Mudam
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The Grand Duke Jean Museum of Modern Art (French: Musée d'art moderne Grand-Duc Jean), abbreviated to Mudam, is a museum of modern art in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. The museum stands on the site of the old Fort Thüngen, in the Kirchberg quarter, in the north-east of the city.
The museum was inaugurated on 1 July 2006 by Grand Duke Jean, to whom the building is dedicated, and opened to the public the following day. The building was designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect I. M. Pei, and the museum is directed by Marie-Claude Beaud.
The Museum's collections are set out on three floors and include works by many artists and designers such as Alvar Aalto, Marina Abramovic, Bernd and Hilla Becher, Pierre Bismuth, Sophie Calle, Hussein Chalayan, Claude Closky, James Coleman, Tony Cragg, Richard Deacon, Mark Dean, Stan Douglas, Jan Fabre, Ian Hamilton Finlay, Roland Fischer, Günther Förg, Gilbert & George, Nan Goldin, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Hirschhorn, Fabrice Hybert, William Kentridge, Mark Lewis, Richard Long, Michel Majerus, Christian Marclay, Martin Margiela, Steve McQueen, Bruce Nauman, Shirin Neshat, Albert Oehlen, Blinky Palermo, Philippe Parreno, Grayson Perry, Fiona Rae, Pipilotti Rist, Thomas Ruff, Thomas Scheibitz, Julian Schnabel, Cindy Sherman, Thomas Struth, Wolfgang Tillmans, Cy Twombly and Kara Walker.
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| Buildings and structures in Luxembourg City | |
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| Cercle Municipal | Chamber of Deputies | Fort Thüngen | Grand Ducal Palace | Hall of Justice | Mudam | Municipal Hospital | Museum of History and Art | Museum of Natural History | Neumünster Abbey | Notre Dame Cathedral | Philharmonie | René Konen Tunnel | St Michael's Church | Hôtel de Ville | University of Luxembourg | Utopolis Kirchberg | Villa Louvigny | |
| Sports venues | d'Coque | Stade Achille Hammerel | Stade Josy Barthel | Stade rue Henri Dunant |
| Railway stations | Cents-Hamm station | Dommeldange station | Hollerich station | Luxembourg station |
| Bridges | Adolphe Bridge | Clausen Viaduct | Grand Duchess Charlotte Bridge | Passerelle |
| Monuments | American Cemetery | Gëlle Fra | Monument of the Millennium | National Monument of Solidarity |
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