MUSÉE D'ART ROGER-QUILLIOT (MARQ), Clermont Ferrand. Atrium et verrière. Postcard (1993)

MUSÉE D'ART ROGER-QUILLIOT (MARQ)
Clermont Ferrand

Atrium et verrière.
Photo: Michel Fainsilber

Postcard published by the Réunion des musées nationaux, Paris, 1993.

The Roger-Quilliot Art Museum (MARQ) is located in Clermont-Ferrand (in the Montferrand district) in part of the buildings of a former Ursuline convent built in the 17th century. This building is a listed historical monument. The museum opened in 1992 as the Museum of Fine Arts and was later renamed after Roger Quilliot, a former mayor of Clermont-Ferrand. The museum building was transformed by architects Claude Gaillard and Adrien Fainsilber. The various galleries are arranged on three levels around a central atrium topped by a glass roof designed by engineer Peter Rice. Covering an area of ​​6,000 m², the museum houses nearly two thousand works of art spanning from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. It also has spaces for temporary exhibitions, generally related to works in the museum's collection or for hosting contemporary artists.

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