Stan Douglas, Bodies Never Lie, 2026-2027, La Mécanique Générale, LUMA Arles © Victor&Simon — Grégoire d’Ablon
Arts & Culture
Fondation LUMA
Arles
Frank Gehry planted a tower of ten thousand steel panels in the middle of former railway workshops, and no one leaves indifferent — you love it or you loathe it, rarely anything between. Around it, the brick halls of the Parc des Ateliers host contemporary art exhibitions, and eleven hectares of park have grown where there was only track ballast. Allow half a day to see it all.
A place we love to recommend to our guests during their stay at Mas de l'Herne, in Eygalières.
- Address
- Parc des Ateliers, 35 avenue Victor Hugo, 13200 Arles
- Hours
- Daily, 10am–7:30pm
The Tower, its panoramic terraces, its slides and the landscaped park are free to enter. You can go up for the view over the Alpilles, come back down the big slide and leave without paying a thing: only the exhibitions are ticketed.
Visiting
A single ticket covers every exhibition running that day. High season runs July to October and the price doubles: come off-season if the date is yours to choose.
On show
Until 10 January 2027 unless stated otherwise. The programme changes several times a year — check before setting off.
- Stan Douglas, Bodies Never Lie video and photography, at La Mécanique Générale
- Gerhard Richter, Overpainted Photographs painting and photography
- Camille Henrot, In the Veins video installation
- Saodat Ismailova, Amanat, The Sacred Forest video installation
- Soundwalk Collective and Patti Smith, CORRESPONDENCES sound, moving image and poetry — until 8 November 2026
Tickets
The price shown is the high-season rate, July to October.
- All exhibitions, one day 15 € €9 from November to June
- Reduced 9 € €7 off-season — students over 26, large-family card, teachers
- Children & Co. 12 € €7 off-season — one or two adults and up to five children
- Combined ticket with Fondation Vincent van Gogh 17 € one entry to each venue, valid until 31 December 2026
Free for
- Under 26 Free with online booking
- Visitors with disabilities Free and one companion, with online booking
- Press, ICOM, AICA Free at the desk, on presentation of the card
Prices and programme as listed on the LUMA website in July 2026 — they may change.