Description of the attraction
The Museum of Contemporary Art of the Grand Duke Jean (abbreviated as "Mudam") is an art museum in the city of Luxembourg. The museum is located in the northeastern part of the city in the Kihberg quarter on the territory of the Three Acorns Park.
The proposal to create a Museum of Contemporary Art in Luxembourg in honor of the 25th anniversary of the reign of Jean Grand Duke of Luxembourg in 1989 was made by Prime Minister Jacques Santer. The idea received wide support, while the site where the museum will be located was the subject of the most heated discussions for a long time, and it was only in 1997 that it was finally agreed. The project of the building of the future museum was designed by the world famous architect, winner of the prestigious Pritzker Prize - Yu Ming Pei, one of whose most famous works is the Louvre pyramid. The ultra-modern glass and metal building is in fact a "continuation" of the old Luxembourg fortress of Thungen. In general, the construction of the museum cost $ 100 million. The official grand opening of the Museum of Contemporary Art of the Grand Duke Jean took place on July 1, 2006, and the very next day the museum opened its doors to the public.
The collection of the museum is very extensive and diverse and introduces its visitors, including the latest trends in contemporary art - painting, graphics, sculpture, photography, architecture, etc. In the permanent collection of the museum you can see the works of such talented representatives of contemporary art as Andy Warhol, Alvar Aalto, Bruce Nauman, Richard Long, Wolfgang Tillmans, Julian Schnabel, Thomas Strut, Daniel Buren, Marina Abramovich, Jan Fabre, Sophie Kalle, Cy Twombly, Nan Goldin and many others.
Visiting the Museum of Modern Art, you can stroll through the park "Three Acorns" and look into the old fortress, within the walls of which, since 2012, an entertaining museum has been located, the exposition of which perfectly illustrates the history of Luxembourg in 1443-1903, and the history of the fortress itself.
