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Monochrome animation still of the M+ museum building in the West Kowloon Cultural District.

How to Build a Museum

Details
Artist: Vincent Broquaire
Year: 2021
Format: Digital File / 3 min
Language: Multiple
Audience: Everyone
Location: Grand Stair
Monochrome animation still of the M+ museum building in the West Kowloon Cultural District.

How to Build a Museum

How do you build a museum? Start with a line, a page, and a little imagination.

Commissioned by M+, Vincent Broquaire’s animation series tells a story of the M+ building in ten instalments. Using imaginative storytelling that blends fact, fiction, and metaphor, the artist explores a different aspect of the building in each episode.

The series confidently guides us through a gonzo construction process of accordion staircases, inflatable towers, and moveable horizons. Broquaire's whimsical and witty flicks spark our sense of wonder and provide an alternative view on how our built environments foster a sense of identity and place.

Monochrome animation still of the M+ museum building in the West Kowloon Cultural District.

How to Build a Museum, Vincent Broquaire. 2021. Commissioned by M+, Hong Kong. © M+, Hong Kong

Monochrome animation still of the M+ museum building in the West Kowloon Cultural District.

How to Build a Museum, Vincent Broquaire. 2021. Commissioned by M+, Hong Kong. © M+, Hong Kong

Monochrome animation still of the M+ museum building in the West Kowloon Cultural District.

How to Build a Museum, Vincent Broquaire. 2021. Commissioned by M+, Hong Kong. © M+, Hong Kong

Monochrome animation still of the M+ museum building in the West Kowloon Cultural District.

How to Build a Museum, Vincent Broquaire. 2021. Commissioned by M+, Hong Kong. © M+, Hong Kong

Monochrome animation still of the M+ museum building in the West Kowloon Cultural District.

How to Build a Museum, Vincent Broquaire. 2021. Commissioned by M+, Hong Kong. © M+, Hong Kong

Monochrome animation still of the M+ museum building in the West Kowloon Cultural District.

How to Build a Museum, Vincent Broquaire. 2021. Commissioned by M+, Hong Kong. © M+, Hong Kong

Monochrome animation still of the M+ museum building in the West Kowloon Cultural District.

How to Build a Museum, Vincent Broquaire. 2021. Commissioned by M+, Hong Kong. © M+, Hong Kong

Monochrome animation still of the M+ museum building in the West Kowloon Cultural District.

How to Build a Museum, Vincent Broquaire. 2021. Commissioned by M+, Hong Kong. © M+, Hong Kong

Monochrome animation still of the M+ museum building in the West Kowloon Cultural District.

How to Build a Museum, Vincent Broquaire. 2021. Commissioned by M+, Hong Kong. © M+, Hong Kong

Monochrome animation still of the M+ museum building in the West Kowloon Cultural District.

How to Build a Museum, Vincent Broquaire. 2021. Commissioned by M+, Hong Kong. © M+, Hong Kong

Monochrome animation still of the M+ museum building in the West Kowloon Cultural District.

How to Build a Museum, Vincent Broquaire. 2021. Commissioned by M+, Hong Kong. © M+, Hong Kong

Monochrome animation still of the M+ museum building in the West Kowloon Cultural District.

How to Build a Museum, Vincent Broquaire. 2021. Commissioned by M+, Hong Kong. © M+, Hong Kong

About the Artist

Vincent Broquaire is a Strasbourg-based artist working with drawings, animations, and installations in collaboration with galleries and museums. He studied art and graphic design at L’École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Lyon and the Haute école des arts du Rhin in Strasbourg.

His works has been exhibited at the Venice Biennale, XPO gallery, Paris, at the Sciences-Po contemporary art prize in Paris, at the Paréidolie show in Marseille, at the Nantes museum of fine arts, Moving Image in New York, and at the Hypersalon in Miami.

A still image of Vincent Broquaire. He is wearing a navy jacket and stands in the centre of the frame against a grey wall.

Portrait of Vincent Broquaire. Image courtesy of the artist

M+ Opening Programmes

M+ celebrates its grand opening with a programme of events designed to welcome visitors in its newly opened space. Whether you are a seeker of new insights or an arts enthusiast, we invite you to the world of visual culture through our talk, thematic tour, workshop, performances, and screenings.

M+ is more than just a museum—it is also a platform for visitors of different ages, backgrounds, and abilities to interact and exchange ideas with artists, makers, and the community. We welcome everyone—with or without knowledge in visual culture. All you need to be is curious!

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