Conferences & events
With its gently curving lines and its anodised aluminium facades that reflect the landscape, the museum has a delicately transparent form that reveals itself gradually like a mirage.
your event at the Louvre-Lens
In the heart of Euroregion, in the former Hauts-deFrance mining region, a Unesco World Heritage site, stands a luminous Louvre whose elegant architecture and innovative displays offer visitors an experience that is unlike anything else in the world. Opened in December 2012 and enthusiastically supported by an entire region and its inhabitants, the Louvre-Lens is today a symbol of its region’s rebirth. Committed to making culture accessible to as many people as possible, it is a source of pride for its 500,000 annual visitors. More than just a museum, this cultural complex is dedicated to offering a wide-ranging artistic experience, open to all.La Galerie du temps, which forms the heart of the museum, houses a permanent display of more than 200 masterpieces from the Louvre’s collections. It offers a unique exploration of the history of art from the 4th millennium BC to the 19th century in which different periods, techniques and civilizations interact with each other.
Every year, temporary exhibitions of international
scope offer a fresh perspective on the Louvre’s collections. The Louvre-Lens is open to the world and assigns an important role to companies. You can organise your professional events there or else help support it by becoming a sponsor or a member of the Cercle Louvre-Lens. With its two auditoriums, its Salon, its meeting rooms and its majestic hall, together with the excellent hotel accommodation and tourist attractions nearby, the Louvre-Lens is suited to events of every kind for between 10 and 1,000 guests. Business meeting, general assembly, gala dinner or dinner dance – the museum can adapt in multiple ways to suit your project. The museum’s exceptional environment and its excellent exhibitions make it a unique showcase for your company.
OFFER TO YOUr GUESTS A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE IN AN «ANOTHER LOUVRE»
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Designed by the architects Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizwa (Sanaa), the museum’s architecture was awarded the Equerre d’Argent d’Architecture prize in 2013.
GETTING TO LENS
1H10 FROM PARIS, 1H30 FROM BRUSSELS, 3H00 FROM LONDON & 3h30 FROM AMSTERDAM..
20 MINUTES FROM ARRAS, 35 MINUTES FROM LILLE, 1H FROM CALAIS, 1H45 FROM BRUSSELS, 2H FROM PARIS & 3H45 FROM AMSTERDAM.
SHUTTLE SERVICE EVERY 8 MINS BETWEEN THE MUSEUM AND LENS STATION.
“BULLE I” BUS PARC LOUVRE-LENS STOP
LILLE-LESQUIN AIRPORT 37 KMs FROM LENS.
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MUSEUM PLAN
5 8 MIN 12MIN 2MIN THEATRE LENS ENTRANCE LIÉVIN ENTRANCE L’ATELIER DE MARC MEURIN RESTAURANT BUS STOP ROUTE 41 JEAN JAURÈS 290 PLACES INCLUDING 6 + 15 COACH SPACES 3 SPACES L’ATELIER DE MARC MEURIN RESTAURANT BOLL AERT 2,000 SPACES ENTRANCE AT THE BOLLAERT-DELELIS STADIUM PAUL BERT 240 SPACES INCLUDING RUEPAULBERT RUEJEANNED’ARC RUEPAULBERT RUE PAUL BERT RUEPARMENTIER ALLÉEMARC-VIVIENFOÉ RUE DE LA PEROUSE RUE DU GUESCLIN RUE DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULT RUEMIRABEAU FUTURE LOUVRE CONSERVATION CENTRE LIÉVIN LENS CENTRE STADE BOLL AERT CHEMINTASSETTE R U E F C H O P I N RUEDUTEMPLE RUE GEORGES BERNANOS RUE MOZART RUEDELORRAINE RUE C LECOCQ RUE DU DAUPHINÉ EAST GATES NORTH GATE 3 CITÉ 9 BIS AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES GATE ADMINISTRATION NORTH GATE I WEST LIÉVIN GATE LOOS-EN-GOHELLE ENRANCE hôtel louvre-lens THE MUSEUM NORTH GATE 0 ACCESS TO THE DELIVERY AREA AND THEATRE CAR PARK AUDITORIUM ENTRANCE “BULLE I” BUS STOP EVERY 8 MINUTES NORTH GATE 2 ACCESS TO DROP-OFF POINT, DISABLED ACCESS AND RESTAURANT 1, 2, 3
THE MUSEUM: See details of the venues on page 7 MUSÉE DU LOUVRE-LENS, 99 RUE PAUL BERT, 62300 LENS thE MUseum 5
