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Dodeka

12 Works for 12 Cantons

Public programme

English, French and German

Artworks and venues

Wolfgang Tillmans, Mami, Clervaux Castle 
Wim Delvoye, Dutch Gas-Cans, Vianden Castle 
Su-Mei Tse, Vertigen de la Vida, Vieille Église Saint-Laurent, Diekirch 
Vyacheslav Akhunov, Lenin-Art, Kulturhuef, Grevenmacher 
Michel Majerus, Halbzeit, Luxembourg Learning Centre, Esch-Belval 
Annette Kelm, Die Bücher, Municipal administration centre, Wiltz 
Serge Ecker, Catherine Lorent, Claudia Passeri, sHe is the future, Biodiversum, Remerschen 
Edith Dekyndt, Provisory Object 03, Trifolion, Echternach 
Sin Wai Kin, The Universe, Kinneksbond, Mamer 
On Kawara, One Million Years (Past and Future), Musée de l’Ardoise, Haut-Martelange 
Etel Adnan, Untitled, Centre national de littérature, Mersch 
Jessica Diamond, I Hate Business, hqLX, Luxembourg City   

Curators

Bettina Steinbrügge and Adèle Wester

Performance
With the support of
Media Partners
Documents

From May to October 2026, on the occasion of its 20th anniversary, Mudam Luxembourg – Musée d’Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean presents Dodeka: 12 Works for 12 Cantons. The title is drawn from the Greek dōdeka meaning ‘twelve’ – a playful nod to Luxembourg’s twelve cantons.

Join us as twelve artworks from the Mudam Collection leave the museum walls and travel to each of Luxembourg’s twelve cantons. Hosted by local museums, town halls, libraries and cultural centres, this project brings contemporary art right into the heart of communities across the country – making it possible to discover the Mudam Collection simply by stepping outside your door.

Dodeka celebrates the museum’s collection as a shared heritage that belongs to everyone. At the same time, it highlights the richness of Luxembourg’s cultural landscape and the institutions that shape it.

International in its scope and ambition, the Mudam Collection holds over 800 works in all media by contemporary artists from Luxembourg and abroad. The twelve travelling works engage with local heritage, resonating with each canton’s unique stories. You’re invited to discover this landscape as unexpected dialogues open up between the works and their temporary context.

A lively public programme of tours, performances, workshops and concerts will animate this project, turning it into a truly shared experience across Luxembourg. 

Dodeka is also an adventure: every time you visit one of the twelve sites, you’ll receive a stamp. Collect all twelve stamps and you’ll be rewarded with one year of free admission to Mudam – your very own art journey across the country, completed!

