Le Consortium, Contemporary art museum and cultural center in Dijon, France
Le Consortium occupies a former L'Heritier-Guyot liqueur factory built in 1943, extended and renovated by architects Shigeru Ban and Jean de Gastines and reopened in June 2011. Its 4,000 m², half of them exhibition space, combine the smooth, unornamented concrete of the post-Bauhaus original with a white panelled facade pierced by small dark square openings, a low curved wall sweeping forward from its base, and a glass curtain wall with a grid of white mullions looking onto an interior courtyard and stairs.
The institution was founded in 1977 under the association Le Coin du Miroir to advance art research and education. The building underwent comprehensive renovation and reopened in its current form in 2011.
The name comes from the association Le Coin du Miroir, whose founders grouped several structures into one entity in 1983. Since 1991 the centre has run the Nouveaux commanditaires programme in Bourgogne, letting residents and local bodies commission artworks. Its collection of over 250 works, mostly bought early in artists' careers, was shown at the Centre Georges Pompidou in 1998.
The museum is only open on certain days of the week, so check the schedule before planning your visit. The building is centrally located in Dijon and easily accessible on foot, making it convenient to combine with other sites in the city.
The building houses multiple functions under one roof beyond the art exhibitions: a film screening room, a publishing operation, and artistic workshops. This combination transforms the space into more than a gallery and creates room for artistic work in different forms.
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