Illuminating museums: Louvre Lens (Lighting)

The Département Pas-de-Calais has always been known for its coal and heavy industry. The Louvre Lens has now added an attraction which, at first glance, appears far removed from its surroundings. It is a branch of the Louvre in Paris and yet conceptually of unusual compactness and rather unlike its big brother. Thanks to the architects of SANAA in Tokyo and the lighting designers of Arup in London, the Louvre Lens has become a milestone in the worldwide museum landscape.

Architect: SANAA, Tokyo

Exhibition design: Studio Adrien Gardère

Lighting design: Arup, London

Museographic lighting and commissioning : ACL Alexis Coussement

Landscape design: mosbach paysagistes

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