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Museum of Modern Art

The first Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in the region, the Museum of Modern Art offers one of the richest panoramas of 20th century international artistic creation (painting, sculpture, photography and design).

Collection

The importance of its collection makes the Musée d'Art Moderne of Saint-Etienne Métropole one of the greatest national and international institutions specializing in modern and contemporary art.

Second French modern art collection comprising more than 19 000 artworks (paintings, sculptures; installations drawings), featuring prestigious and emblematic artists such as Picasso, Léger, Dubuffet, Soulages, Stella, Kandinsky, Warhol, Polke, Arp, Richier, Calder, Oldenburg, as well as one of the most important collections of photographs in France. ln addition, the museum has a collection of more than 900 of the most significant design pieces in France, from Eames, Le Corbusier to Prouvé.

A dialogue with the present, an opening to Europe and to the whole world
Our wish to open up to the world and to show how considered its permanent development into art is by the artists omnipresent in the museum's temporary exhibitions.

Workshops

For children and adults, the museum's workshops offer another perception of the exhibitions. Discover the pleasure to create with adapted techniques in a friendly atmosphere ! Developing oneself through art is to offer oneself the possibility of looking at the world differently. Art is also the ideal language to open our minds and open ourselves to the multiple voices of the contemporary world.

Museum of Modern Art
Museum of Modern Art

Library

Conduct research in one of France's most important art libraries, from a choice of over 40,000 books!
The staff welcomes you by appointment on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays and accompanies you in your research.

Events

Cinema, music, theatre, puppets...
Join us every second Sunday of the month to attend to various events!

Museum general information

  • more than 4,000 m2 exhibition area and a major collection of the 20th and 21st centuries
  • more than 19,000 works of art
  • one of the most important libraries in France with 40,000 books (+33 (0)4 77 79 52 49)
  • plenty of acquisitions per year
  • more than 400 artworks lent all over the world each year
  • a conference room
  • a museum store
  • a museum café (+33 (0)4 77 79 24 52)


Tours

Find your way ! The museum offers free or guided tours for individuals and groups. Choose your favourite way to explore the museum's permanent and special exhibitions !
Free discovery of the museum and its tours every first Sunday of the month.

Opening Hours

Wednesday to Monday – 10 AM to 6 PM
Closed Tuesdays and January 1st, - May 1st, - July 14th, August 15th, November 1st, December 25th

Ticketing

Admission 4.50 euros / Concessions 3.70 euros
Admission and guided tours 5.60 euros / Concessions 3.70 euros
Free admission every first Sunday of the month
Free guided tours

Getting there

  • By car from Lyon and Clermont-Ferrand
    Take the exit Saint-Etienne Nord, La Terrasse
  • By tramway from the town centre
    Take the tramway, line 4, direction : Hôpital Nord, stop : Musée d'Art Moderne

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Geoffroy Guichard stadium

Geoffroy Guichard stadium
Geoffroy Guichard stadium

An emblematic sports site

The mythical stadium of the legendary soccer team "Les Verts", with its rich, passionate past has always been adept at rising to the occasion. After a complete refurbishment for the World Cup in 1998, its vocation is now extending to new spheres.

"Le chaudron" and its history

In 1930, a plot of land covering 38 000 square meters was bought from the family of the Baron of Rochetaillée on the domain of Etivallière by Actosia and Mr Geoffroy Guichard and was then sold for a symbolic French franc to the Saint-Etienne Sports Association (which became the ASSE). The stadium project began to take shape and in 1957, Saint-Etienne became the French champions for the first time. The town of Saint-Etienne acquired the stadium in 1965.

Since then, the 1998 World Cup has taken place, accompanied by considerable renovation work on the stadium, giving it the "impressive face-lift" we are all familiar with.

Projects for the future

Saint-Etienne Métropole, who manages the site since 2001, wished to give local residents the opportunity to enjoy their stadium differently. In addition to the resident club matches, several major sports events (France/Fidji rugby test match in November 2001, France / England ladies' football World Cup in November 2002, the Confederations' Cup from 19 to 28 June 2003), the stadium organises other big events (Johnny Hallyday concert in July 2003). The Rubgy World Cup is scheduled for 2007.

Saint-Etienne Métropole takes responsibility for any major investments and is also responsible for any day-to-day maintenance work and repairs to keep the stadium in good condition.

  • seating : 35 616
  • pitch : 36 000 grass strips (450 tonnes)
  • lighting / buildings : 70 km of electric cables
  • stand : 261 tons of steel
  • 4 x 41 m high portal structures

Access

  • By air
    Regular flights to Saint-Etienne Bouthéon Airport, 15 minutes from the stadium (Tel. 04 77 55 71 71 for information)
    Saint-Etienne Airport (uk)
    Lyon Airport (uk)
  • By train
    High Speed Train railway station situated at Châteaucreux (Tel. 08 36 35 35 35 for information), then special bus with parking and public transport provided
  • By car
    From Roanne-Clermont
    take the A72,
    exit " Hôpital Nord" for parking A, in the direction of the Musée d'Art Moderne ,
    exit 14 " La Talaudière" for parking B, in the direction of Méons.
    From Lyon
    take the A47 in direction of Saint-Etienne, then the A72,
    exit 14 " La Talaudière" for parking B, in the direction of Méons,
    exit " Hôpital Nord" for parking A, in the direction of the Musée d'Art Moderne.
  • By tramway
    Line 4, stop "Stade Geoffroy Guichard"
  • By bus
    Line 9, stop "Maison de la productique" (Tel. (0033) (0)4 77 33 31 35 for information)

Places for walking / discovery

The Gorges de la Loire
The Gorges de la Loire

Saint-Etienne Métropole subtly combines town and country areas, stretching to the west of the Rhône-Alpes Region as far as the beginning of the Haute Loire and the Auvergne region.

Saint-Etienne Métropole has set its target : to identify and promote interesting tourist sites, sites that reveal the wealth and charms of the industrial heritage of the region and its natural environment.

Le Corbusier heritage at Firminy-Vert : a unique site in Europe

Classified as a "historical monument" in its current state, Le Corbusier church at Firminy-Vert, the only posthumous work of the famous architect, is the key-stone to the architectural heritage of Firminy and completing the church has been declared "in the community's interest" by Saint-Etienne Métropole.

Saint-Etienne Métropole - 35, rue Ponchardier Bp 23 - 42009 Saint-Etienne - Tél. : 04 77 49 21 49 - Fax : 04 77 49 21 40 - accueil[at]agglo-st-etienne.fr