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© EVEWRIGHT. Walking Drawings:
Across the Estuaries Series 2014. Walking Drawings:
Draw. Fuji Crystal Archive C-Type Print,
50.8 x 76.2 cm. Photography: Evewright Studio
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MuMo Collections
The MuMo Collections museum truck has been traveling the roads of France since 2017 to bring works from the Regional Contemporary Art Funds (Frac), the National Center for Visual Arts (Cnap), and the Departmental Contemporary Art Collections to people across the country.
From time to time, MuMo Collections extends its reach abroad, particularly on the roads of England, transporting works from the collections of the region being visited.
"Shaped by the Sea" Exhibition in Southwest and Northwest England
Throughout the summer of 2026, MuMo Collections will tour the southwest and northwest of England. Works from the Government Art Collection will be showcased in the heart of local communities, with the museum truck making stops in various towns, from Plymouth to Preston.
Featuring works by Roger Ackling, Simon Bayliss, Samuel and Nathaniel Buck, Chila Kumari Singh Burman, Mohini Chandra, EVEWRIGHT, Anya Gallaccio, Lubaina Himid, Tess Jaray, Thomas Luny, Will Maclean, Zethu Maseko, Paul Nash, William Pye, Bridget Riley, Ro Robertson, Zineb Sedira, Emma Stibbon, and Joseph William Mallord Turner.
What relationship do we, as human beings, have with the sea?
Over the centuries, many artists have explored this question through a variety of subjects, themes, and media. Although it fascinates us, the sea remains mysterious and elusive. Sometimes serene and welcoming, it can also be unpredictable and turbulent.
What is the Government Art Collection?
- Established in 1899, the Government Art Collection (GAC) is a national collection of historical, modern, and contemporary British art that is displayed in government buildings in the United Kingdom and around the world. These locations include 10 and 11 Downing Street, as well as the residences and offices of British ambassadors and high commissioners in more than 125 countries around the world.
More information about the “Shaped by the Sea” exhibition at artexplora.org
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Itinerary
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Presentation of the museum-truck
Regional mediators accompany these exhibitions, which are new to the area, to create opportunities for discovery, hands-on engagement, and sharing with local residents. Training sessions, tours, open houses, art workshops, and exhibition openings are organized weekly for approximately 500 participants.
Interview with designer matali crasset
What inspired you to design this new traveling museum?
matali crasset: I like to work on things that don't exist, to find new logics and insert life into them, or more precisely, living together. The idea was to create an intermediary space between the exhibition space dedicated to contemporary art and the outdoor space, so as to create hospitality and conviviality around the expanding truck. Like a circus that arrives on the village square and gives it a double reality, the truck magically opens up and doubles in size. Wings spread out on either side to protect outdoor workshop and exhibition areas, where visitors can settle in before or after their visit.
How did you imagine this space?
m.c.: I wanted to encourage something fluid and easy to implement. The additional outdoor spaces I propose open up at the same time as the truck. After that, all that's left to do is combine the seats. As for the interior, I wanted to transform the truck's standard universe into a warm and welcoming place. Some of the works will be placed and hung in the middle of the showroom, in the "workbench" area. It's not just a display tool: you can open drawers or take things out during your visit. This system encourages mediation that listens carefully and adapts to the dynamics of each group. On either side of the workbench, on the walls, we enter the world of the "cabinet of curiosities". The idea here is to show lots of little things, with a certain richness and diversity, so that artists and works of art can coexist.
What does the challenge of mobility mean to you?
m.c.: The challenge of mobility was to start with a standard truck and give it the possibility of both spatial expansion and magic. The vertical expansion of the 1st MuMo perhaps provoked something more exceptional, but I like the idea of a horizontal expansion for the MuMo - Frac. It's like opening a door, reaching out to people, inviting them in. This desire for accessibility had to be visible from the outside.
