[1] FNAC stores its collection in a 4,500 square metres (48,000 sq ft) facility under the Esplanade de la Défense.

[2] The Centre national des arts plastiques (CNAP) manages the collection.

The FNAC takes care of packaging, transportation, ensuring a suitable environment in the place of exhibition, and restoration.

[1] Purchasing recommendations are made by a commission of members of the arts community, including critics, collectors, artists, and representatives from the Ministry of Culture.

The commission meets several times each year to review requests for acquisitions made by artists or galleries.