Lille Museum of Modern, Contemp and Outsider Art

Lille Museum of Modern, Contemp and Outsider Art

20111022_lam55The Lille Métropole Museum of Modern, Contemporary and Outsider Art (LaM), formerly known as Villeneuve d’Ascq Museum of Modern Art, is an art museum in Villeneuve d’Ascq, France.

With more than 4,500 artworks on a 4,000-square-metre (43,000 sq ft) exhibition area, the LaM is the only museum in Europe to present simultaneously the main components of the 20th and 21st centuries art : modern art, contemporary art and outsider art. LaM’s holdings include some masterpieces of Pablo Picasso, Amedeo Modigliani, Joan Miró, Georges Braque, Fernand Léger, Alexander Calder and the biggest outsider art collection in France. LaM possesses also a library and a rich park of sculptures.

The museum’s collection offers an overview in modern and contemporary art, including drawings, painting, sculpture, photography, prints, illustrated books and artist’s books, and electronic media.

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