Louvre-Lens
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Louvre-Lens is a satellite branch of the Louvre Museum in Lens, France, known for its minimalist, light-filled contemporary design and innovative presentation of the Louvre’s collections.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Louvre-Lens art museum | 1 |
| Louvre-Lens museum | 1 |
| Louvre-Lens, Lens | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art museum
ⓘ
cultural institution ⓘ satellite museum ⓘ |
| affiliation | Louvre Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architect |
Kazuyo Sejima
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ryue Nishizawa NERFINISHED ⓘ SANAA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architectOfExhibitionDesign | Studio Adrien Gardère NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architectOfLandscape | Catherine Mosbach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
contemporary architecture
ⓘ
minimalist architecture ⓘ |
| builtOnFormer | coal mining site ⓘ |
| category |
branch of national museum
ⓘ
museum in Hauts-de-France ⓘ |
| cityServed | Lens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectionSource | Musée du Louvre in Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| exhibitionType |
long-term chronological gallery
ⓘ
temporary exhibitions ⓘ |
| funding |
French state
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lens municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ Nord-Pas-de-Calais regional council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Louvre-Lens public institution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
auditorium
ⓘ
bookshop ⓘ restaurant ⓘ |
| hasGallery | Galerie du Temps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpace | Pavillon de Verre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.louvrelens.fr ⓘ |
| inauguratedBy | François Hollande NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWebsite |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Lens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInDepartment | Pas-de-Calais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Hauts-de-France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Louvre-Lens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Lens railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
extensive use of glass and aluminum
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landscaped park setting ⓘ light-filled galleries ⓘ single-storey pavilion buildings ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative presentation of Louvre collections
ⓘ
integration of museum and landscape ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2012-12-04 ⓘ |
| partOf | Musée du Louvre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
decentralize access to the Louvre collections
ⓘ
promote cultural regeneration of Lens and its region ⓘ |
| regionServed | former mining basin of Nord–Pas-de-Calais ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Louvre-Lens museum
this entity surface form:
Louvre-Lens, Lens