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So, what is the thinking behind this new “offsite”
Louvre? The aim is to make the artwork of the most
renowned museum in the world accessible to the largest
audience possible, and at the same time to showcase the
transformation that the region is currently undergoing.
The poetry of the clean lines of the Louvre-Lens
LOUVRE-LENS MUSEUM are in perfect harmony with the treasures it stores
LENS (FRANCE) inside. They were created by the architects Kazuyo
Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa of SANAA, who were
SANAA AGENCY (JAPAN) also responsible for the Institute of Modern Art
in Valencia, the Museum of Contemporary Art in
Kanazawa, as well as the vertiginous Dior store in Tokyo.
THE LOUVRE-LENS MUSEUM IS A SUMPTUOUS GLASS PALACE This transparent pavilion extends for 360 meters, creating
SURROUNDED BY GREEN SPACES AND WIDE-OPEN SKIES. the illusion of floating in the middle of the surrounding
IT OPENED ITS DOORS TO THE PUBLIC IN DECEMBER 2012, park. There are three entry points, underlining their
ADDING A NEW DIMENSION TO THE CULTURAL LANDSCAPE OF vision for a truly public space in the city of Lens, where
THE NORD-PAS-DE-CALAIS REGION. communication and cultural exchanges would prevail.
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DELABIE products installed:
TEMPOSOFT MIX time flow basin mixer (Ref. 742000)
TEMPOSOFT MIX 2 time flow basin mixer (Ref. 742500)
TEMPOFIX 3 WC frame system with TEMPOFLUX 2 time flow
direct flush WC valve (Ref. 578305 + 578222)
