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To the West of the entrance is the temporary exhibition gallery and La Scène, a vast – new generation

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It is reminiscent of the Louvre palace, with its wings laid almost flat. The architects wanted to bri

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Natural light is controlled by means of a concealment device in the roof and interior shades forming

The museum also includes a large, invisible, two level space, buried deep in fill from the site. This

The Japanese architects from SANAA, Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa wanted to avoid creating a domin

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Continue reading for the architects’ description. Louvre Lens The choice of placing the museum on a f

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The 360 meter long, steel and glass structure is integrated within a 20 hectare wasteland that was or

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French photographer Julien Lanoo has shared with us a first look at the Musée du Louvre’s new sister

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