Art Ludique, Art museum in Paris, France
Art Ludique – The Museum was a 1,200 m² museum dedicated to art from entertainment, housed in Les Docks, cité de la mode et du design at 34, quai d'Austerlitz in Paris's 13th arrondissement. It held several temporary exhibitions a year, opened with "Pixar – 25 years of animation" on 16 November 2013, and left Les Docks in 2017; a planned move to Gare Saint-Lazare never happened and the museum was liquidated in 2024.
Founded by Jean-Jacques and Diane Launier, Art Ludique opened on 16 November 2013 in Les Docks, cité de la mode et du design at 34, quai d'Austerlitz, with the exhibition "Pixar, 25 years of animation". The museum left Les Docks in March 2018 after a disagreement. A planned move to Gare Saint-Lazare never happened; the company was placed in judicial liquidation on 14 November 2024.
The museum's name comes from founder Jean-Jacques Launier's 2011 book "Art Ludique", published by Sonatine, which argues that comics, animation and video games deserve museum status. Its exhibitions drew on film props such as Thor's hammer Mjolnir, Iron Man's helmets and Captain America's shield, shown alongside original comic covers.
The museum left Les Docks in 2017 and its planned move to Gare Saint-Lazare never opened; the company was placed in judicial liquidation on 14 November 2024. There is no permanent venue to visit, so check the team's current off-site exhibitions before travelling. The former space was at 34, quai d'Austerlitz in the 13th arrondissement.
The museum never opened at Gare Saint-Lazare: after leaving Les Docks in 2018, it signed an agreement with SNCF Gares & Connexions for a site there, but the plan fell through and the company was placed in judicial liquidation on 14 November 2024. Its first exhibition, Pixar – 25 years of animation, drew over 180,000 visitors.
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