This space will be dedicated to service functions for the public, but will also be used for storage and logistical functions of the museum. Louvre Lens The choice of placing the museum on a former mine illustrates the intent of the museum to participate in the conversion of the mining area, while retaining the richness of its industrial past. Venus with Apple by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1805). The Ministry of Culture and the Louvre Directorate launched a plan, in 2003, to build a Louvre satellite museum in one of the 22 Regions of France. Es wurde am 4. These paths are an invitation to stroll through woodland, flower meadows, lawns, esplanades and ponds. French architect and filmmaker Vincent Hecht has released the latest in his Japanese Collection series, this time featuring the SANAA -designed Louvre-Lens Museum. Only the Nord pas de Calais applied for the museum and proposed six cities: Lille, Lens, Valenciennes, Calais, Béthune and Boulogne-sur-Mer. The park is open every day, including Tuesdays when the museum is closed. By using our site, you agree to the use of cookies. The area is slightly elevated due to filling in of the mine. With its long, gently curving lines and its anodised aluminium facades that reflect the landscape, the museum’s delicate, luminous glass form stretches out across the site of a former coal mine. There are four rectangles and one large square with slightly curved walls whose angles touch. Our aim is usually to make it impossible to tell where the landscape ends and the building begins. A royal head thought to represent Hammurabi, King of Babylon (ca. The buildings located to the East of the entrance – the Grande Galerie and the Glass Pavilion – primarily house the Louvre’s collections. Their design avoids both strict rectilinear forms, which would have clashed with the site’s fragile beauty, and forms that are too free, which would have been restrictive when it came to organising the interior of the museum. They follow the trace of the former railway embankments along which the coal used to be transported to the station. The Louvre-Lens site is located on 20 hectares of wasteland that was once a major coal mine and has since been taken over by nature since its closing in 1960. SANAA’s stroke of genius was to make the architectural modules disappear from view by wrapping them alternately in floor-to-ceiling windows and sheets of anodised aluminium with no visible joins. Ideal for walks as well as relaxing and having fun, it is a place that brings people together. The second exhibit was dedicated to Rubens and included 170 of his works. [16] While 700,000 visitors were anticipated for the first year (while admission was free), the year's final tally was approximately 900,000.[17]. [11] The square, central building is the main reception area. [5] Other critics pointed out that the museum makes no attempt to address Lens's turbulent history or its current economic difficulties. Different zones were created making it possible to conserve the remarkable plant species, such as milk vetch with its liquorice leaves, a protected plant that is very rare in northern France, and hoary mullein. Created with Sketch. Skylights above the staircases illuminate the lower level. The structure is made up of five building of steel and glass. Their arrangement evokes the Louvre Palace, articulated around a central pavilion onto which are grafted two large wings each overlapping. 1576)[20], Jules Hardouin-Mansart by Hyacinthe Rigaud (1685). [18] The painting has been fully restored. The 360 meter long, steel and glass structure is integrated within a 20 hectare wasteland that was originally used as a coal mine before the 1960s. The entire structure of 28,000 square meters extends over 360 meters long from one end of a central foyer in transparent glass to the other. The Louvre-Lens is near several World War memorials, including the Canadian National Vimy Memorial in Vimy,[10] approximately 15 minutes from the Louvre-Lens. The latter reflect a hazy, almost blurred image of the site’s outlines, shifting as the visitor moves around and as the light changes. The design, first conceived as part of an international competition in 2006, was created by the Pritzker Prize laureates of SANAA, in collaboration with New York studio Imrey Culbert, landscape designer Catherine Mosbach and museographer Studio Adrien Gardère. All images are © each office/photographer mentioned. In 2004, Jean-Pierre Raffarin, then French Prime Minister, announced Lens as the recipient city. To improve your user experience of our site, we use cookies. The main building consists of a sequence of five volumes – a large square and four rectangles – only the corners of which are joined. "France abandoned us when the coal stopped, and we became a ghost town", said Pas-de-Calais president Daniel Percheron. In einem internationalen Wettbewerb konnten sie die Jury mit ihrem Entwurf eines Gebäudekomplexes aus fünf eingeschossigen Baukörpern überzeugen, der sich in die umliegende Landschaft einfügt. The roofs are partially in glass, reflecting a particular advantage to bringing in light, both for exhibiting the works and for being able to the sky from inside the building. The items in the large, open hall are arranged chronologically, from 3,500 BC to the mid-19th century, regardless of style or country of origin. To the West of the entrance is the temporary exhibition gallery and La Scène, a vast – new generation – auditorium, whose programs are in direct relation with the exhibitions. Creating a Japanese-American team for the Louvre competition was … You'll now receive updates based on what you follow! [14], On Dec 4, 2012, President François Hollande, alongside first lady Valérie Trierweiler, the Minister of Culture Aurélie Filippetti, the director of Le Louvre Henri Loyrette, the mayor of Lens Guy Delcourt, and former prime ministers Lionel Jospin and Pierre Mauroy officially opened the Louvre-Lens. The Louvre-Lens site is located on 20 hectares of wasteland that was once a major coal mine and has since been taken over by nature since its closing in 1960. In 2004, Jean-Pierre Raffarin, then French Prime Minister, announced Lens as the recipient city. 1150–1200), A fragment of a chapel of the Saint-Sepulcre in Chaumont-en-Bassigny (1475), James of the Marches by Carlo Crivelli (1477), Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione by Raphael (ca. [2][3][4] The last mine in Lens closed in 1986, which caused the unemployment rate to rise well above the French national average. It was a real challenge to design a new building for the Louvre , which represented the Parisian museum without simply imitating it and which fitted the site - a former mine yard - without betraying its character. Continue reading for the architects’ description. [5], Officials took inspiration from the economic transformation of the Spanish industrial city of Bilbao,[6] which was caused, in part, by the construction of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao satellite (dubbed the "Bilbao effect", though some cautioned that the comparison is limited due to the much smaller population of Lens, and its lack of other tourist attractions. 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Inside the large agora covering 2,300 m2 float glass bubbles that create more intimate zones, although they are closely connected to the rest of the museum: picnic area, media library, bookshop and gift shop and cafeteria. An integral part of the museum’s identity, the park helps turn a trip to the museum into an ecological and sensory experience. In May 2013, during Long Night of Museums 2013, 500,000 visitors viewed the masterpieces displayed in the Louvre-Lens Museum. It emerges gradually as you approach it through the surrounding park. Tragwerks- und Fassadenplanung übernahm das Frankfurter Ingenieurbüro … Der Eintritt im ersten Jahr war frei. The architects wanted to bring to mind boats on a river coming together to dock gently with each other. Two independent buildings house the administrative services, to the South, and a restaurant, to the North, thus establishing a link between the museum, the park and the city. Architecture et Parc Louvre-Lens. After coal mining ceased, the deposits of shale and sandstone became a refuge for diverse flora. [2], The Ministry of Culture and the Louvre Directorate launched a plan, in 2003, to build a Louvre satellite museum in one of the 22 Regions of France. [7]) Some Lens locals were critical of the project; they felt that the project to bring culture to their city was "patronizing". At the western tip, the grassy mounds of the play area are a delight for children. Natural light is controlled by means of a concealment device in the roof and interior shades forming the ceiling. An integral part of the architectural design from the outset, the 20-hectare park, with its 11 entrances, forms a bridge between museum and city. Dezember 2012 durch den französischen Staatspräsidenten François Hollande eröffnet und am 12. 100–200 AD), A prince of the family of the Emperor of the East, Theodosius II (Italy, ca. Only the Nord pas de Calais applied for the museum and proposed six cities: Lille, Lens, Valenciennes, Calais, Béthune and Boulogne-sur-Mer. French photographer Julien Lanoo has shared with us a first look at the Musée du Louvre’s new sister gallery: Louvre Lens. This coal mining site was recolonised by nature after it was closed down in 1960. Selected in 2005 from 124 different entries, the design by Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa of the Japanese agency SANAA fulfilled many of the project’s scientific and cultural objectives. Receive information about new exhibitions and events, Become a member and enjoy exclusive benefits, Kazuyo Sejima & Ryue Nishizawa / S A N A A, Preserving the fragile ecosystem while paying tribute to the mining past. [13] The building to the west of the entry hall is a gallery for temporary exhibits (the Exhibitions Temporaires) and, beyond that, an auditorium. The facades are in polished aluminum, in which the park is reflected, ensuring continuity between the museum and the surrounding landscape. They are reminiscent of Italian and French Baroque gardens, which encouraged people to wander. It displays objects from the collections of the Musée du Louvre that are lent to the gallery on a medium- or long-term basis. The land presents some slight elevation, the result of excess fill from the mine. The Louvre-Lens was one of France’s biggest developments in 2012 and opened in December of that year after an international competition won by New York-based Imrey Culbert, Tokyo-based Pritzker Prize-awardee SANAA (Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa), and French landscape architects Mosbach Paysagistes in 2006. [15] The following weekend, the museum welcomed its first visitors; three weeks after the opening, the museum welcomed its 100,000th visitor. The first exhibition, titled Renaissance, included Leonardo da Vinci's recently restored The Virgin and Child with St. Anne. Dezember 2012 der Öffentlichkeit übergeben. The Japanese architects from SANAA, Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa wanted to avoid creating a dominating fortress, opting instead for a low, easily accessible structure that integrates into the site without imposing on it by its presence. 500 BC), Mithra sacrificing the bull (ca. Tim Culbert, an American architect raised in Japan and Switzerland with a degree in architecture from France, considered the Louvre-Lens competition to be a perfect platform to merge both his personal background, with his knowledge of both French and Japanese cultures to address the paradigm shift of the museum in today’s society. [11] To make the building blend into the surrounding area, the architects designed a string of five low-profile structures; the central one is square with glass walls and the others are rectangular with polished, aluminum facades that gave a blurry reflection of the surroundings. The Louvre-Lens was built on a 20-hectare site that was occupied by the 9 and 9 bis mine shafts. The architecture thus merges into its surroundings in a subtle and respectful way, without overwhelming it. It contains several curved glass rooms that contain a cafeteria, bookstore and museum boutique. French landscape architect Catherine Mosbach has reshaped nature in a design that revolves around evocations of the past and a sensitivity to the local ecosystem. Created with Sketch. [1][8] The Louvre-Lens Museum, SANAA + Imrey Culbert's first building in France, was awarded the Prix d'architecture de l'Equerre d'Argent for 2013.[9]. [3], A worldwide design contest was won by Japanese architectural firm SANAA in collaboration with New York firm Imrey Culbert, French landscape architect Catherine Mosbach, and museographer Studio Adrien Gardère. Did you know? In fine weather, the park is an outdoor extension of the museum thanks to guided tours, creative workshops for families, sports and performances. 28,000 m2 is the surface area of the buildings that make up the museum, which extends for a length of 360 metres and covers 8,700 m2. The main structure follows the gentle slope of the site without ever exceeding six metres in height, leaving the tops of the trees visible in places. We try to create designs that offer a gentle transition with the environment, through transparency, reflections and direct connection with the outdoors. On Feb 7 2013, a woman vandalized a major masterpiece of the museum, Liberty Guiding the People, writing "AE911" on it with a black marker, possibly a reference to a group calling itself "Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth". Designed as an answer to the vaulted ceiling, the surface retains in its light the change of seasons, hours and exhibitions. Their design, prompted by the idea of creating a gentle transition with the surroundings through transparency and openness to the outside, rejects ostentatious gestures in favour of architecture that is accessible and discreet without being mundane. The museum absorbs and recomposes the surrounding park, creating a continuity between architecture and landscape. The design of a central building flanked by two wings mimics the Paris Louvre. To the north and south, three main routes make it possible to cross the entire length of the park quickly from west to east. The Louvre-Lens annex is part of an effort to provide access to French cultural institutions for people who live outside of Paris. Der Louvre-Lens ist ein Kunstmuseum in der nordfranzösischen Stadt Lens im Département Pas-de-Calais. the world's most visited architecture website, © All rights reserved. The ceiling is clad in light-coloured perforated aluminium sheets, reflecting the natural light and extending across the entire underside. Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors, offices and users. Although visitors come to the Louvre-Lens primarily to see the museum, the park is also a destination in itself. [12] Altogether, the museum is 360 m (1,180 ft) long and contains 28,000 m2 (300,000 sq ft) of exhibition space.[1]. [1] Though the museum maintains close institutional links with the Louvre, it is primarily funded by the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region. The building consists of 5 volumes. [12] Beyond the Galerie du Temps is the Pavillon de Verre which exhibits works from neighboring museums. [2], The museum site was chosen in hopes of reversing the fortunes of the depressed Lens mining community, which was devastated by both World Wars and the Nazi occupation, and suffered multiple mining catastrophes including the Courrières mine disaster, the worst in European history, and a 1974 tragedy killing 42 miners. Using extremely simple forms, the architects succeeded in making their building part of the landscape, exploiting the appearance of the façades. The museum also includes a large, invisible, two level space, buried deep in fill from the site. 1514–1515), The Abduction of Deianira by Giambologna (ca. 2000 BC)[19], A fragment of an architectural frieze from Raqqa with a Koranic inscription in angular Arabic (1100-1200), A group of ushabti from the tomb of Neferibreheb in Memphis, Egypt (ca. The museum is built on a 20-hectare (49-acre) mining site that closed in the 1960s. Deviating from the large vertical structures often favoured by architects, SANAA decided to respond to the very linear, horizontal architecture inherited from the mines with a very long building on a single level. The main building consists of a sequence of five volumes – a large square and four rectangles – only the corners of which are joined. The museum was built with the aim of minimising the impact on the species that had colonised the slag heap. La Scène (performance and lecture theatre), Opening times, ticket prices and how to get here. The choice of contemporary architecture From the outset, the Louvre and the Nord-Pas de Calais region, contractor for the project, were set on a contemporary design. In the past, the edges of the site were meant to keep out those who did not work in the mine. Transparent und anti-hierarchisch: Architektur, Kunst und Landschaft greifen im Louvre Lens sehr selbstverständlich und unaufgeregt ineinander und öffnen den Blick für neue Ideen. It is expected to attract 500,000 visitors every year and envisioned to help revitalize the post-industrial town. The Louvre-Lens is an art museum located in Lens, France, approximately 200 kilometers north of Paris. [1] To the east of the entry hall is the 3,000 m2 (32,000 sq ft) Galerie du Temps which houses approximately 200 items from the Paris Louvre collection. 440 AD), Busts of kings of France from Notre Dame de la Couldre in Parthenay, France (ca. It is reminiscent of the Louvre palace, with its wings laid almost flat. My task was to create the opposite effect, so that the park opens its arms to the outside. The Exhibitions Temporaires is dedicated to exhibits which last 3 months. Geplant wurde der Louvre-Lens vom japanischen Architekten-Duo Kazuyo Sejima und Ryue Nishizawa von Sanaa. 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