Mudam (main hall), the opening day

Mudam is the shortened name of the Musée d'art moderne Grand-Duc Jean (Modern Art Museum Grand-Duc Jean), on the Kirchberg plateau in the city of Luxembourg in Luxembourg. It stands on the site of the old Fort Thüngen. Kirchberg or the Kirchberg is an area of Luxembourg. ...

The museum was inaugurated on July 1, 2006, by Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, to whom the building is dedicated, and opened to the public the following day. The building was designed by Ieoh Ming Pei and the museum is directed by Marie-Claude Beaud. July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... Grand Duke Jean (Jean Benoit Guillaume Robert Antoine Louis Marie Adolphe Marc dAviano) (born January 5, 1921) ruled Luxembourg from 1964 to 2000. ... Ieoh Ming Pei (貝聿銘 pinyin Bèi Yùmíng) is a Chinese American architect born in Suzhou, China on April 26, 1917. ...

The Museum's collections are set out on three floors and include works by many artists and designers such as Alvar Aalto, Marina Abramovic, Bernd and Hilla Becher, Pierre Bismuth, Sophie Calle, Hussein Chalayan, Claude Closky, James Coleman, Tony Cragg, Richard Deacon, Mark Dean, Stan Douglas, Jan Fabre, Ian Hamilton Finlay, Roland Fischer, Günther Förg, Gilbert & George, Nan Goldin, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Hirschhorn, Fabrice Hybert, William Kentridge, Mark Lewis, Richard Long, Michel Majerus, Christian Marclay, Martin Margiela, Steve McQueen, Bruce Nauman, Shirin Neshat, Albert Oehlen, Blinky Palermo, Philippe Parreno, Grayson Perry, Fiona Rae, Pipilotti Rist, Thomas Ruff, Thomas Scheibitz, Julian Schnabel, Cindy Sherman, Thomas Struth, Wolfgang Tillmans, Cy Twombly and Kara Walker. Finlandia Hall. ... Marina Abramović (born 1st November 1946 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia) is a renowned performance artist. ... Bernd and Hilla Becher (Bernd born 1931, Hilla 1934) are German photographers most known for their collection of industrial building images examining the similarities and differences in structure and appearance. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Sophie Calle is a French photographer, installation and conceptual artist. ... Hussein Chalayan (Hüseyin ÇaÄŸlayan) Hussein Chalayan MBE (or, in keeping with the original spelling of his name, Hüseyin ÇaÄŸlayan) (born 1970) is a British/Turkish Cypriot fashion designer. ... Manège, by Claude Closky, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris 2006 Claude Closky is a French artist born in Paris in 1963. ... James Coleman born in Ballaghadereen, Co. ... Dancing Columns 2000 New Forms 1991-92 Subcommittee 1991 Tony Cragg (born 1949) is a British-born sculptor. ... Richard Deacon (born August 15, 1949) is a British sculptor. ... Mark Dean Dr. Mark Dean is an inventor and a computer scientist. ... Stan Douglas (born October 11, 1960) is a dapper artist of interesting sensitivities. ... Jan Fabre - born Antwerp, Belgium 1958 draws, sculpts, writes plays, directs on stage, choreographs and designs. ... Ian Hamilton Finlay, Star. ... Günther Förg (born 1952) is a German painter, graphic designer and photographer. ... Gilbert Proesch (born in Italy September 11, 1943) and George Passmore (born in England January 8, 1942), better known as Gilbert & George, are artists. ... The Ballad of Sexual Dependency (1986). ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Thomas Hirschhorn (Bern, 1957) is a Swiss artist. ... William Kentridge (born in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1955) is a South African artist. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Richard Long may be: Richard Long (actor) Richard Long (artist) Richard Long (broadcaster) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Michel Majerus {b. ... Christian Marclay (born 1955) is a visual artist and musical composer based in New York, who is exploring the pattern languages connecting sound, photography, video, and film. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Steve McQueen in The Great Escape Steve McQueen (March 24, 1930 – November 7, 1980) was an American movie actor, nicknamed The King of Cool. He was considered one of the biggest box-office draws of the 1960s and 1970s due to a captivating on-screen persona. ... Bruce Nauman (born December 6, 1941, in Fort Wayne, Indiana) is a contemporary American artist. ... Shirin Neshat (born 1957, Qazvin, Iran) is a contemporary visual artist who lives in New York. ... Albert Oehlen (*1954 in Krefeld) is an artist who lives in Germany. ... Blinky Palermo, born Peter Schwarze, aka Peter Heisterkamp (June 2, 1943 - February 18, 1977), was German abstract painter. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Grayson Perry (born 1960) is an English artist, best known for his ceramics. ... Elisabeth Charlotte Rist (born in 1962 in Grabs, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland) She is a very well-known video artist and earned worldwide reputation. ... Thomas Ruff (born 1958 in Zell am Harmersbach) is an internationally renowned German photographer who lives and works in Düsseldorf. ... Julian Schnabel (b. ... Cover of Cindy Shermans The Complete Untitled Film Stills Cindy Sherman (born Glen Ridge, New Jersey January 19, 1954) is an American photographer and film director known for her conceptual self portraits. ... Thomas Struth (born 1954) is a German photographer whose wide-ranging work covers detailed cityscapes, Asian jungles and family portraits. ... Wolfgang Tillmans (born 1968) is a photographer. ... Cy Twombly (born April 25, 1928) is an American abstract artist. ... Kara Walker (born November 26, 1969) is a modern American artist who is best known for her exploration of race, gender, sexuality, and identity in her artworks. ...

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External links

• www.mudam.lu