les Abattoirs, Musée - Frac Occitanie Toulouse
Les Abattoirs, Musée – Frac Occitanie Toulouse first opened in 2000 in a 19th-century heritage site in a former municipal slaughterhouse that now houses exhibitions of modern art and creations by contemporary artists.
This exceptional institution – Les Abattoirs – arose from the merger of the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of the City of Toulouse and the French Regional Collection of Contemporary Art (Frac). It brings together on a single site permanent collections, a library, a public gallery, workshops, an auditorium, a bookshop and restaurant, and disseminates the institution’s collections and artists’ productions throughout Occitanie, in direct liaison with the region’s key players.
Les Abattoirs has been granted the title ‘Musée de France’, designated by the French State.
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“The cursor revolves around this simple idea that there are a multitude of ways of seeing, understanding and representing the world, and this plurality must be encouraged. This means reinforcing certain already strong markers, such as revisiting conventional art-historical narratives, but also renewing approaches, notably by decompartmentalizing programming and opening up to new disciplines such as fashion, cuisine and music. These perspectives are part of the drive to make the Abattoirs, museum and Frac, an institution to be lived in, a convivial place. This is expressed as much in the public policy as in the presentation of a plurality of artistic voices and expressions, with greater emphasis on the younger generation of artists, particularly from the regional scene, and the need to take care of artists, audiences and teams. Work will also be carried out on the collections and their enhancement, with invitations to artists, curators and the public to experiment and develop new visions. Les Abattoirs as a museum and Frac is a formidable tool, and I believe that it is through this combination of objectives that the establishment will be able to reflect society in all its diversity and include new audiences. … “
Extract from Platform’s interview with Lauriane Gricourt, April 8, 2024
Contact
Les Abattoirs, Musée - Frac Occitanie Toulouse
76 allées Charles-de-Fitte
31300 Toulouse, France
lesabattoirs@lesabattoirs.org
T. +33 (0)5 34 51 10 60