atelier des lumieres
atelier des lumieres
L'ATELIER DES LUMIÈRES
in Paris
Have you always wanted to immerse yourself in art instead of just looking at it? You’re in the right place! In the old factory hall near the Père Lachaise Cemetery, art is projected onto the walls, and you’re in the middle of it! The big names are shown in the main room, while a smaller room offers space for modern artists whose works have already been created digitally.
My Rating:
The positives:
A whole new way of experiencing art. Classic art and modern video installation are combined here! And it's suitable for the whole family (depending on the exhibition)!
The negatives:
The downside: they aren't originals, of course... The individual elements are faded in bit by bit: the whole picture is barely there when the next one comes up again.
Tip:
You can take great pictures here, so don't forget your mobile phone!
Attention: Only children over the age of 2 years are allowed in because the pictures are everywhere, and they are also moving.
Last Modified: 09.01.2025 | Céline & Anne
Atelier des Lumieres
Tickets
The details
at a glance
Prices
During the week:
EUR 17 for adults
EUR 16 for seniors aged 65 and over
EUR 14 for students, job seekers, persons with a disability card
EUR 12 for children and young people between the ages of 5 and 25
free admission for children under 5 (but only recommended from 2, 3 years)
EUR 49 family ticket (2 adults + 2 children/teens)
Weekend: each ticket EUR 1 more expensive.
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Exhibition
Next Exhibition:
Picasso: Art in motion
14 February to 29 June 2025
You can find all the exhibitions in Paris here!
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Exhibition
Next Exhibition:
Picasso: Art in motion
14 February to 29 June 2025
You can find all the exhibitions in Paris here!
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And also
The Douanier Rousseau: In the land of dreams
14 February to 29 June 2025
Atelier des Lumieres
Photo Gallery
What is there
to see?
We visited the Atelier des Lumières as part of the Dalí / Gaudí exhibition, in January 2022.
The Atelier des Lumières primarily consists of a large industrial-style space structured by several partitions.
In the center, there is a small pavilion and a completely mirrored room. In the pavilion, changing works are projected as a whole – in contrast to the rest of the exhibition, where the works are constantly in motion. The mirrored room displays only one work at a time, but it is multiplied a thousandfold into infinity.
You can reach an elevated gallery via a staircase, from which you can perceive the projections from a holistic perspective. However, you won’t be able to see everything at once due to the partition elements in the room. Additionally, the gallery itself is also “animated.” In its rear part, also separated by a wall, you will find some boards with more information about the two artists and the exhibition. Below the gallery, there is a smaller room where the digital exhibition “Everything” is currently being shown.
The exhibitions are produced with high quality, whether it’s Dalí, Gaudí, van Gogh, or Da Vinci. Each exhibition consists of a sequence of digitized artworks that are projected on the walls on a massive scale. The images themselves move, or only certain elements within them do. They change quickly or slowly, and you are constantly in motion, sometimes even turning around to see what’s happening behind you. You wouldn’t want to miss anything! 😉
Producing such an exhibition is a very complex process, which is why they usually run for many months, increasing the chances of having the opportunity to visit them yourself 😉
In the current exhibition, you will see works by the artists such as: Marc Chagall and Paul Klee, until January 7th, 2024
When we went in 2022, Antoni Gaudí and Salvador Dalí were the main characters.
Antoni Gaudí: The facade and interior of Casa Batlló, as well as the facades of the Sagrada Familia. The brightly orange interior of the Sagrada Familia is also a digital wonder to behold!
Salvador Dalí: In this exhibition we have encounter many, many paintings by Dalí, as well as elements from his Theatre-Museum in Figueres. His chosen home in Cadaques/Portlligat was also featured. Particularly impressive was his ceiling fresco of the “Wind Room” (referring to the Catalan north wind, Tramuntana) in the Theatre-Museum: the enormous feet of Dali and his wife Gala simply dominate the entire space.
Atelier des Lumières
A bit of History
The building that now houses the Atelier des Lumières was originally a foundry. It was founded by the Plichon brothers, who produced cast parts for the navy and railways there during the industrial revolution until the onset of the Great Depression in 1929.
In 1935, the building was sold to the Martin family, who still own it today. Until the year 2000, it housed a tool factory.
Bruno Monnier, the President of the Culturespaces Foundation, which operates several museums and art centers in France, discovered the vacant spaces in 2013. He wanted to create a center for digital art there. After several years of extensive renovation, the Atelier des Lumières opened on April 13, 2018. In its first year, the exhibitions on Klimt, Hundertwasser, and the two modern artist collectives “collectif Ouchhh” and Thomas Blanchard and Oilhack were already seen by 1.2 million visitors. In 2019, works by “Van Gogh” were the big success.
Official website of the Atelier des Lumières (FR, EN): atelier-lumieres.com/en/
Text and image rights: © Celine Mülich, 2021 – 2025
With the support of Anne Okolowitz
