Musée d’art moderne et contemporain

What Musée d’art moderne et contemporain does

The Musée d'art moderne et contemporain de Cordes-sur-Ciel (MAMC) is a municipal public museum established in 1995 in the medieval hilltop town of Cordes-sur-Ciel, Tarn, France. Operated by the Mairie de Cordes-sur-Ciel, the institution presents a permanent collection of approximately 100 works spanning 20th-century art movements — including academic figuration (Yves Brayer), narrative figuration (Gérard Fromanger), Orphic Cubism (Fernand Léger), Surrealism (Francis Meunier), and the alchemical fantasophic work of Maurice Baskine — alongside works by internationally recognized artists such as Picasso, Miró, Klee, Magnelli, and Prévert acquired through donations. The museum is organized across five thematic spaces and supplemented by a secondary venue, the Maison du Grand Fauconnier, and a dedicated African contemporary art gallery ("La Galerie Africaine").

The institution runs roughly 8-10 temporary exhibitions per year, programming confirmed through 2026 with themes ranging from contemporary ceramics and surrealism to African art beyond masks. Core technology is not applicable — MAMC operates as a cultural institution, not a technology platform. Revenue is generated through three principal streams: (1) walk-in admission fees at €6 standard / €3 reduced (students, youth 14-18, social benefit recipients, disabled visitors), with free admission for children under 14 and Cordes residents; (2) educational "visites-ateliers" for school groups at €3 per child, with optional dance intervention at €60/hour; and (3) ancillary earned income through special events, vernissages, and participation in regional cultural programming such as Journées du Patrimoine. The museum employs 28 staff.

Distribution is exclusively physical/onsite at the Cordes-sur-Ciel location, with marketing concentrated on the museum's own website, a Facebook/Twitter/Instagram social presence, email newsletter, and cross-promotion with the Cordes-sur-Ciel tourist office and the broader municipal cultural ecosystem (Musée Charles Portal, Mairie). Key customer segments are school groups (educational institutions) and cultural tourists visiting the heritage site, with the local Cordes community and Occitanie residents as a secondary audience benefiting from free admission. Revenue figures are not publicly disclosed, and the institution is sustained primarily through municipal funding, donor-supported acquisitions, and earned admissions.

Name

Musée d’art moderne et contemporain

Legal name

Musée d'art moderne et contemporain

Website

https://mamc.cordessurciel.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MAMC is a municipal modern and contemporary art museum in Cordes-sur-Ciel, France, operating since 1995 across five themed gallery spaces and a secondary venue. It serves cultural tourists and school groups through ~100-work permanent collections, 8-10 annual temporary exhibitions, and educational workshops.

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Product category

Art Museum / Cultural Institution

NAICS

Museums (712110), Museums (71211), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (712)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAJADAA

Art Museums

Travel & Hospitality/Tours, Attractions & Experiences/Museums, Galleries & Cultural Institutions

SECONDARYTHAJADAH

Art Galleries & Exhibition Spaces (Commercial & Nonprofit)

Travel & Hospitality/Tours, Attractions & Experiences/Museums, Galleries & Cultural Institutions

Keywords

• Modern art museum
• Contemporary art exhibitions
• Cultural heritage venue
• Educational art programs
• Permanent art collections

Headquarters

HQ city

Cordes-sur-Ciel

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Admission fees: The museum generates revenue primarily through admission fees charged to visitors. Standard tickets are priced at 6€ (full price) and 3€ (reduced price) for students, youth aged 14-18, social benefit recipients, and disabled individuals. Children under 14 and residents of Cordes receive free admission.
2. Educational programs: The museum offers paid educational workshops for school groups at 3€ per child, with additional fees for dance intervention activities (60€/hour). These programs include visit-workshop sessions on permanent collections and temporary exhibitions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Musée d'art moderne et contemporain (MAMC) is a municipal public art museum in Cordes-sur-Ciel, France, that preserves and exhibits modern and contemporary 20th-century art across five themed gallery spaces and a secondary venue (Maison du Grand Fauconnier). It offers general admission to a permanent collection of approximately 100 works alongside a rotating calendar of 8-10 temporary exhibitions annually, and runs paid educational workshop-visits for school groups. The institution operates daily (except Tuesdays) with seasonal hours and charges a tiered admission fee of €6 full, €3 reduced, or free for children under 14 and local residents.

