The Centre national
des arts plastiques supports
contemporary art since 1791
des arts plastiques supports
contemporary art since 1791
Browse the collection
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.
Recent acquisitions
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.
The Monumental Folly by Tinguely, Saint Phalle, and their friends (1969–2024)
Co-published by the Centre national des arts plastiques and JRP|Editions
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
253 current events, 50,174 events since 2002
Contemporary Art Directory
Listing of 2,527 locations and 24,469 persons
Calls for Applications&Job Offers
Consult the 170 on-line offers