The Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), a department of the National Museum in Szczecin, is a public institution jointly funded by the Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage and the West Pomeranian Provincial Government. It is tasked with developing the National Museum in Szczecin’s collection of Polish and foreign art of the 20th century, as well as the collection of the newest art phenomena.

The MCA carries out a wide ranging program of contemporary art promotion. The MCA runs its own exhibition space for temporary presentations and develops numerous artistic projects both in Poland and abroad, organized in collaboration with local, national and international partners. Since the mid-1990s, the MCA has administered the MARE ARTICUM program, which aims at mutual collaborations in the Baltic Sea region through the development of a Baltic cultural network. Within MARE ARTICUM, the MCA organizes the Baltic Contemporary Art Biennial in Szczecin. The MCA’s activities also include publishing catalogues that document its programs and exhibitions.

Objectives
The Museum of Contemporary Art creates, documents and promotes projects that focus on the most important phenomena in Polish and foreign contemporary art in both regional and European perspectives.

The MCA develops artistic relations for the West Pomeranian region with a special emphasis on the Baltic Sea area.

The MCA realizes its objectives via:

• the development of the contemporary art collection
• the promotion of contemporary art (exhibitions, conferences, publications)
• the implementation of artistic exchanges program

Role in ARTVENTURE, visual art network
The MCA will serve as a coordinating partner in the ARTVENTURE network in the Baltic Sea area, thus contributing to its cohesion and balance. The MCA will lead some of the ARTVENTURE projects that aim at creating platforms for innovative art practices and encounters in the Baltic Sea Region.

Contact Information

The National Museum in Szczecin
Staromlynska
70-561 Szczecin
Poland

Telephone: +48 91 43 15 200, +48 91 43 15 242
Fax: +48 91 43 15 204
Email: galeria@muzeum.szczecin.pl
Website: www.muzeum.szczecin.pl

Contact Person(s)

• Magdalena Lewoc
  Director
   
• Marlena Chybowska

ARTVENTURE Collaborative Platform

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