7 the salon THE TRAINING CENTRE THE SCÈNE THE GALLERIES P.8 P.12 P.14 P.16 P.18 MEETING MEETING COCKTAIL PARTY SIT-DOWN MEAL LECTURE MAX CAPACITY SURFACE AREA the venues m 2 THE AGORA THE TRAINING CENTRE PEDAGOGICAL WORKSHOPS THE SALON THEATRE THEATRE FOYER TERRACE EXHIBITIONSTEMPORARYGALLERY THE GALERIE DU TEMPS THE PAVILLON DE VERRE THE AGORA HALL 2 267 2 300 _ _ 100 1000 220 GALERIE DU TEMPS 2 972 850 THE FOYER 182 200 200 40 THE FOYER WITH TERACE 270 270 THE AUDIToRIUM 600 Tired area 250 Stage area 160 Backstage 180 1300 FROM 270 (in the usual configuration with tiers and backstage area) TO 560 DEPENDING ON INSTALLATION AND requirements PAVILLON DE VERRE 975 279 TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS GALLERY 1 765 589 131 130 25 25 35 80 30 THE AUDIToRIUM 110 100 _ _ 75 _ _ THE ATRIUM 105 90 30 40 80 90 70 VICTORY ROOM 42 30 20 20 30 VENUS ROOM 42 30 20 20 30 _ _ LIBERTY ROOM 41 30 20 20 _ _ _ VICTORY & VENUS ROOMS TOGETHER 84 60 30 40 60 _ 40 7
Sculptures, paintings and objets d’art dialogue harmoniously. A totally unique experience to share with your guests.
THE GALERIE DU TEMPS
RECOMMENDED EVENTS Private tours, thematic trails, music events, fashion shows, etc.
an architectural marvel with exquisite displays, the “heart” of the LouvreLens offers to guests a new, universal, enlightening visitor experience.
A concept unique in the world, this spectacular 3,000-square-metre space houses more than 200 masterpieces from the Louvre, without sections or partitions. The chronological display extends from the invention of writing in Mesopotamia in the 4th millennium BC to the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century.
This arrangement creates an extraordinary journey through the history of art and humanity by intermixing eras, techniques, cultures and civilizations.
Every year, part of the gallery is changed to ensure that visitors can discover the immense diversity of masterpieces belonging to the world’s largest museum.
Offer to your guests an illuminating cultural experience by visiting The Galerie du Temps
THE ADVANTAGES
• The opportunity to tour the Galerie du Temps outside opening times for an exceptional experience.
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View of the exhibition “Love” (September 2018–January 2019): a history of the different ways of loving, from original sin to free love.
THE TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS GALLERY
every year, two exhibitions of international scope examine an era, a civilization, a major artist or certain themes that are of universal importance in the history of art and humanity.
With each exhibition, visitors are greeted by completely new displays and a fresh layout, providing them with a novel, original experience. The exhibitions are accompanied by a varied programme of events ranging from live performances, concerts and talks to film screenings and discussions, as well as numerous events and activities targeting specific audiences.
As for the Pavillon de Verre, an extension of the Galerie du temps, it hosts temporary thematic exhibitions that highlight the riches of the museums of the Hauts-de-France region. It is also the place where the Louvre-Lens opens its doors to contemporary art and experimental installations.
Thanks to its curatorial excellence and the creation of illuminating, accessible narratives, the Louvre-Lens occupies an important place in the cultural calendar.
THE ADVANTAGES
• Unique opportunities for discovering international cultural events.
The ExhibitionsTemporary Gallery
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The Pavillon de Verre
RECOMMENDED EVENTS Exclusive, unique tours
IN PRACTICE GUIDED TOURS DURING MUSEUM OPENING TIMES EVERY DAY EXCEPT TUESDAYS FROM 10AM TO 6PM PRIVATE TOURS TUESDAYS AND EVENINGS FROM 6PM THE TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS GALLERY THE PAVILLON DE VERRE m 2 1,765
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Zeev Gourarier, curator of the exhibition “Love”, conducting a guided tour for museum patrons.
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A dinner prepared in the Agora offers your guests culinary pleasures and a moment of relaxation after a day of conference talks.
the agora (HALL)
RECOMMENDED EVENTS Shows, cocktail parties, gala evenings and sit-down dinners
he large, harmonious spaces make the Agora a magnificent and unusual setting for your events. This venue is striking by day and night, the soft light creating a magical atmosphere.
Ideal setting for adding prestige and splendour to your event, its elegant volumes can be adapted to your requirements. Their flexibility offers numerous configurations and possibilities for your speeches, screenings, concerts and product presentations. It opens onto the Temporary Exhibitions Gallery and the Galerie du temps, thereby facilitating private tours of the museum.
