LUMA
LUMA Arles is an interdisciplinary creative campus where, through exhibitions, conferences, live performances, architecture and design, thinkers, artists, researchers, and scientists question the relationships between art, culture, environment, human rights, and research. The cultural center is located on the Parc des Ateliers, a former railway wasteland covering 11 hectares. The landscape garden, park, and pond surrounding the campus are the work of landscape architect Bas Smets.
LUMA Arles is an interdisciplinary creative campus where, through exhibitions, conferences, live performances, architecture and design, thinkers, artists, researchers, and scientists question the relationships between art, culture, environment, human rights, and research. The cultural center is located on the Parc des Ateliers, a former railway wasteland covering 11 hectares. The landscape garden, park, and pond surrounding the campus are the work of landscape architect Bas Smets.
Programme
One Year, Christodoulos Panayiotou
Fantasy, desire, complex political histories, post-colonial narratives, and the records of the passing of time are key elements of the year-long performative exhibition.
Access
Luma Arles
Parc des Ateliers
35, avenue Victor-Hugo
13200 Arles
luma-arles.org
Open from Wednesday to Monday from 10 am to 6 pm.
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PLACES TO DISCOVER
• L’Aire, petit centre d’art : restaurant and art gallery (artistic director Cyrille Putman).
• La Croisière : ephemeral space in the heart of Arles with restaurant, juice bar, open-air cinema, bookstore, grocery store, exhibitions, yoga classes, petanque field, music, well-being...
• Musée Reattu : museum created around the artworks of the Arles painter Jacques Réattu and a collection of drawings by Picasso; the place is also devoted to photography and architecture.
• Georges Selz : antique stores.
• Maison Fragonard : the famous perfumer from Grasse has chosen to set up shop just a stone's throw from the famous Roman amphitheater and the ancient theater.
PLACES TO STAY
• La Chassagnette : a tribute to the richness of the vegetables combined with local producers’ meat and fish by Chef Armand Arnal. One Michelin star.
• L’Arlatan : the place to be in Arles! A total work of art by Jorge Pardo. A colourful universe to sleep in, eat or enjoy a cocktail.
• L'Épicerie du Cloître : a place designed by India Mahdavi. Located on a small place in the heart of Arles.
• Le Nord-Pinus : on its terrace, at the bar or in the bedrooms, this hotspot of the Arlesian life welcomed Hemingway, Cocteau, Picasso, Inès de la Fressange or Kate Moss.
PLACES TO EAT
• Le Chardon : this living space welcomes Chefs in residence.
• Bazar Café : coffee shop, brunch, healthy, tasty, organic and seasonal cuisine.
• Infini Café : organic coffee beans, hot chocolate prepared with chocolate pieces and homemade cakes.
• Le Tambourin : traditional and Provençal cuisine to enjoy on a terrace, under the majestic plane trees of the Place du Forum.
• Monstre : gallery, café, restaurant, olive oil, salt, pepper.
• Le Gibolin : bistrot, wine bar and organic cuisine in the uncommon district of la Roquette.
• Le Galoubet : refined recipes to enjoy on a beautiful terrace, in the heart of the old town.
• Mon Bar : orovençal specialties, brasserie meals and Creole recipes. A must-go terrace.
• Restaurant-Hôtel Le Voltaire : a 5-minute walk from the train station, in the old centre, near the Rhône docks, at the foot of the Arenas.
