Motoco motoco
Mulhouse · Grand Est · France
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, on land owned by Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération in the former DMC textile complex
- Status
- Active
- Participation
- Community led
- Visitable
- Yes, open days and regular exhibitions
- Website
- www.motoco.fr ↗
- Contact
- No public contact on record
- Last reviewed
- 1 September 2026
Verification
Verified
This place is backed by at least one primary and one secondary source, reviewed within the last twelve months. The sources appear below with their consultation dates.
- Verified two sources including a primary one, or first-hand knowledge of the place
- Partial one source on record
- Unverified starting knowledge, sources pending
Sources
- Le succès de Motoco à Mulhouse, une piste pour l'avenir des friches culturelles ↗ · secondary source · consulted on 1 September 2026 · Rue89 Strasbourg
- motoco, 140 artistes implantés en plein cœur du site DMC à Mulhouse ↗ · primary source · consulted on 1 September 2026 · motoco