--- title: "Consortium Museum, Dijon: Contemporary Art Centre Visit" description: "A contemporary art centre active since 1977, in a building remodelled by Shigeru Ban. Open Wednesday to Sunday afternoons. With a driver from Beaune." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/consortium-museum lang: en updated: 2026-09-29 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/things-to-do/consortium-museum.png --- # Consortium Museum > Consortium Museum: a pioneering contemporary art centre founded in 1977, in a building remodelled by Shigeru Ban. Consortium Museum is in Dijon (Côte-d'Or), 43 min by road (47 km) from Beaune. Allow 1 to 1.5 hours · Private driver from Beaune: €120 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. The Consortium Museum is Dijon's contemporary art centre, active since 1977 and known far beyond Burgundy. Since 2011 it has occupied a building transformed by the Japanese architect Shigeru Ban with Jean de Gastines. It stages around ten exhibitions a year and shows its own collection of more than 500 works on the first floor. ## Key facts - Type: Museums - Where: Dijon · Côte-d'Or - Location: 35 km north-east of Beaune · Côte-d'Or - Coordinates: 47.3134, 5.0462 - 43 min from Beaune - Allow 1 to 1.5 hours - Dijon - Official website: [consortiummuseum.com](https://www.consortiummuseum.com) - From Beaune: ≈ 43 min · 47 km - €120 one way from Beaune with a [private driver](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver) - Or add it to our [full-day wine tour, €560](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/full-day). ## Getting there - [Private driver from Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver): 43 min by road (47 km), €120 one way for the whole car. Coming by train or plane? [Transfers from stations and airports](https://www.cote-privee.com/transfers) Estimates per vehicle for up to 4 guests, tolls included. Your price is confirmed when you book. ## History The Consortium began in 1977 on the first floor of an alternative bookshop, then moved to an old shop at the back of a courtyard on the market square. Its founders, Xavier Douroux and Franck Gautherot, showed avant-garde artists early: Christian Boltanski in 1978, Annette Messager in 1980, Cindy Sherman and Daniel Buren in 1982. In 2000 it held a major retrospective of Yayoi Kusama. The Consortium also founded a publishing house, Les presses du réel, and a film production company, Anna Sanders Films, which produced exhibition films by artists such as Pierre Huyghe and Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster. It has also organised exhibitions abroad. Its collection, built largely from gifts by artists who exhibited here, forms a memory of its shows, with works by On Kawara, Dan Graham, Bertrand Lavier and Steven Parrino. ## What you will see Expect changing exhibitions, often of international artists, with the permanent collection on the first floor. Young mediators are in the rooms to talk about the works. Free guided tours run at weekends for individual visitors, with no need to book, and a French and English booklet is available at the desk. There is also a bookshop and a screening room designed by matali crasset. ## Planning your visit The museum opens in the afternoon from Wednesday to Sunday, with a later closing on Fridays, and closes on public holidays. Entry is charged, except while exhibitions are being installed, when it is free. The building is fully accessible. It lies south of the old town, on the way to the Parc de la Colombière. Check the official website for opening times. ## Did you know? The founders and their close team directed the Consortium for about 40 years, a rare continuity that let them follow many artists across their whole careers. ## Around Consortium Museum What to combine with Consortium Museum on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Dijon](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/dijon) (1 km away): Burgundy's historic capital, city of the Valois dukes and northern gateway to the Route des Grands Crus. - [Marsannay-la-Côte](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/marsannay-la-cote) (7 km away): Gateway to the Côte de Nuits and Burgundy's only village appellation making red, white and rosé. - [Fixin](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/fixin) (9 km away): A quiet wine village with Napoleon in the woods, a Romanesque church in the vines and firm reds. ### Châteaux - [Château de Montmusard](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-montmusard) (2 km away): The surviving wing of a daring neoclassical pleasure house designed by Charles De Wailly. - [Château de Fontaine-lès-Dijon (Maison natale de saint Bernard)](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-fontaine-les-dijon), 4 km away: The hilltop birthplace of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, overlooking Dijon. - [Château de Marsannay](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-marsannay) (7 km away): A modern wine château at the northern gateway to the Côte de Nuits. ### Things to do - [Museum of Burgundian Life (Musée de la Vie bourguignonne Perrin de Puycousin)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/musee-vie-bourguignonne), 1 km away: Everyday life in old Burgundy, with costumes and a street of Dijon shops, in a convent cloister. - [Dijon Museum of Sacred Art (Musée d’Art sacré de Dijon)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/musee-art-sacre-dijon), 1 km away: Treasures from the churches of Côte-d'Or, shown in the domed church of the Bernardine nuns. - [Palais de justice de Dijon](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/palais-de-justice-parlement-de-bourgogne-dijon) (1 km away): The 16th-century home of the Parliament of Burgundy, now the court of appeal, with a gilded chamber and a great