Les Abattoirs, Musée – Frac Occitanie Toulouse opened in 2000 in a nineteenth-century heritage building renovated for the purpose of holding modern and contemporary art exhibitions and presenting creations by artists.

Les Abattoirs is a unique institution created through the merger of the Musée d’art moderne et contemporain of the City of Toulouse and the Fonds régional d’art contemporain (FRAC), bringing together permanent collections, exhibitions, a media library, a visitor’s hall, workshops, an auditorium, a bookshop, and a restaurant in one location. Its collections, as well as works by various artists, are circulated within the Occitanie region, in direct association with the territory’s stakeholders.

With an ambitious exhibition program on its Toulouse site and out in the region, the presence ofmajor and emerging artists in its programming, and the rich diversity of its activities that are aimed at a wide audience, Les Abattoirs remains more than ever a key player in the cultural, artistic, economic and social life of the Ville de Toulouse and the Occitanie Region and continues to affirm its value on the national and international stage with strong partnerships.

Les Abattoirs is listed as a “Musée de France”.