Musée d'art contemporain de la Haute-Vienne

Site of the Haute-Vienne Department

Open Wednesday to Sunday, 10 am to 12.30 pm and 1.30 pm to 6 pm, from March 1 to December 13, 2026

Ongoing

The museum in motion

Christian Boltanski Stephan Balkenhol Zoulikha Bouabdellah Julien Dubuisson Richard Deacon Christian Falsnaes Hamish Fulton Raoul Hausmann John Issacs Mathieu Kleyebe Abonnenc Joachim Koester Suzanne Lafont Jim Lambie Guillaume Leblon Elodie Lesourd Christian Lindow Richard Long Babette Mangolte Étienne Jules Marey Marie-France Martin Patricia Martin Bruce Nauman Gabriel Orozco Giulio Paolini Katie Paterson Jon Rafman Gerhard Richter Mark Ruwedel Kiki Smith Patrick Tosani Daniel Tremblay Marnie Weber Graham Wilson

Until 13 December 2026

19 September 2026

European Heritage Days 2026 at the museum

À l’occasion des Journées européennes du patrimoine, les samedi 19 et dimanche 20 septembre 2026, le Musée d’art contemporain de la Haute-Vienne – château de Rochechouart vous propose un programme de visites et d’activités pour découvrir autrement le château, son histoire et ses collections.

To mark European Heritage Days, on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 September 2026, the Musée d’art contemporain de la Haute-Vienne – château de Rochechouart is offering a programme of tours and activities to help you discover the castle, its history and its collections in a new light.

3 July 2026

Summer 2026 guided tours and workshops: explore, create and share at the Museum

This summer, the Haute-Vienne Museum of Contemporary Art – Château de Rochechouart invites the public to discover the exhibition *Le musée en mouvement autrement*. Children, families, teenagers and adults will be able to take part in a programme of guided tours and workshops combining observation, experimentation and creative activities. Drawing, visual illusions, writing and animated storytelling: there are so many ways to explore the artworks whilst giving free rein to one’s imagination.

23 May 2026

European Night of Museums

To celebrate European Museum Night, the Haute-Vienne Museum of Contemporary Art – Château de Rochechouart will be open to the public free of charge from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

See the full program

Prepare your visit

During opening hours, come and visit the museum alone or with your family using the mediation tools provided or opt for a guided tour.

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In situ

Vue extérieure du château de Rochechouart

Vue intérieure du château de Rochechouart

The museum offers the unique experience of discovering spaces combining architecture, heritage and contemporary art. In situ works take place in the landscape of the castle, in a route both indoors and outdoors.

Works in situ

The contemporary collection

In connection with the installation of the museum in the Château de Rochechouart, three fundamental themes prevailed in the composition of this collection: history, landscape and imagination. Over the years, the museum has built up a remarkable collection which today includes more than 1,300 works by international artists.

History of the contemporary collection

"We Come Here to Forget" de Jules de Balincourt — Jules De Balincourt

"Random Organic" de Matt Franks — Matt Franks

"sans titre" de Joëlle de la Casinière — Joëlle de La Casinière

"Télé-délation" de Joëlle de la Casinière — Joëlle de La Casinière

"Little Guy" de Marnie Weber — Marnie Weber

"Lorenzo Music" de Joëlle de la Casinière — Joëlle de La Casinière

"Richard Coeur de Lion" de Glen Baxter — Glen Baxter

"Buildings Clusters #6" de Babette Mangolte — Babette Mangolte

"Working Title "Police Romance"" de David Renggli — David Renggli

"Sans titre" de Sophie Podolski — Sophie Podolski

"Bubble" de Sarah Anne Johnson — Sarah Anne Johnson

"Souffleur" de Suzanne Lafont — Suzanne Lafont

"Offre exceptionnelle" de Joëlle de la Casinière — Joëlle de La Casinière

"Omyacolor" de Francis Baudevin — Francis Baudevin

"Amorphophallus (Blue/Green)" de Rossella Biscotti — Rossella Biscotti

"Peckhamian Mimic, the 3rd Commandment" de Folkert de Jong — Folkert de Jong

"Rose" de Joëlle de la Casinière — Joëlle de La Casinière

"Objets reliques" de Joëlle de la Casinière — Joëlle de La Casinière

"Lance and Randy and Diane with set" de Babette Mangolte — Babette Mangolte

"Vase cannette turquoise / blanc" de Marco Mencacci — Marco Mencacci

"scènes et types du monde moderne 1" de Joëlle de la Casinière — Joëlle de La Casinière

"Sensitif (Toucher Parfait)" de Christophe Vigouroux — Christophe Vigouroux

"The evening passes like any other" de Hugo Rondinone — Ugo Rondinone

"Touch it, bring it, babe, watch it Turn it, leave it, stop, format it Touch it, bring it, babe, watch it Turn it, leave it, stop, format it" de George Henry Longly — George Henry Longly

"When the Ocean Sounds (Waves Stirring)" de David Horvitz — David Horvitz

"Ibiza" de Elfriede Stegemeyer — Elfriede Stegemeyer

"Hell" de Joëlle de la Casinière — Joëlle de La Casinière

The Raoul Hausmann resource library

(1886-1971)

Raoul Hausmann is one of the founders of the Dada movement in Berlin, which, during the First World War, completely redefined the forms that art took and what it aimed to achieve.

Discover the resource library