Béatrice Grenier is a curator, writer and editor who is working at the intersection of global contemporary architecture and art. She is the Director of Strategic Projects and International Programs at the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain.

"The author does not question the necessity of museums today, but she does think “too little critical attention has been given to the role and agency of architecture in defining its new forms.” More than merely a depot for storing and displaying art or other artifacts, Grenier sees the museum “as an incubator and laboratory of urban culture.” Across nine “The Museum Is ______” chapters, Grenier explores how the role of museums is changing. What might resemble a survey of contemporary museum architecture at first flip, the book is more accurately nine critical essays that discuss museums—both new and old ones, as well places that usually existing outside of what readers might consider museums—in terms of agency and impact more than space and function." — A WEEKLY DOSE OF ARCHITECTURE BOOKS (JOHN HILL)

Béatrice Grenier is a curator, writer and editor who is working at the intersection of global contemporary architecture and art. She is the Director of Strategic Projects and International Programs at the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain.

"The author does not question the necessity of museums today, but she does think “too little critical attention has been given to the role and agency of architecture in defining its new forms.” More than merely a depot for storing and displaying art or other artifacts, Grenier sees the museum “as an incubator and laboratory of urban culture.” Across nine “The Museum Is ______” chapters, Grenier explores how the role of museums is changing. What might resemble a survey of contemporary museum architecture at first flip, the book is more accurately nine critical essays that discuss museums—both new and old ones, as well places that usually existing outside of what readers might consider museums—in terms of agency and impact more than space and function." — A WEEKLY DOSE OF ARCHITECTURE BOOKS (JOHN HILL)

Béatrice Grenier is a curator, writer and editor who is working at the intersection of global contemporary architecture and art. She is the Director of Strategic Projects and International Programs at the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain.

"The author does not question the necessity of museums today, but she does think “too little critical attention has been given to the role and agency of architecture in defining its new forms.” More than merely a depot for storing and displaying art or other artifacts, Grenier sees the museum “as an incubator and laboratory of urban culture.” Across nine “The Museum Is ______” chapters, Grenier explores how the role of museums is changing. What might resemble a survey of contemporary museum architecture at first flip, the book is more accurately nine critical essays that discuss museums—both new and old ones, as well places that usually existing outside of what readers might consider museums—in terms of agency and impact more than space and function." — A WEEKLY DOSE OF ARCHITECTURE BOOKS (JOHN HILL)