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Motoco

Mulhouse · Grand Est · France

Art and territoryReuse of vacancy2013

A former building of the DMC textile manufacturer in Mulhouse, occupied since 2013 by a collective of artists that today has around 140 resident studios. The first organisation went bankrupt in 2016, and the Mulhouse conurbation, which owns the land, entrusted its relaunch to a management body that subsidises low-cost studios by renting the halls out for events. It is an example of how the survival of a cultural friche often depends on a mixed economic model, not on artistic will alone.

Led by
Martine Zussy, sobre suelo de Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération en el antiguo complejo textil DMC
Status
Active
Participation
Community led
Visitable
Sí, jornadas de puertas abiertas y exposiciones periódicas
Website
www.motoco.fr ↗
Contact
No public contact on record
Last reviewed
1 September 2026

Verification

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