Louis Vuitton Foundation
Join Us in France Travel Podcast
Annie Sargent
4.8 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 11 October 2020
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
This episode features our frequent and very popular guest Elyse Rivin. If you enjoy her episodes, please consider supporting her on Patreon.
On today's episode of the podcast, Annie and Elyse have a conversation about the Louis Vuitton Foundation and the Jardin d'Acclimatation in Paris. The Louis Vuitton Foundation and Museum are to the West of Paris, just outside of the périphérique (that’s the Paris belt road). It is easily accessible by metro (line 1).
This museum is worth it just to see the building, but the art inside occasional steals the show! And we also talk about the Jardin d'Acclimatation, an amusement park that kids would enjoy. The two are linked in a way because the city donated the land for this building and it was part of the Jardin d'Acclimatation.
The Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris
The reason why this building is so remarkable is that it was designed by architect Frank Gehry. One of the richest men in the world, Bernard Arnault was the instigator of this project. Arnault owns a lot of modern and contemporary art and he wanted to display it in a beautiful place.
Gehry buildings are always innovative in both form and material and this one completely lives up to the hype! Gehry is a creator of public buildings such as museums. For instance he also designed the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain which is also extraordinary. Gehry has not designed a lot of homes other than his own in Santa Monica.
Frank Gehry found some of his inspiration for the Vuitton Foundation in the landscape of the Jardin d'Acclimatation and from the Grand Palais in Paris.
Surprising Things About the Louis Vuitton Foundation
The Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris has a lot of levels, nook and crannies, and yet it works as a museum space. This is surprising because so many oddly shaped museums are simply confusing.
This museum is the property of the Vuitton Foundation, but it will become the property of the city of Paris starting in 2062.
The Jardin d'Acclimatation Today
The Jardin d'Acclimatation has a complicated and very unethical history. We explain why in the episode. We don't recommend you go back in time to visit the original Jardin d'Acclimatation. But today it's a great day out with your kids!
It's a fairly small theme park with rides, refreshments, gardens, farm animals, birds, but no more large zoo animals. It has come a long way!
The Bois de Boulogne is nearby and also a great visit. If you're interested in parks in general, you should listen to episode 290 to decide which ones to put first on your list.
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- Vuitton Foundation
- Jardin d'Acclimatation
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| 0:00.0 | This is in France episode 306. |
| 0:04.0 | Bonjou, I'm Annie Sergeant and today I bring you a conversation with Elise |
| 0:09.0 | about the Vuitton Foundation and Museum |
| 0:12.0 | to the west of Paris a little bit just outside the |
| 0:14.4 | Perifurique that's the Paris Belt Road it's easily accessible by Metro that's |
| 0:20.1 | even on line one and the museum is worth it just to see the building, |
| 0:25.3 | but the art inside occasionally steals the show, too. |
| 0:29.4 | If you're going to Paris with kids or a geeky spouse. They will love this place even if they don't |
| 0:36.1 | like art per se and the kids will also love the Jardanda Climatation that surrounds the RITON foundation. |
| 0:43.0 | Thank you patrons for giving me a precious gift, the time to produce this podcast. |
| 0:49.0 | Your monthly gift makes it all possible and it means so much to me. A shout out to new patrons and |
| 0:55.2 | more info on how to join all my wonderful patrons after the interview. And if you |
| 1:00.1 | become a patron during the month of October 2020, I'll send you a personalized postcard. |
| 1:05.8 | How about that? |
| 1:06.6 | Because it's my Patreon anniversary. |
| 1:09.1 | Shownotes for this episode are on Join Us in France.com, 4.306, the numeral 306, where you can see a recap of what we've discussed. |
| 1:19.0 | Follow addicted to France on Instagram to see the photos of the Vuitton Foundation in Paris. It is truly |
| 1:26.2 | spectacular. I'll post them this week. That's also where you can see photos of |
| 1:30.2 | my doggies that are usually spectacular as well. The best way to stay in touch |
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| 1:40.0 | for a slash news letter newsletter. I am realizing more and more that people don't necessarily listen to the |
| 1:46.4 | episode as soon as it comes out sometimes people email me about stuff that were |
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