Documentation center (Mnam-Cci)

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The Mnam-Cci Documentation Center covers the arts of the twentieth century in the following areas: visual arts, drawing, architecture, design, experimental film, video, and photography. Historical Background (resources services) The Mnam Documentation Center grew out of the staff library of the MusΘe national d'art moderne and the documentation center of the Centre national d'art contemporain, which were merged in 1974 in anticipation of future Centre Georges Pompidou. In 1995, the fusion of the MusΘe national d'art moderne and the Centre de crΘation industrielle led to the combination of their respective documentation centers. The Mnam-Cci Documentation Center is intended to be an international reference facility in the field of the twentieth-century arts as well as an archive of French culture and a public-service institution. Director: Laurence Camous Resources Holdings include about one million documents: 170,000 printed works, including 70,000 exhibition catalogues and 12,000 rare books, 6,000 periodicals including 350 subscriptions, 12,000 sales catalogues and 3,500 salon catalogues, 200,000 archival documents, 30,000 subject files, and 600,000 images of works in the form of slides, color and black and white photographs, and glass plates. The collection also houses the private archives of some fifty artists, dealers, photographers, critics, and art historians. General works, monographs, and current periodicals are available on open shelves; most other books can be requested from the stacks for use in the reading room. Rare books, archives, manuscripts, and files can be consulted in the reserve room upon presentation of research credentials. Visual documents are available in the photothΦque. Services Data bases Computerized catalogue of holdings: 170,000 bibliographical entries. Periodicals index in the areas of architecture and design: 35,000 references and updates for the main French periodicals since 1995. Aperτus: computerized guide to young artists in France (may be consulted Mondays and Thursdays 2 to 6 p.m.) VidΘomuseum: image bank on modern and contemporary art in the collections of French museums and art centers. CD-ROMs Myriade: French union catalogue of serial publications. ABM: Index of twentieth-century art. DAAI: Design index. Urbadisc: Index of architecture and urbanism. PhotothΦque Original color slides available for loan (upon signature of a contract guaranteeing respect of current laws on artistic property). Duplicates available for purchase. Conditions of use and fees may be requested by fax: (33) 01 44 78 12 08. All requests for information should be addressed by mail, by fax at the above number, or by e-mail (laurence.camous@cnac-gp.fr). No information is available by phone. Under certain conditions, bibliographic references may be provided on printouts or computer disks. Black-and-white photocopies are available from coin/card machines (except in the case of archival materials or fragile and/or rare works). Authorization must be obtained to photograph holdings.