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The glass sails of the Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris

No. 45 Top 100 Most Visited Art Museums 2025 · 1,570,000 visitors in 2025

Fondation Louis Vuitton

Paris, France · City guide: Paris

Frank Gehry's glass-sailed art museum in the Bois de Boulogne, with blockbuster exhibitions.

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Photo: Moktarama, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Overview

The Fondation Louis Vuitton is No. 45 in The Art Newspaper's survey of the world's most visited art museums, with 1,570,000 visitors in 2025, up 30% on 2024. The private art foundation opened in 2014 in the Bois de Boulogne, next to the Jardin d'Acclimatation.

Its building by Frank Gehry is wrapped in twelve curved glass 'sails'. Inside, galleries show the foundation's collection of modern and contemporary art and major temporary exhibitions.

View from a terrace of the Fondation Louis Vuitton towards La Défense
View from a terrace of the Fondation Louis Vuitton towards La Défense. Photo: Gerda Arendt, CC BY-SA 4.0, source

Best time to visit

Weekday mornings are the quietest; major exhibitions are very busy at weekends. Book a timed ticket in advance.

Highlights & collections

  • 1

    The building

    Gehry's sculptural structure of glass sails and white panels, set beside a cascading pool.

  • 2

    Exhibitions

    Major exhibitions of modern and contemporary art that change through the year.

  • 3

    Roof terraces

    Terraces between the sails with views to La Défense and over Paris.

  • 4

    Auditorium

    A concert hall for music and performances.

Getting there

The foundation is at 8 Avenue du Mahatma Gandhi in the Bois de Boulogne. Les Sablons metro station (Line 1) is about a 15-minute walk away, and a paid shuttle runs from Place Charles-de-Gaulle–Étoile.

Visiting tips

Tickets & hours
Buy timed tickets online in advance. Check the official website for prices, hours and the shuttle timetable.
Time needed
Two to three hours.
Currency
Euro (EUR). Cards, including contactless, are accepted almost everywhere.
Visa & entry
France is in the Schengen Area. Many visitors, including citizens of the US, Canada, the UK and Australia, can stay up to 90 days in any 180-day period without a visa. The EU's Entry/Exit System (EES) now records non-EU travellers' entries and exits at the border, and the ETIAS travel authorisation is due to follow. Check the official EU site travel-europe.europa.eu and your own government's travel advice before you go.

Official information: Fondation Louis Vuitton (official website). Check opening hours, prices and entry rules there before you go.

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