Ashlynn had castings for much of the following day, so I set off alone to the
Louis Vuitton Foundation, an art museum designed by renowned architect Frank Gehry that opened in 2014.
The museum was between temporary installations and only had a few sculptures on permanent display, including this towering 26-foot (8-meter) stainless steel rose by German artist Isa Genzken...
...and this unusual but very cool artwork called Where the Slaves Live by Argentinian sculptor Adrian Villar Rojas. Resembling a water tank, this strange cylinder is a “living sculpture” of organic and inorganic materials that constantly changes over time.
Although the artworks were limited, the museum offered a discounted ticket along with some interesting free tours, of which I took two about the incredible building. I learned that the facade consists of 3,600 glass panels and 19,000 concrete panels.
I also learned where you can spot the Eiffel Tower in the distance.
In fact the views from the top floor were pretty great no matter which direction you looked.
My ticket enabled me to exit out of the back with free entrance into the surrounding
Jardin d'Acclimatation, a French-style English garden dating back to 1860, which gave this nice vantage point to capture this shot of the museum. I enjoyed my walk through the park and the two-mile walk back to the hotel up until the point when the skies opened up and I got drenched.
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