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Article: Luxembourg goes contemporary.(FRONT PAGE)(Musee d'Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean)
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- Art in America
- Article date:
- October 1, 2006
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The Musee d'Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean, a.k.a. Mudam, opened July 1 in Luxembourg, capital of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, under the directorship of Marie-Claude Beaud, former head of the Fondation Cartier (1984-94) and the American Center (1994-96), both in Paris. The 97,000-square-foot structure, designed by I.M. Pei, sits near the Place de l'Europe, a site associated with the country's new commercial and cultural development impetus. Shaped at its base like an arrowhead, the three-level building anchors a park laid out by Parisian landscape architect Michel Desvigne. The entire complex is situated on a hill just above the city's historic section and adjacent to the ...