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 108,000 acquired since 1791, when this exceptional collection was created.

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Recent acquisitions

Collection de 10 prototypes de chaises uniques, aux formes et matériaux variés.

Acquisitions 2024

Explore the Cnap’s most recent acquisitions in Visual Arts, Decorative Arts, Design and Crafts, and Photography and Videos — content available in French only.

Our collection is yours

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

Couverture de livre composée de quatre photographies en noir et blanc retraçant la genèse et l’évolution de l’œuvre monumentale Le Cyclop (1969–2024) de Jean Tinguely, Niki de Saint Phalle et leurs collaborateurs, accompagnée de son titre en en-tête.

The Monumental Folly by Tinguely, Saint Phalle, and their friends (1969–2024)

Co-published by the Centre national des arts plastiques and JRP|Editions

Couverture sur fond beige portant les mentions « Graphisme en France 2025 », « Futur souhaitable » et « Centre national des arts plastiques », avec au centre un visuel rectangulaire aux motifs végétaux verts formant les lettres « GF ».

Graphisme en France Issue 31

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

291 current events, 49,658 events since 2002

Contemporary Art Directory

Listing of 2,494 locations and 24,168 persons

Calls for Applications&Job Offers

Consult the 175 on-line offers