Fonds régional d'art contemporain


The Fonds régional d'art contemporain is a network of 23 public collections of contemporary art across France. They are funded both regionally and nationally, and depending on the size of each collection they may be hosted in existing historical buildings, or in their own art museums.

Founding and history

FRAC was founded by culture minister Jack Lang, as part of a decentralization policy to move aspects of governance out to regional governments. Starting in 1982, regional funds were set up to promote and encourage contemporary art by forming regional collections, and engaging in outreach to local communities and cultural institutions. This quickly grew to 23 regional collections.
The goals of the FRAC program were:
Starting in 2012, the FRAC next generation program set out plans to build 6 physical museums for some of these collections:
The 23 FRAC collections, as of 2015: