Location: Paris, France.

Architect: Gehry Partners LLP.

The LVMH Group has announced the opening of the Fondation Louis Vuitton, a building commissioned by Bernard Arnault and designed by Frank Gehry. The foundation’s mission is to promote contemporary artistic creation both in France and internationally, with collections and programs continuing the tradition of artistic and creative movements of the 20th and 21st centuries. The building includes exhibition galleries, a flexible auditorium, and terraces offering panoramic views of Paris and the Jardin d’Acclimatation. The foundation will present an exhibition showcasing the architectural project created by Frank Gehry for the foundation, in dialogue with the first European retrospective of Gehry’s work presented by the Centre Pompidou. The Fondation Louis Vuitton is a corporate foundation and a private cultural initiative dedicated to art and artists, representing a new phase in art patronage and in the culture initiated by LVMH in France and around the world over the past two decades.

Photo credit: Foundation Louis Vuitton – Iwan Baan.