One of the newer museums in Paris, the Fondation Louis Vuitton, was officially opened in 2014 and was designed by Frank Ghery. At the time we visited the museum, there were multiple contemporary African art exhibitions on display called Art/Afrique, le novel atelier. This photo was taken on the upper terrace of the museum, which are there to give visitors a view of different parts of Paris. In this photo, you can see the downtown area of modern day Paris.
What makes the architecture of the museum so interesting is the unique placement of glass sails that twist and turn, with odd angles. The bulging was commissioned by Bernard Arnault who is the head of the LVMH brand empire. The museum ended up costing $143 million to build and it is now run as a nonprofit entity as Louis Vuitton’s promotion of art and culture.
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