LAAC Museum of Contemporary Art, Modern art museum in Dunkirk, France.
LAAC Museum of Contemporary Art is a museum in Dunkirk housed in a white ceramic building that contains approximately 1,500 works of modern art, including pieces by renowned international artists such as Andy Warhol and César. The building features a sculpture garden and multiple exhibition spaces that rotate works from the permanent collection.
Gilbert Delaine, an engineer new to contemporary art, founded the association L'Art contemporain in 1974 to build a collection for Dunkirk. He interested industrialists and artists such as Ladislas Kijno, Victor Vasarely and Karel Appel, partly through the Malraux law. The museum building by Jean Willerval opened in December 1982; after closure in 1997, it reopened as the LAAC on 24 June 2005.
The museum showcases both local and international artists within its galleries, and visitors can examine drawings and prints displayed in sliding showcases throughout the Graphic Arts Room. This space offers a close look at artistic techniques and processes that are often hidden in larger exhibitions.
The museum is located on Avenue des Bordées and operates during standard weekday hours, with exhibitions rotating regularly throughout the year. Visitors should confirm opening times before visiting and allow time to explore both the permanent collection and temporary exhibitions.
The institution forms part of Dunkirk's Contemporary Art Hub alongside the FRAC Institute, which enables regular collaborative projects between the two. Together they organize the triennial event GIGANTISME, which explores the relationship between art and industrial production.
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