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Institut d'Art Contemporain - IAC
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Last updated date : 02/08/2025
The Institute of Contemporary Art creates and conducts research into contemporary art, organises exhibitions and events and puts together internationally-renowned collections of works, in a gallery renovated for every show.
The institute has four exhibition periods each year, with a new space being created for each period. The exhibitions are made up of simultaneous projects of an original nature.
The hub of the IAC's experimental activity, the Brain Space Laboratory, set up in 2009, explores these various areas of research and creation.
The Institute of Contemporary Art's collection currently represents one of the biggest public collections in France. Consisting of 1600 works from nationally and internationally recognized artists, the collection is open to all forms of artistic expression (paint, photography, video, installation, sculpture, etc.) and includes artists that have become "historic" (Alighiero Boetti, Daniel Buren, Jimmie Durham, Dan Graham, Rodney Graham, On Kawara, Gerhard Richter, Martha Rosler, Jeff Wall, Lawrence Weiner, etc.) as well as artists whose careers are currently flourishing (Candice Breitz, Jordi Colomer, Pierre Huyghe, Pipilotti Rist, Melik Ohanian, Fiona Tan, Gillian Wearing).
It is primarily through its collection that the Institute pursues its ex situ research and awareness-raising activities. This involves experimenting with the many possibilities of its collection, in collaboration with numerous partner structures, thereby reinforcing the modern art network in the Rhône-Alpes, and building special links with international institutions.
Practical information
Address
11 rue Docteur Dolard - 69100 Villeurbanne
Languages
English, French
Prices
Full price: 6 €
Reduced price: 4 €.
Free admission
Upon presentation of proof of eligibility
• Under 18s
• RSA recipients
• ICOM card holders
• People with disabilities and their carers
• Journalists
• Art students
• Members of the Association des Amis de l'IAC
• Members of C-E-A (associated exhibition curators)
• Maison des Artistes members
• Ministry of Culture cardholders (valid for two people)
• Ateliers du Grand Large cardholders
• Lyon City Card
IAC PASS: £15
Unlimited access for one year.
Discount Lyon City Card & Lyon City Card 365
Openings
All year round on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday between 2 pm and 6 pm. Weekends between 1 pm and 7 pm.
Closed exceptionally on January 1st, May 1st and December 25th.
Accessibility
- Accessible for self-propelled wheelchairs
Museums
Institut d'Art Contemporain - IAC
11 rue Docteur Dolard - 69100 Villeurbanne
I go by alternative transportation
The Institute of Contemporary Art is located between the Lyon Part-Dieu SNCF train station district and the Villeurbanne skyscrapers. A stone's throw from the Totem, Cours Tolstoï. You can reach the Institute of Contemporary Art by public transport: Metro: Line A - stop: République Line B - stop: Gare Part-Dieu Vivier Merle Bus: Bus 27 - stop: Institut d'art contemporain C3 and C23 - stop: Institut d'art contemporain C9 - stop: Ferrandière C16 - stop: Charmettes or Patinoire Baraban Tram: T 1 - stop: Thiers-Lafayette Vélo'v: Station 10073: Institut d'art contemporain Station 10025: Totem Station 3101: Patinoire Baraban Station 3021: Place de la Ferrandière Car: Parc Hôtel de Ville / LPA (10 mins away) 38 Bis Rue Michel Servet, Villeurbanne / 04 78 68 97 83
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