FRAC Grand Large
503 avenue des bancs de Flandres, 59140 Dunkerque
Located on the port(bearing) of Dunkirk, the building(ship) of the Wide Big(Great) Tail coat(Frac) — Hauts-de-France was conceived(designed) by the architects Lacaton and Vassal, and is in itself a remarkable work, storage place and place of exhibition(exposure) opened on the horizon. It is conceived(designed) as retort(replica) in transparency of the old(former) hall(market) AP2: «Workshop(Studio) of prefabrication n°2», historic witness(baton) of the dunkerquoise shipbuilding industry.
The Wide Big(Great) Tail coat(Frac) — Hauts-de-France possesses a collection devoted to design, revealing its opening in the world of objects and testifying a real international mixing of sources(springs) and creations. This exceptional collection, going of 1960s in today, establishes(constitutes) the pivot of its programme planning(programming) in walls and in region.
It also developed its collection around an initial pit(core) devoted to arte povera, minimal art, conceptual art, and to so various mediums as painting(paint), photography and installation.
Tags
Musée, salle d'exposition, Lieu de spectacles, sports et loisirs