For particularly important events, it is also possible to hire the Lounge, the Training Centre, the Park and the Theatre.
THE ADVANTAGES
• Hire of the Agora includes private use of an exhibition gallery
• Bookshop and gift shop can be opened on request
• Possible access to the cafeteria terrace and the backstage areas
• Fully equipped cloakroom
The Training Centre
The bookshop and gift shop
The Lounge
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A cocktail party accompanied by a recital awaits guests after their guided tour of the exhibition.
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t2,267 100 seats 1,000 people 220 diners 2,300 people The ExhibitionsTemporary Gallery
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A prestigious meal in the light-filled Lounge, with its view of the museum’s landscaped park.
THE salon
RECOMMENDED EVENTS Business meetings, brainstorming seminars, team meetings, press conferences, working breakfasts, cocktail parties and sit-down meals.
Located in the centre of the Agora, the SALON is a private space reserved solely for the use of companies. This glazed setting offers a panoramic view of the museum and its landscaped park.
A soundproofed space, the SALON is ideally suited to your small events, lending them a warm, convivial atmosphere. Endowed with a bar that offers catering a service, it is a good choice for medium-sized events, such as discussion and creative sessions with your teams or public relations events.
In order to create a special experience for your guests, you can extend your event with a teambuilding workshop or a private tour of the museum, including areas not normally open to the public, or of an exhibition.
the AdvANTAGES
• A bar with a catering pantry
• Private restrooms and clockrooms
• The renting fare includes the privatization of an exhibition gallery in the evening
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IN PRACTICE every day included tuesday (day & evening) Or 25 seats m 2 131 35 seats 80 people 30 diners 130 People
The Salon
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A fully equipped auditorium, ideal for your meetings and conferences.
THE TRAINING CENTRE
RECOMMENDED EVENTS Conferences, symposia, professional meetings, talks, showrooms..
located beneath the entrance hall, near the storerooms and the restoration workshops, this 400-square-metre complex can be booked for private events, even during museum opening hours.
Designed to accommodate training courses and professional meetings, the Training Centre is ideally suited to events that require a plenary lecture and subcommittee workshops. Its various rooms offer numerous configurations in a self-contained space located at the heart of the museum. Its Atrium offers a superb reception space that enables you to provide your guests with a convivial experience.
The Training Centre consists of:
• AN AUDITORIUM with a large screen, sound and lighting technology, conference tables, gooseneck table microphones and cordless microphones.
• 3 MEETING ROOMS, two of which are separated by a mobile partition. Each one can be equipped with a video projector and boards.•
• an aTRIUM for receptions, breakfasts, cocktail parties, sit-down meals and breaks.
the AdVANTAGES
• Close to storage room :
• restoration workshops and visible storeroom
• private restrooms and clockrooms
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IN PRACTICE every day included tuesday (day & evening) see DeTAILs of venues on PAGE 5 m 2 420 MAX 100 People MAX 30 Seats MAX 40 Seats MAX 80 Seats MAX 90 People MAX 70 diners The Atrium Victoire Room The Auditorium Liberté Room Venus Room Entrance
An adaptable performance venue which allows multiple configurations and can be adapted to suit your needs.
the SCeNE
RECOMMENDED EVENTS Conferences, medal awards, New Year’s ceremonies, performances, dance events, shows.
the luminous Foyer is decorated with an original mosaic created by the Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama.
With its superb view of the park, this performance and lecture hall reveals another facet of the museum.
This is the ideal venue for your grandest events, offering a majestic, fully equipped auditorium featuring modular tiered seating. This large, open space will adapt naturally to the requirements of your event, be it a conference, performance, product presentation, cabaret show or dance evening.
& its FOYER
RECOMMENDED EVENTS Receptions, cocktail parties with a lounge bar atmosphere, garden parties.
Adjoining the SCENE , this space has large windows offering views of the landscaped park.
This splendid place for receptions has an island bar that ensures a welcoming and refined ambience. It is particularly popular in fine weather thanks to the terrace opening onto the garden.
the AdVANTAGES
• Private parking (60 spaces)
• Motorized screen (12 m x 6, 5 m)
• Projector
• Microphones
• Speaker desk
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Located at the far western end of the Louvre-Lens, it has a separate entrance and private parking.
The luminous Foyer is decorated with an original mosaic created by the Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama.
Stage Lighting and sound equipments
Dressing rooms
Attendance of sound and lighting managers during events
Terrace IN PRACTICE every day included tuesday (day & evening) the SCeNE the FOYER m 2 600 seating area 250 stage area 160 backstage 180 1300 People m 2 600 200 people + Terrace 250-270 people 270 to 560 seats ACCORDING TO NEEDS 200 people + Terrace 270 people 40 seats Backstage
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The landscaped park designed by Catherine Mosbach is a place of contemplation and wellbeing..
THE LANDSCAPED PARK
RECOMMENDED EVENTS Cocktail parties, garden parties, sports events, nature trails, outdoor games, outdoor performances.
the Louvre-Lens was designed by its architects as a museum in a park, a building that is constantly interacting with the surrounding greenery. The forecourt, wild grassland, groves, play areas, woodland, ponds and even vegetable gardens are all places of contemplation, conviviality and wellbeing.
This splendid park covering 20 hectares is a self-contained masterpiece. Designed by the landscape architect Catherine Mosbach, who sought to evoke the site’s mining past while respecting the local ecosystem, it provides glimpses of the legendary Stade Bollaert football stadium, the two twin slag heaps of Loos-en-Gohelle, as well as the former mining towns.
A veritable bridge between museum and town, the park is frequented by walkers, picnicking families, visitors to the museum, runners taking part in the famous Route du Louvre, locals attending sporting and cultural events in the “Parc en Fête” summer festival and nature lovers.
Numerous festive events can be organised in this natural space with its refined design.
After exploring the pioneering wood, discover the play plain, a natural place that seems to have come from somewhere else..
the AdVANTAGES
• A landscaped park that offers you an exceptional natural, healthy space for enhancing your function or for devising an original event in the heart of the park.
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IN PRATICE Every day included Tuesday (day & evening) m 2 200,000
Guests discovering the secrets of the masterpiece by Langlois “Cassandra Imploring Minerva’s Vengeance against Ajax”, illustrating one of the representations of Love.
A PROGRAMME TAILORED TO YOUR NEEDS
whatever your project, our team will help you create a tailormade event that takes advantage of the numerous cultural, artistic and sporting options offered by the museum. Provide your guests with an original experience centred on openness and creativity.
To enable you to create a unique event, the museum will assist you in devising a programme of activities tailored to your needs. These can include introductory tours, guided tours (with expert lecturers), thematic tours or workshops linked to your event, behind the scenes tours of the museum, as well as teambuilding activities such as treasure hunts or group creative workshops
PRIVATE TOURS What could be more prestigious than visiting a museum without horde of other visitors? The Louvre-Lens offers you the magical opportunity of experiencing the Gallery of Time and its exhibitions outside opening hours, for a unique, convivial cultural experience, for you and your guests alone.
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TUESDAYS AND DAILY IN THE EVENING
A group creative workshop: a teambuilding activity that is very popular with companies.
IN AND AROUND THE LOUVRE-LENS
ENRICH YOUR STAY
Thanks to our many partners, you can supplement your discovery of the museum by exploring the richnesses of the mining region and the Hauts-de-France.
IN THE MUSEUM
The museum’s cafeteria offers quick, simple snacks. And at the L’Atelier restaurant, located in the park, the two-star chef Marc Meurin serves up excellent cuisine in an elegant space. In addition, the bookshop and gift shop offer numerous publications and objects that make ideal souvenirs or original gifts.
NEARBY
Local brasseries prepare regional specialities for you in a welcoming atmosphere. The Hôtel Louvre-Lens 4*, located opposite the museum and occupying renovated former miners’ homes, can provide your guests with unusual, high-quality accommodation.
THE SURROUNDING REGION
The mining region, a listed Unesco World Heritage site, together with the memorial sites of the First World War form a unique international tourist destination. Located at the intersection of the Paris-Brussels-London triangle, they promise an original experience enhanced by the inhabitants’ legendary values of hospitality, generosity and good humour.
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L’Atelier Marc Meurin restaurant
The hotel Louvre-Lens
The two twin slag heaps of Loos-en-Gohelle, visible from the museum park..
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PHOTO CREDITS Musée du Louvre-Lens © SANAA / Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa; IMREY CULBERT / Celia Imrey and Tim Culbert; MOSBACH PAYSAGISTE / Catherine Mosbach; exhibition designers: Studio Adrien Gardère; © Photo Philippe Chancel: p. 1, p. 2, p. 3 and p. 19 © DR: p. 4, p. 5, p. 9, p. 10, p. 11, p. 12, p. 16, p. 21 and p. 24; © Photo Marie d’Agostino: p. 6; © Photo Frédéric Iovino: p. 7, p. 13, p. 14, p. 15 and p. 20; © Laurent Lamacz: p. 8 and p. 23; © Yayoi Kusama - DR: p. 17; © Jean-Christophe Hecquet: p. 18; © L. Rose: p. 22a; © DR: p. 22b; © Liondartois: p. 22c
A stroll in the heart of the Galerie du temps.
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