Serge Ecker, Catherine Lorent et Claudia Passeri, ‘sHe is the future’, 2018. Collection Mudam Luxembourg. Exhibition view ’Dodeka: 12 Works for 12 Cantons‘, Centre nature et forêt Biodiversum, Remerschen. Photo: Mike Zenari © Mudam Luxembourg
Serge Ecker, Catherine Lorent et Claudia Passeri, ‘sHe is the future’, 2018. Collection Mudam Luxembourg. Exhibition view ’Dodeka: 12 Works for 12 Cantons‘, Centre nature et forêt Biodiversum, Remerschen. Photo: Mike Zenari
Etel Adnan, ‘Untitled’, 1965. Collection Mudam Luxembourg. Exhibition view ‘Dodeka: 12 Works for 12 Cantons’, Centre national de littérature, Mersch. Photo: Mike Zenari © Mudam Luxembourg
Etel Adnan, ‘Untitled’, 1965. Collection Mudam Luxembourg. Exhibition view ‘Dodeka: 12 Works for 12 Cantons’, Centre national de littérature, Mersch. Photo: Mike Zenari
Wolfgang Tillmans, ‘Mami’, 1994. Collection Mudam Luxembourg. Donation 2000 – From the artist. Exhibition view ‘Dodeka: 12 Works for 12 Cantons’, Clervaux Castle, Clervaux. Photo: Mike Zenari © Mudam Luxembourg
Wolfgang Tillmans, ‘Mami’, 1994. Collection Mudam Luxembourg. Donation 2000 – From the artist. Exhibition view ‘Dodeka: 12 Works for 12 Cantons’, Clervaux Castle, Clervaux. Photo: Mike Zenari
Wim Delvoye, ‘Cargas 22810’, ‘Combugaz 35238’, ‘Butaan Van Delft’, 1988. Collection Mudam Luxembourg. Donation 2022 – Donation American Friends of Mudam, Collection Raymond J. Learsy. Exhibition view ‘Dodeka: 12 Works for 12 Cantons’, Vianden Castle, Vianden. Photo: Mike Zenari © Mudam Luxembourg
Wim Delvoye, ‘Cargas 22810’, ‘Combugaz 35238’, ‘Butaan Van Delft’, 1988. Collection Mudam Luxembourg. Donation 2022 – Donation American Friends of Mudam, Collection Raymond J. Learsy. Exhibition view ‘Dodeka: 12 Works for 12 Cantons’, Vianden Castle, Vianden. Photo: Mike Zenari
Sin Wai Kin, ‘The Universe’, 2023. Collection Mudam Luxembourg. Donation 2023 – Baloise. Exhibition view ‘Dodeka: 12 Works for 12 Cantons’, Kinneksbond, Mamer. Photo: Mike Zenari © Mudam Luxembourg
Sin Wai Kin, ‘The Universe’, 2023. Collection Mudam Luxembourg. Donation 2023 – Baloise. Exhibition view ‘Dodeka: 12 Works for 12 Cantons’, Kinneksbond, Mamer. Photo: Mike Zenari
Vyacheslav Akhunov, ‘Lenin-Art or Leniniana’, 1977-1982. Collection Mudam Luxembourg. Donation 2009 – KBL European Private Bankers. Exhibition view ‘Dodeka: 12 Works for 12 Cantons’, Kulturhuef Musée – Print and Playing Card Museum, Grevenmacher. Photo: Mike Zenari © Mudam Luxembourg
Vyacheslav Akhunov, ‘Lenin-Art or Leniniana’, 1977-1982. Collection Mudam Luxembourg. Donation 2009 – KBL European Private Bankers. Exhibition view ‘Dodeka: 12 Works for 12 Cantons’, Kulturhuef Musée – Print and Playing Card Museum, Grevenmacher. Photo: Mike Zenari
Michel Majerus, ‘Halbzeit’, 2002. Collection Mudam Luxembourg. Exhibition view ‘Dodeka: 12 Works for 12 Cantons’, Luxembourg Learning Centre, Esch-Belval. Photo: Mike Zenari © Mudam Luxembourg
Michel Majerus, ‘Halbzeit’, 2002. Collection Mudam Luxembourg. Exhibition view ‘Dodeka: 12 Works for 12 Cantons’, Luxembourg Learning Centre, Esch-Belval. Photo: Mike Zenari
On Kawara, ’One Million Years (Past and Future)‘, 1969-2000. Collection Mudam Luxembourg. Exhibition view ‘Dodeka: 12 Works for 12 Cantons’, Slate Museum, Haut-Martelange Photo: Mike Zenari © Mudam Luxembourg
On Kawara, ’One Million Years (Past and Future)‘, 1969-2000. Collection Mudam Luxembourg. Exhibition view ‘Dodeka: 12 Works for 12 Cantons’, Slate Museum, Haut-Martelange Photo: Mike Zenari
Edith Dekyndt, ‘Provisory Object 03’, 2004. Collection Mudam Luxembourg. Exhibition view ‘Dodeka: 12 Works for 12 Cantons’, Trifolion, Echternach. Photo: Mike Zenari © Mudam Luxembourg
Edith Dekyndt, ‘Provisory Object 03’, 2004. Collection Mudam Luxembourg. Exhibition view ‘Dodeka: 12 Works for 12 Cantons’, Trifolion, Echternach. Photo: Mike Zenari
Su-Mei Tse, ‘Vertigen de la Vida (Dizziness of Life)’, 2011. In collaboration with Jean-Lou Majerus. Collection Mudam Luxembourg. Exhibition view ’Dodeka: 12 Works for 12 Cantons‘, Vieille Église Saint-Laurent, Diekirch. Photo: Mike Zenari © Mudam Luxembourg
Su-Mei Tse, ‘Vertigen de la Vida (Dizziness of Life)’, 2011. In collaboration with Jean-Lou Majerus. Collection Mudam Luxembourg. Exhibition view ’Dodeka: 12 Works for 12 Cantons‘, Vieille Église Saint-Laurent, Diekirch. Photo: Mike Zenari
Annette Kelm, ‘Erich Kästner, Das verhexte Telefon, 1931, Williams & Co. Verlag GmbH, Berlin-Grunewald, Illustration Walter Trier’ + ‘Helene Stöcker, Liebe, 1927 Verlag der Neuen Generation, Berlin-Nikolassee, Einbandgestaltung John Heartfield’, 2019. From the series ‘Die Bücher’, 2019-2021 © Annette Kelm. Courtesy of the artist and Herald St, Londres. Collection Mudam Luxembourg – Musée d’Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean. Acquisition 2022. Exhibition view ‘Dodeka, 12 works for 12 cantons’, 16.05 — 04.10.2026, City hall, Wiltz. Photo: Mike Zenari © Mudam Luxembourg
Annette Kelm, ‘Erich Kästner, Das verhexte Telefon, 1931, Williams & Co. Verlag GmbH, Berlin-Grunewald, Illustration Walter Trier’ + ‘Helene Stöcker, Liebe, 1927 Verlag der Neuen Generation, Berlin-Nikolassee, Einbandgestaltung John Heartfield’, 2019. From the series ‘Die Bücher’, 2019-2021 © Annette Kelm. Courtesy of the artist and Herald St, Londres. Collection Mudam Luxembourg. Exhibition view ‘Dodeka, 12 works for 12 cantons’, City hall, Wiltz. Photo: Mike Zenari
Jessica Diamond, ‘I Hate Business’, 1989. Collection Mudam Luxembourg – Musée d’Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean. Donation 2023 – Gaby and Wilhelm Schürmann. Exhibition view ‘Dodeka, 12 works for 12 cantons’, 16.05 — 04.10.2026, hqLX, Luxembourg. Photo: Mike Zenari © Mudam Luxembourg
Jessica Diamond, ‘I Hate Business’, 1989. Collection Mudam Luxembourg. Donation 2023 – Gaby and Wilhelm Schürmann. Exhibition view ‘Dodeka, 12 works for 12 cantons’, hqLX, Luxembourg. Photo: Mike Zenari
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