#Bourse de Commerce - Pinault Collection Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in May)
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Address:
2 Rue de Viarmes, 75001 Paris, France
Opening times:
Open tomorrow at 11:00-19:00
Phone:
+33 1 55 04 60 60
French Museum Recommendation: The Pinault Collection at the Bourse de Commerce
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Bourse de Commerce - Pinault Collection
Introduction
Originally the Paris Commodities Exchange, it was later entrusted to Japanese architect Tadao Ando and others for transformation into an art museum. The concept was to create a building that 'connects the past, present, and future,' preserving the glass and metal dome structure while adding a main exhibition hall, turning the commodities exchange into a multifunctional circular art space.
Tadao Ando used fair-faced concrete and light-and-shadow magic to add a lot to this historic building. The exhibits mainly feature modern avant-garde art and are worth a visit. In the corner of the ground floor shop, there's a cute little white mouse (postcard p8) that's perfect for a photo op.
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Address: 2 Rue de Viarmes, 75001 Paris, France.
Getting there: You can take underground and stop at Les Halles station. The place is just 8 minutes’ walk away from the station.
Highlights: Visiting the Bourse de Commerce museum is a magical experience for me. It's tough to decide what is more inspiring - the artworks on display or the building itself. Suggest combining visit with Pompidou centre as they are fairly close to each other and have complementary exhibitions. There are also free lockers to store your belongings, very spacious and the best design I've seen in a long time.
Opening hours: 11 am to 7 pm daily, closed on Tuesday.
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Luxury brand group CEO at a private museum in the center of Paris.
"The Museum of Inhumanity and Extravagance".
Founder of Kering Group, Mr. Pinault, who is on par with LVMH, has spent 15 million euros to rent the Bourse de Commerce, located in the 1st arrondissement of Paris (with an annual rent of 60,000 euros to be paid to the Paris City Hall).
Pinot is dedicated to collecting contemporary art. He says he "buys every day" and "doesn't believe that people today cannot create great works like Picasso." The works exhibited here are all from his personal collection.
But for some reason, his collection lacks a certain warmth. Perhaps it's the minimalist design and simple color choices. The photos are impressive and high-quality.
London's Brexit, can Paris become the center of contemporary art in Europe? It's not something that Pinot can achieve alone.