Lascaux IV / Snøhetta + Duncan Lewis Scape Architecture

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Périgueux, France
  • Category: Museum
  • Co Author: Duncan Lewis Scape Architecture
  • Scenography: Casson Mann
  • Associate Architect: SRA Architectes
  • Associate Architect, Study Phase: Duncan Lewis Scape Architecture
  • Virtual Reality Specialist, Study Phase: Jangled Nerves
  • Fluids, Roads And Utilities Engineering: Alto Ingénierie
  • Management And Operating Company: Semitour Périgord
  • Ground Surface: 11 400 m2
  • Total Plot Size: 53 065 m2
  • Construction Economist: VPEAS
  • Facades & Glass Design: RFR
  • Lighting Designer: 8’18’’
  • City: Périgueux
  • Country: France
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Text description provided by the architects. The new International Centre for Cave Art (Centre International d’Art Parietal) in Montignac, France welcomes visitors to an immersive educational experience of the prehistoric Lascaux cave paintings. Known by archaeologists as the ‘Sistine Chapel of Prehistory’ due to their spiritual and historical significance, the 20,000-year-old paintings are among the finest known examples of art from the Paleolithic period. Architects Snøhetta and SRA, alongside scenographer Casson Mann, worked closely with a team of archaeologists to create a holistic museum and educational experience. As an interpretation center featuring state-of-the-art experiential storytelling technology paired with a facsimile of the caves, Lascaux IV offers visitors an opportunity to discover the caves in a unique way that reveals a sense of wonder and mystery, as if they, too, were the first group of adventurers to stumble upon the cave paintings.

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Cite: "Lascaux IV / Snøhetta + Duncan Lewis Scape Architecture" 03 Apr 2017. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/868408/lascaux-iv-snohetta-plus-casson-mann> ISSN 0719-8884

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Lascaux IV博物馆 / Snøhetta + Casson Mann

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