Product overview

The Musée d'art moderne et contemporain de Cordes-sur-Ciel (MAMC) operates as a multi-venue cultural institution offering a unified portfolio of services centered on the presentation and preservation of 20th-century art. Its core offerings consist of rotating temporary exhibitions (Expositions temporaires) showcasing individual and collective contemporary artists, a permanent collection (Collections permanentes) spanning movements from academic figuration to Surrealism and alchemical fantasophy, and dedicated educational programs (Visites-ateliers scolaires) for school groups. The museum's holdings include works by major artists (Picasso, Miró, Léger) alongside regional figures such as Yves Brayer, Maurice Baskine, Aline Gagnaire, André Verdet, and Francis Meunier. A second venue, the Maison du Grand Fauconnier, provides additional exhibition space. The permanent collection is organized across five thematic spaces, while temporary exhibitions and the La Galerie Africaine gallery host curated programs throughout the year.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• La Maison du Grand Fauconnier: Secondary location of the museum, part of the MAMC complex at 39 Grand Rue Raimond VII

Products and services

• Expositions temporaires (Temporary Exhibitions) Rotating program of temporary exhibitions featuring individual and collective works by contemporary artists, displayed throughout the year across multiple themed gallery spaces.
• Collections permanentes (Permanent Collections) Permanent collections presenting 20th-century art movements including academic figuration, narrative figuration, Orphic Cubism, Surrealism, and alchemical fantasophy, organized across five themed spaces and featuring works by Picasso, Miró, Léger, Klee, Magnelli, Prévert, Yves Brayer, Maurice Baskine, Aline Gagnaire, André Verdet, and Francis Meunier.
• Visites-ateliers scolaires (School Workshop-Visits) Educational workshop-visits for school groups combining museum observation, interactive exchange, and hands-on artistic creation, including themed ateliers such as 'Espace du Grand Jeu et de l'Athanor' and 'Espace du Mouton à cinq pattes'.
• Maison du Grand Fauconnier (Second Venue) A second museum venue and historic building at 39 Grand Rue Raimond VII that houses additional exhibition spaces for the permanent collection and temporary exhibitions within the MAMC complex.

Quantifiable outcome

• Free admission for children under 14 and local residents
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Musée du Verre de CarmauxminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Partnership for the exhibition of Angeline Dissoubray, a glass artist who benefited from a residency at the Musée du Verre in 2014. The exhibition 'Biotopes' presented at the glass museum in 2015 introduced her work, and the MAMC continued the collaboration for subsequent exhibitions featuring her glass art installations.
• Musée des Arts du Sucre et du Chocolat de Cordes-sur-CielminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 October 2021Partnership for the 'Des œuvres à croquer' (Edible Artworks) exhibition held on October 23, 2021. The partnership created an interdisciplinary event combining contemporary art with sugar and chocolate art, featuring edible installations by pastry chef Olivier Paroissien that engaged all five senses.
• Office de tourisme de Cordes-sur-CielminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCross-promotional partnership with the local tourist office for visitor referral and regional cultural tourism development. The tourist office website links to the museum as a key cultural attraction.
• Musée Charles PortalminorOthersReferenced as another cultural site in Cordes-sur-Ciel under the same municipal cultural ecosystem, mentioned alongside the MAMC as part of the town's cultural heritage offerings.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Musée Fabre: Montpellier's regional fine arts museum, comparable as a southern France cultural institution with collections spanning multiple centuries and movements, including modern holdings similar to MAMC's 20th-century focus.
• Musée Toulouse-Lautrec: Located in nearby Albi (Tarn department), this major regional art museum dedicated to a single 20th-century artist (Toulouse-Lautrec) shares the same Occitanie regional catchment and tourist circuit as MAMC, though at significantly larger scale.
• Musée Goya: Located in Castres (also Tarn), this Spanish art-focused regional museum competes for the same departmental cultural tourism audience and shares the broader Occitanie cultural circuit.
• Musée du Verre de Carmaux: A nearby Tarn-department museum focused on glass arts that has hosted MAMC-related exhibitions, sharing regional cultural tourism flows and occasional programming partnerships.

Direct peers

• Musée Charles Portal: A local Cordes-sur-Ciel cultural institution referenced as part of the same municipal cultural ecosystem. It is the closest geographic peer sharing the same small-town visitor base and municipal governance structure.
• Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain de Strasbourg: A municipal museum of modern and contemporary art in Strasbourg with a directly comparable name and similar curatorial focus on 20th-century art movements, though operating at significantly larger scale and budget.
• Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris: Paris's municipal modern art museum sharing both name structure ('Musée d'art moderne') and municipal ownership model with MAMC, while operating at much greater scale and visibility.
• Fondation Maeght: A private modern and contemporary art museum in Saint-Paul-de-Vence focused on 20th-century masters, comparable in curatorial focus to MAMC's collection of Picasso, Miró, and Léger works but operating as a private foundation.
• Musée des Arts du Sucre et du Chocolat de Cordes-sur-Ciel: A direct local Cordes-sur-Ciel museum partner for interdisciplinary exhibitions, sharing the same visitor base and town-level tourism infrastructure as MAMC.

Broad incumbents

• Musée de l'Orangerie: A national museum in Paris featuring Impressionist and modern works; comparable in that it houses 20th-century modern masters that overlap with MAMC's collection references (though at vastly different scale).

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

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