Luma Arles

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Arles, France. Luma Tower with golden reflections of the evening sun on the metallic structure. This tower is part of the project of Maja Hoffmann in Camargue.

In 2021, Arles’ already-bulging cultural landscape welcomed this cutting-­edge gallery and arts center, rising inexorably at a defunct railway depot in the city’s southeastern quarter. Funded by the Swiss-based Luma Foundation and designed by Frank Gehry, the cultural center is host to presentations, exhibitions and artists’ residences.

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