October 26, 2005

His long-empty American Center has just been converted into the Cinématheque Francaise (RECORD, 7/5/05). But Frank Gehry is working on another Paris project: a 6,337-square-foot center for contemporary art in Paris for LVMH chairman Bernard Arnault. The site is the Jardin d’Acclimatation, a children’s park on the western edge of the city. The 1960s Musée National des Arts et Traditions Populaires, also found within the park, will close its doors this fall and be demolished, leaving parkland available for the project.

Claire Downey

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