Louis Vuitton Foundation, Art museum in the Bois de Boulogne, 16th arrondissement of Paris, France
The Louis Vuitton Foundation is a contemporary art museum in the Bois de Boulogne in Paris. The glass and steel structure rises across multiple levels, with curved surfaces that resemble sails and wrap around the galleries inside.
Construction began in 2006 following a design by Frank Gehry and was completed eight years later. The opening took place in October 2014, after the project received special permissions to build within the protected park grounds.
The foundation was created by LVMH in 2005 to continue the group's patronage begun in 1990, and its building was conceived as a reply to François Pinault's Venice foundation, part of the rivalry between Bernard Arnault and Pinault. The name honours the luxury house Louis Vuitton. Before the official opening, the building hosted Louis Vuitton's women's spring/summer 2015 fashion show.
The building stands at the southern edge of the Jardin d'Acclimatation, bordering the Bois de Boulogne and Neuilly-sur-Seine. The glass sails rise above the park; the entrance and ticket booth are on the Avenue Mahatma Gandhi side, beneath a stainless-steel LV logo. The site is served by metro and bus lines.
The glass surfaces consist of more than 3,500 individual panels, each shaped differently. Every panel was fabricated using digital models to replicate the wave-like forms with precision.
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