The Centre national
des arts plastiques supports
contemporary art since 1791

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The online database is freely available to all. It, presents more than 90,000 works on 107,000 acquired since 1791, when this exceptional collection was created.

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Recent acquisitions
Lenio Kaklea, A Hand’s Turn, 2017
Acquisitions 2022

In 2022, the CNAP’s Advisory Committee for Acquisitions and Commissions acquired more than 300 artworks.

Our collection is yours

Our collection without walls may travel around France and worldwide for your own exhibition projects.

Cover of the "Graphisme en France 2024" magazine. It features a large number "3" and a stylized "0" in the center, composed of numerous small circular symbols in different colors, mainly orange and green.
Graphisme en France Issue 30
Cover of Francesca Zappia, Flaneurs
Flaneurs. Copies, Appropriations, Citations from the Collection of the Centre national des arts plastiques
By Francesca Zappia. Co-published by Shelter Press / Cnap

Flâneurs results from curatorial research carried out by independent curator Francesca Zappia within the plethoric collection of the Centre national des arts plastiques. 

Extrait de la vidéo sur l'exposition Image 3.0
Image 3.0

A journey through the Image 3.0 national photographic commission spearheaded by CNAP and staged for the first time at Le Cellier in Reims in 2022.

Contemporary Art Events Calendar
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