vaulted hall. ### Restaurants - [Origine](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/origine-dijon) (1 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A Lameloise-trained Japanese chef cooking Burgundy's seasons on place Wilson - [Loiseau des Ducs](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/loiseau-des-ducs-dijon) (1 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): The Loiseau signature in Dijon, served beneath the vaults of a sixteenth-century mansion - [CIBO](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/cibo-dijon) (1 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A starred table in old Dijon that sources everything within 200 kilometres ### Events - **Saturday, 10 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Show les papilles](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/show-les-papilles-dijon): Dijon's free festival of taste at the Cité internationale de la gastronomie et du vin. (Food & markets · Dijon) - **Sunday, 11 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Marathon des Grands Crus](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/marathon-des-grands-crus): A marathon on the closed Route des Grands Crus, from Dijon to the Clos de Vougeot and back. (Sport · Dijon) - **Friday 23 – Sunday 25 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Salon des Vignerons Indépendants de Bourgogne et du Jura](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/salon-vignerons-independants-dijon): Some sixty independent growers from Burgundy and the Jura pour and sell their wines in Dijon. (Wine festival · Dijon) - **Saturday 31 October – Wednesday 11 November 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Foire internationale et gastronomique de Dijon](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/foire-gastronomique-dijon): Burgundy's great food fair, held every autumn in Dijon since 1921. (Food & markets · Dijon) - **Usually from the last Saturday of November to the first Sunday of January.** · [Les Fééries de Noël de Dijon](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/feeries-de-noel-dijon): Chalets, vin chaud, an ice rink and a big wheel across the heart of Dijon. (Christmas · Dijon) - **Usually from late November to early December.** · [Les Nuits d’Orient et d’ailleurs](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/nuits-d-orient-et-d-ailleurs-dijon): Dijon's winter festival of music, dance and art from the Orient and beyond. (Culture · Dijon) - **Each year on the weekend after the Saint-Vincent Tournante, usually a Saturday in late January or early February.** · [Saint-Vincent de Dijon](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/saint-vincent-de-dijon): Dijon honours the patron saint of winegrowers with a parade and a tasting village. (Tradition · Dijon) - **Usually a weekend in early June.** · [Grand Prix de l’Âge d’Or](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/grand-prix-age-d-or-dijon-prenois): France's oldest historic motor racing meeting, on the hills just outside Dijon. (Sport · Prenois) - **Every Sunday from late June to late September.** · [Le Brunch des Halles](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/brunch-des-halles-dijon): Summer Sunday brunches cooked by local chefs under Dijon's iron market hall. (Food & markets · Dijon) - **Every two years, in even-numbered years; recent editions were held in early July. The next is expected in 2028.** · [Les Fêtes de la Vigne de Dijon](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/fetes-de-la-vigne-dijon): Dijon's international folk festival, born in 1946 and held every two years. (Culture · Dijon) - **Friday 27 – Sunday 29 August 2027 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Golden Coast Festival](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/golden-coast-festival-dijon): Three days of French and international rap in a park on the edge of Dijon. (Music · Dijon) - **Usually a Sunday in mid September.** · [Vélotour Dijon](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/velotour-dijon): A playful bike ride through Dijon that opens places normally closed to cyclists. (Sport · Dijon) - **Usually the third weekend of September, during the European Heritage Days.** · [Fête de la Pressée](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/fete-de-la-pressee-chenove): The dukes' giant wine presses come back to life in Chenôve's old village. (Tradition · Chenôve) - **Usually the last days of September and the first days of October.** · [Tribu Festival](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/tribu-festival-dijon): Dijon's festival of world music, jazz and adventurous sounds, at the turn of October. (Music · Dijon) ## Questions about Consortium Museum ### How far is Consortium Museum from Beaune? Consortium Museum is about 43 min from Beaune by road (47 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €120 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. ### How long does a visit to Consortium Museum take? For the visit, allow 1 to 1.5 hours. ### When is Consortium Museum open? Opening days and times change during the year, so check the official website (consortiummuseum.com) before you go. Your driver can plan the day around them. ### Can a private driver take us to Consortium Museum? Yes. Your driver collects you in Beaune or at your hotel in an electric Polestar 2 (up to 4 guests), waits while you visit and plans the rest of the day with you. The driver speaks English, French, Mandarin Chinese and Arabic. → [Full-day wine tour, €560](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/full-day) ## Book - [Book a driver here](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=driver&place=sight:consortium): €120 one way from Beaune · up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - - --- Canonical page: