Stunning, powerful, colorful, enlightening, intensely thought provoking, will make you proud, will make you cry.....just a few words to describe the new contemporary African art exhibition (Art Afrique) that fills five floors of the majestic Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris' Bois de Bologne! Room after room, floor after floor: fabulous African Art, images, films, masks, sculpture, that speak to the heart & soul.... showcasing works by artists from South Africa, Benin, Botswana, Cameroun, RD Congo, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe!
Recommend you go on line to schedule and pay for tickets in advance. Add two euros for a round trip shuttle bus that picks up/drops off near the Arc de Triomphe. Don't worry! It's all in French and English! Open every day EXCEPT Tuesdays. Hours: Mon, Wed, Thurs: 11am-8pm.
Friday's: 11am-11pm. Sat, Sun: 9am-9pm. After 3 hours we needed a lunch break. There's a pricey, gourmet restaurant on the 1st floor but just 3-4 minutes walk, you'll find two excellent sit down cafes or snack shops in nearby Jardin D'Acclimatation!
www.fondationlouisvuitton.fr or call English line: +331 40 69 96 00
DO. NOT. MISS. Closes end of August!
One final note: Excellent, welcoming, professional staff of international docents willing and eager to offer guided tours in several languages. I was thrilled to see so many young Black French/African docents on staff!
Recommend you go on line to schedule and pay for tickets in advance. Add two euros for a round trip shuttle bus that picks up/drops off near the Arc de Triomphe. Don't worry! It's all in French and English! Open every day EXCEPT Tuesdays. Hours: Mon, Wed, Thurs: 11am-8pm.
Friday's: 11am-11pm. Sat, Sun: 9am-9pm. After 3 hours we needed a lunch break. There's a pricey, gourmet restaurant on the 1st floor but just 3-4 minutes walk, you'll find two excellent sit down cafes or snack shops in nearby Jardin D'Acclimatation!
www.fondationlouisvuitton.fr or call English line: +331 40 69 96 00
DO. NOT. MISS. Closes end of August!
One final note: Excellent, welcoming, professional staff of international docents willing and eager to offer guided tours in several languages. I was thrilled to see so many young Black French/African docents on staff!
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