Guided family tour “Building in motion” + animation Clédat and Petitpierre (6/10 years)

Name: Guided family tour “Building in motion” + animation Clédat and Petitpierre (6/10 years)
Start: 2022-09-17T14:30:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-17T16:00:00+02:00
Location: Lafayette Anticipations, Fondation d'entreprise Galeries Lafayette

Families discover the architecture of the Lafayette Anticipations building. At the end of the visit, small and large people attend the animation of the sculpture of Clédat and Petitpierre.

Saturday 17 September 2022, 14:30Passed

Conditions

upon registration

Registration

mediation@lafayetteanticipations.com

On the occasion of the European Heritage Days, families are invited to explore the historic architecture of the Lafayette Anticipations building, transformed by Rem Koolhas (OMA) with moving elements. At the end of the visit, small and large people discover the animated sculpture “Helvet Underground”, by Clédat and Petitpierre as part of the festival Echelle Humaine, to follow the facetious wanderings of two folk dolls.

About the location

Lafayette Anticipations, Fondation d'entreprise Galeries Lafayette

9 rue du Plâtre 75004 Paris

Paris
Île-de-France

9 rue du Plâtre, the first building of Rem Koolhaas in Paris. The Fondation d'entreprise Galeries Lafayette is located in a 19th century industrial building in the heart of the Marais and rehabilitated by Rem Koolhaas and his agency OMA. The architect designed this 2,200m² space as a curatorial machine and inserted in its central courtyard an «exhibition tower» of steel and glass equipped with four mobile floors. This innovative set of platforms allows to modify the space in forty configurations. The 9 rue du Plâtre thus responds to a desire for flexibility and adaptation to the many future projects. After 3 years of work, the building offers 875m² of exhibition space, production workshops, a space dedicated to artistic practice for all audiences, a café-restaurant and a shop: a diversified and original offer reflecting the pioneer character of the Foundation.
A laboratory of anticipations and production open to all audiences Created in October 2013, Lafayette Anticipations carries the