Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain, Art museum in Paris, France
The Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art is an art museum in central Paris, near the Louvre and the Royal Palace. Inside, a wide open area with movable platforms allows exhibitions to be arranged in different ways, and natural light reaches the white exhibition spaces.
The building was completed in 1855 for a large exhibition and later became a department store, then an antiques market. Work to change it into an art space lasted about ten years and was overseen by the architect Jean Nouvel.
The red hall is used for talks and meetings where artists and curators speak about their work. This gives visitors a chance to hear the ideas behind the pieces they have just seen.
The galleries are large and flexible, so slow movement between works is easy for most visitors. The main hall can be divided into smaller areas, which helps orient you from the entrance toward the bookstore and the red hall.
Art also appears outside the building, in nearby squares and in the Valois Corridor, a former tunnel that linked a metro station to shops. Paintings by Andre Blanch are shown there as part of a project first imagined in 2008.
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