[mac] musée d’art contemporain
Parade: the collection and its guests – permanent collection
Permanent exhibition
The [mac] collection brings together works from artistic movements from the 1960s to the present day.
The collection includes paintings, sculptures, photographs, films and installations. Its presentation, revisited according to the temporary exhibitions, allows visitors to make the link between the different exhibitions during guided tours.
In its new architectural setting, the [mac] collection is celebrated under the title PARADE. In keeping with its undeniably festive character, PARADE showcases the masterpieces of the collection, while at the same time sparing no effort to surprise visitors with original proposals, the result of a considerable program of restoration work on the municipal collections, accompanied by major deposits and loans from the Centre Pompidou, the Centre National des Arts Plastiques, the Centre international de recherche sur le verre et les arts plastiques, the Fonds Régional d’Art Contemporain Provence-Alpes-Côte-d’Azur and invitations to a number of young artists discovered. e.s in Marseille, who are now pursuing successful international careers.
Les Veilleurs
Exhibition from June 6, 2025 to January 4, 2026
Ali Cherri
The [mac] contemporary art museum in Marseille presents the exhibition Les Veilleurs, designed around Ali Cherri’s totems The Gatekeepers FIRE and WATER, acquired in 2024 by the Museums of Marseille. For this occasion, the [mac] invites the artist to select works from the collections of the Museums of Marseille, ranging from antiquity to the contemporary world, in order to create a dialogue between them and his own sculptures, drawings, and videos. In an immersive and cinematic scenography, Ali Cherri offers a fresh look at these works through themes that are dear to him: sleep, vulnerability, the representation of living figures…
They Parlaient idéale
Exhibition from May 17, 2025 to January 11, 2026
Laure Prouvost
Film produced for the exhibition conceived by Laure Prouvost for the French pavilion at the 58th Venice Biennale, 2019
On the occasion of European Museum Night, the [mac] Museum of Contemporary Art in Marseille presents the fictional film “They Parlaient Idéale” in the [mac]room, the central film of its installation conceived in 2019 for the French pavilion at the Venice Biennale. The film takes the form of a journey of discovery, a joyful epic shot during a road trip across France, from the Paris suburbs to northern France, from the Palais du Facteur Cheval to the calanques of Marseille, finally arriving in Venice.
Informations
Address: 69 avenue de Haïfa, 13008 Marseille
Ali Cherri
"Les Veilleurs"
Exhibition view of Ali Cherri at [mac]
Picture : Grégoire Edouard, Ville de Marseille
Laure Prouvost
They Parlaient Idéale (2025)
Video installation
Exhibition view of Laure Prouvost at [mac]
Picture : Grégoire Edouard, Ville de Marseille