modern
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History
* Modern history
** Early Modern period
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*** 18th century
*** 19th century
*** 20th century
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and
contemporary art
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(''Musée'') and a
regional collection of contemporary art (''Frac'').
It is located in the
French Occitanie Occitanie may refer to:
*Occitania, a region in southern France called ''Occitanie'' in French
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region, in the city of
Toulouse
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. Les Abattoirs keep approximately 3,880 works and objects of all origins. Works of
modern
Modern may refer to:
History
* Modern history
** Early Modern period
** Late Modern period
*** 18th century
*** 19th century
*** 20th century
** Contemporary history
* Moderns, a faction of Freemasonry that existed in the 18th century
Phil ...
and
contemporary art
Contemporary art is the art of today, produced in the second half of the 20th century or in the 21st century. Contemporary artists work in a globally influenced, culturally diverse, and technologically advancing world. Their art is a dynamic com ...
range for the oldest from 1934 (
Alberto Magnelli
Alberto Magnelli (1 July 1888 – 20 April 1971) was an Italian modern painter who was a significant figure in the post war Concrete art movement.
Biography
Magnelli was born in Florence on July 1, 1888. In 1907 he started painting and, d ...
) to 2020, for the most recent acquisitions (
Teresa Margolles
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).
History and organisation
The venue (whose name translates as ''the slaughterhouse'') opened in 2000 in a former municipal
slaughterhouse
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Slaughterhouses that produce meat that is no ...
from 1823. It houses important works that were assembled from a specifically acquired collection and from several other existing collections, among which art collector Anthony Denney's donated collection, part of gallerist
Daniel Cordier
Daniel Cordier (10 August 1920 – 20 November 2020) was a French Resistance fighter, historian and art dealer. As a member of the Camelots du Roi, he engaged with Free France in June 1940. He was secretary to Jean Moulin from 1942 to 1943, and ...
's donated collection, the former centre régional d'art contemporain de Labège collection and the former Frac Midi-Pyrénées collection.
The museum's collection and the Frac's collection remain administratively separate.
References
External links
Official website
Modern art museums in France
FRAC collections
Contemporary art galleries in France
French art
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