The Louisiana is an unassuming yet powerful place--and it shows up or is mentioned, in almost every book on art museum architecture that I have picked up. This is, in part, because of its open relationship to the landscape that surrounds it--they way one can wander through the galleries, go through an "unlocked" door to one of the sculpture gardens and back inside through some other passage. On occasion I felt like I was just visiting a wealthy uncle who gave me free reign to wander around his summer villa. I know you are just dying to know, everyone does--why is it called "Louisiana?" Well, the original white villa was owned by a guy who had three subsequent wives, each with the name Louise. In 1958, the owner at the time, commissioned the first part of the museum, and named it after the legacy of Louise(s).
Photos from the top, left to right:
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A. View towards the original villa with newer wing on left
B. The famous Giacometti room, with view out to the lake
C. One of the many multi-layered views through glass
D. Note the sweet gold plate endcap on those beams!
E. Sigmar Polke, incredible painting on translucent material
D. Tourists on the cafe lawn
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