A small nucleus of the collection consists of fashion and design objects. Over 54 works are the result of commissions by Mudam for its distinctive architectural context. The constitution of the collection traces back to the first acquisitions for the museum in the 1990s, the creation of the Museum of Modern Art Grand-Duc Jean Foundation in 1998, and the opening of the Museum in 2006. While the decade of the 1960s serves as an historic point of reference for contemporary art, the majority of works in the collection date from 1989 to the present. One of the few exceptions to this historical span is the ensemble of furniture for the Paimio Sanatorium, designed between 1930 and 1933 by the architect Alvar Aalto, and acquired in 2000.

The scientific committee for the Mudam Collection is composed of Krist Gruijthuijsen (Director and CEO of EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art), Manuel Borja-Villel (Former Director of the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia in Madrid), Emma Lavigne (General Director and General Curator of the Collection Pinault) and Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung (Director and Chief Curator, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin), with the representative of the board of directors Danièle Wagener. The committee is presided by Mudam director, Bettina Steinbrügge.

Loan requests

Loan requests must be submitted in writing to the direction of Mudam, via the email address collection@mudam.com, including the following elements:

• The artwork requested for loan (title, date, artist, description)
• The title and dates of the exhibition
• A presentation of the exhibition, highlighting the role of the requested artwork in the context of the exhibition

The loan request must also include the facility report for the exhibition venue and the conditions for the display of the requested artwork.

Loan requests must be submitted at least nine months before the exhibition’s opening date.