page_title: Louvre-Lens
section_title: Architecture
hierarchical_section_title: Louvre-Lens / Museum / Architecture
caption_attribution_description: La Galerie du Temps vue de la sortie Studio Adrien Gardère, muséographe de la Galerie du Temps Agence SANAA (Kazuyo Sejima et Ryue Nishizawa) pour la conception architecturale du Louvre Lens Dans la Grande galerie ne sont confiées que des œuvres issues des collections du musée du Louvre, mais selon une présentation nouvelle&#160;: abandonnant la structuration classique en départements, les œuvres les civilisations, ce qui unit les pratiques artistiques. Par cette approche nouvelle, unique dans les musées encyclopédiques, par le rôle qui y est donné à la médiation humaine et multimédia et à la conquête des publics, par sa dimension expérimentale aussi, le Louvre-Lens est une chance pour le Louvre. Xavier DECTOT, Directeur du musée du Louvre-Lens Extrait du site officiel du Louvre Lens www.louvrelens.fr/ La muséographie de la galerie du Temps est une véritable innovation en matière de présentation des œuvres et de médiation culturelle. Elle marque une rupture avec la conception traditionnelle des musées d'archéologie et des beaux-arts et notamment avec le musée du Louvre à Paris où les œuvres sont dans des espaces cloisonnés, organisés par département. La libre circulation entre les différentes parties chronologiques de la galerie incite à la confrontation directe des œuvres exposées (peintures, sculptures, dessins, objets d'art, objets archéologiques,..) et facilite d'autant mieux l'appropriation par les publics que des panneaux d'information et des cartes par grande période ponctuent la déambulation. L'accès à la galerie du Temps est gratuit jusqu'à la fin de l'année 2013 par la volonté des collectivités territoriales qui assurent la tutelle de l'EPCC Louvre Lens.
context_page_description: The Louvre-Lens is an art museum located in Lens, France, approximately 200 kilometers north of Paris. It displays objects from the collections of the Musée du Louvre that are lent to the gallery on a medium- or long-term basis. The Louvre-Lens annex is part of an effort to provide access to French cultural institutions for people who live outside of Paris. Though the museum maintains close institutional links with the Louvre, it is primarily funded by the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region.
context_section_description: The museum is built on a 20-hectare (49-acre) mining site that closed in the 1960s. The area is slightly elevated due to filling in of the mine. To make the building blend into the surrounding area, the architects designed a string of five low-profile structures; the central one is square with glass walls and the others are rectangular with polished, aluminum facades that gave a blurry reflection of the surroundings. Altogether, the museum is 360 m (1,180 ft) long and contains 28,000 m² (300,000 sq ft) of exhibition space.
  
  The design of a central building flanked by two wings mimics the Paris Louvre. The square, central building is the main reception area. It contains several curved glass rooms that contain a cafeteria, bookstore and museum boutique. To the east of the entry hall is the 3,000 m² (32,000 sq ft) Galerie du Temps which houses approximately 200 items from the Paris Louvre collection. The items in the large, open hall are arranged chronologically, from 3,500 BC to the mid-19th century, regardless of style or country of origin. Beyond the Galerie du Temps is the Pavillon de Verre which exhibits works from neighboring museums. The building to the west of the entry hall is a gallery for temporary exhibits (the Exhibitions Temporaires) and, beyond that, an auditorium.
caption: The Gallery du Temps
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