What is the name of the Louis Vuitton museum and art center in Paris?

The Louis Vuitton museum and art center in Paris is called the Fondation Louis Vuitton. It is a contemporary art institution sponsored by LVMH and its maisons, although it operates as a legally separate nonprofit foundation.

The building stands beside the Jardin d’Acclimatation in the Bois de Boulogne, in Paris’s 16th arrondissement. Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry designed the structure, whose twelve glass “sails” surround an organic white-concrete core. The architecture was inspired partly by Paris’s Grand Palais and historic glass structures in the nearby garden.

The foundation opened to the public on October 20, 2014. Its program includes modern and contemporary-art exhibitions, commissions, cultural events, performances, and educational activities. It also has eleven galleries and an auditorium that can be configured for different events.

It is easy to confuse the foundation with Paris’s public museums, such as the Musée d’Orsay or Centre Pompidou. Those institutions are separate; Fondation Louis Vuitton is a private-sector cultural project associated with LVMH and the Louis Vuitton name.