Louve Lens

The Louvre-Lens is an art museum located in Lens, France, approximately 200 kilometers north of Paris. It displays objects from the collections of the Musée du Louvre that are lent to the gallery on a medium- or long-term basis. The Louvre-Lens annex is part of an effort to provide access to French cultural institutions for people who live outside of Paris. Thou…
The Louvre-Lens is an art museum located in Lens, France, approximately 200 kilometers north of Paris. It displays objects from the collections of the Musée du Louvre that are lent to the gallery on a medium- or long-term basis. The Louvre-Lens annex is part of an effort to provide access to French cultural institutions for people who live outside of Paris. Though the museum maintains close institutional links with the Louvre, it is primarily funded by the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region.
  • Established: 2012
  • Location: 99 Rue Paul Bert · 62300 Lens, France
  • Architect: SANAA Kazuyo Sejima & Ryue Nishizawa, Tokyo + Imrey Culbert, New York
  • Visitors: 700,000 the first year, 450 000 in 2017
  • Director: Xavier Dectot
  • Curator: Xavier Dectot
  • Public transit access: Bus shuttle from gare de Lens

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Bird's Eye

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