FNAC is little-known, but is the largest collection of living art in
France. As of 2014 it had 70,000 works of
visual art,
photography, decorative art and design. The FNAC has its origins in the ''Bureau des travaux d'art'' (Office of Art Works) created in 1878, which became the FNAC in 1976. In 1981 it became the responsibility of the
Délégation aux arts plastiques of the
French Ministry of Culture. It supports creation of art through acquisition of the work of living artists, and disseminates the work. As well as purchasing work by established artists, it tries to discover new creations of young artists. The FNAC adapts to contemporary trends and is open to diverse artistic approaches. FNAC stores its collection in a facility under the
Esplanade de la Défense. The
Centre national des arts plastiques (CNAP) manages the collection. Information on the collection is maintained by Videomuseum. FNAC does not exhibit the works, which are meant to be placed on deposit or loaned to museums and cultural institutions, or loaned to exhibitions in France and abroad. Every year almost 2,000 items are loaned for temporary displays in France or abroad, including thematic exhibitions, solo exhibitions,
retrospectives and so on. The FNAC takes care of
packaging,
transportation, ensuring a suitable environment in the place of
exhibition, and restoration. David-Antiochus et Stratonice.jpg|
Jacques-Louis David, ''
Erasistratus Discovering the Cause of Antiochus' Disease'', 1774. Júpiter y Tetis, por Dominique Ingres.jpg|
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres,
Jupiter and Thetis, 1811. L'Éducation d'Henri IV - Jean-Baptiste Mallet - MBA Lyon 2014.jpg|
Jean-Baptiste Mallet, ''L'Éducation d'Henri IV'', 1817. Le Voeu de Louis XIII.jpg|
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres,
The Vow of Louis XIII, 1824. Scene of deluge-Joseph Desire Court-MBA Lyon A23-IMG 0453.jpg|
Joseph-Désiré Court,
Scene from the Great Flood, 1826. Ingres Martyre Saint-Symphorien.jpg|
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres,
The Martyrdom of Saint Symphorian, 1834. Hippolyte Flandrin - Le Dante, conduit par Virgile, offre des consolations aux âmes des Envieux.jpg|
Hippolyte Flandrin,
Dante in Hell, 1835. Chassériau - Le Christ au Jardin des Oliviers, 1840, D 2002-1.jpg|
Théodore Chassériau,
Christ in the Garden of Olives, 1840. Rachel "La Tragédie" par Gérôme 02.png|
Jean-Léon Gérôme,
Rachel, « La Tragédie », 1859. Doré Gustave-Entre ciel et terre (2).jpg|
Gustave Doré,
Entre ciel et terre, 1862. Une leçon clinique à la Salpêtrière.jpg|
André Brouillet,
A Clinical Lesson at the Salpêtrière, 1887. Pierre-Auguste Renoir - Colonna Romano.jpg|
Auguste Renoir,
Portrait de Colonna Romano, 1912. Jacqueline Marval - La grande plage à Biarritz.jpg|
Jacqueline Marval,
La Grande Plage à Biarritz, 1923. ==Acquisition process==