{"id":105226,"date":"2014-06-24T12:03:03","date_gmt":"2014-06-24T12:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/luxurylaunches.com\/?p=105226"},"modified":"2014-06-24T12:03:37","modified_gmt":"2014-06-24T12:03:37","slug":"the-123-million-louis-vuitton-museum-is-all-set-to-open-in-paris-on-october-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/luxurylaunches.com\/fashion\/the-123-million-louis-vuitton-museum-is-all-set-to-open-in-paris-on-october-27.php","title":{"rendered":"The $123 million Louis Vuitton museum is all set to open in Paris on October 27"},"content":{"rendered":"
While the Chef Concierge at Four Seasons Hotel George V may have given us his list of the best places to visit in Paris<\/a>, Louis Vuitton<\/a> may have added another one to those recommendations. Let me give you a few hints- home to works owned by LVMH, specially commissioned art attractions, a performance space cum auditorium. Any guesses? Foundation Louis Vuitton museum!
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\nThe maison\u2019s state-of-the-art museum situated on the outskirts of Paris is a massive 126,000 sq. ft. in the Jardin d’Acclimatation. Designed by architect Frank Gehry (of The Icon and the Iconoclasts<\/a> fame), the 12-part \u201ccloud of glass\u201d structure will be the setting for the corporate art collection of LVMH Mo\u00ebt Hennessy Louis Vuitton as well as special commissioned exhibitions. “This is a small payback to the public, and to our employees,” emphasized LVMH boss Bernard Arnault.<\/p>\n
\nFurther proof of its \u2018payback\u2019 nature is that the launch event to be held on October 20, a week prior to the official opening date of October 27, will be followed by three days of free admission, October 23-26, during the weekend of the art fair Fiac (Foire internationale d\u2019art contemporain). In case you\u2019re already packing your bags, the \u20ac100m (over $123m) Frank Gehry-designed museum, in the Bois de Boulogne district, will also host an exhibit of the architect\u2019s designs; the full program for the opening will be announced by autumn.<\/p>\n