Palais de Tokyo
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The Palais de Tokyo is a building dedicated to modern and contemporary art, located at 13 avenue du Président-Wilson, near the Trocadéro
, in the 16th arrondissement of Paris
. The eastern wing of the building belongs the City of Paris and hosts the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris
(Museum of Modern Art of the City of Paris). The western wing belongs to the French state and hosts since 2002, the Palais de Tokyo / Site de création contemporaine.
The building is separated from the Seine
river by the avenue de New-York, which was formerly named Quai Debilly
and later Avenue de Tokio (from 1918 to 1945). The name Palais de Tokyo derives from the name of this street.
on May 24, 1937, at the time of the International Exhibition of Arts and Technology of 1937
. The original name of the building was Palais des Musées d'art moderne ("Palace of the Museums of modern art"). The building has since then hosted a number of establishments, projects, and creative spaces. Among them; le musée d'art et d'essai (1977-1986), FEMIS, le Centre National de la Photographie, and in 1986 the Palais de Cinema. The current museum's exhibit space opened to the public in January 2002.
Since the opening of the building, the director of the programme has been artist and filmmaker, Ange Leccia.
Trocadéro
The Trocadéro, , site of the Palais de Chaillot, , is an area of Paris, France, in the 16th arrondissement, across the Seine from the Eiffel Tower. The hill of the Trocadéro is the hill of Chaillot, a former village.- Origin of the name :...
, in the 16th arrondissement of Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. The eastern wing of the building belongs the City of Paris and hosts the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris
Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris
Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris is the City of Paris Museum of Modern Art dedicated to the arts of the 20th/21st centuries. It is located at 11 Avenue du Président Wilson in the 16th arrondissement of Paris.-Description:...
(Museum of Modern Art of the City of Paris). The western wing belongs to the French state and hosts since 2002, the Palais de Tokyo / Site de création contemporaine.
The building is separated from the Seine
Seine
The Seine is a -long river and an important commercial waterway within the Paris Basin in the north of France. It rises at Saint-Seine near Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plateau, flowing through Paris and into the English Channel at Le Havre . It is navigable by ocean-going vessels...
river by the avenue de New-York, which was formerly named Quai Debilly
Jean Louis Debilly
Jean Louis Debilly, General of Brigade in the Grande Armée, was born 30 July 1763 in Dreux, Eure-et-Loire, France, and died 14 October 1806, in the French victory over the Kingdom of Prussia at the Battle of Jena-Auerstadt...
and later Avenue de Tokio (from 1918 to 1945). The name Palais de Tokyo derives from the name of this street.
History
The Palais de Tokyo was inaugurated by President LebrunAlbert Lebrun
Albert François Lebrun was a French politician, President of France from 1932 to 1940. He was the last president of the Third Republic. He was a member of the center-right Democratic Republican Alliance .-Biography:...
on May 24, 1937, at the time of the International Exhibition of Arts and Technology of 1937
Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne (1937)
The Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne was held from May 25 to November 25, 1937 in Paris, France...
. The original name of the building was Palais des Musées d'art moderne ("Palace of the Museums of modern art"). The building has since then hosted a number of establishments, projects, and creative spaces. Among them; le musée d'art et d'essai (1977-1986), FEMIS, le Centre National de la Photographie, and in 1986 the Palais de Cinema. The current museum's exhibit space opened to the public in January 2002.
Le Pavillon
The Pavillon was established in 2001. Intended as a studio and laboratory space for resident artists and curators invited to the project, the Pavillon is an experimental program, designed to demonstrate the resident artists' youthful creativity.Since the opening of the building, the director of the programme has been artist and filmmaker, Ange Leccia.