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It’s really amazing here!!! Planning to visit ? Good place to explore with free tours. There are also two paid and guided tours in the morning around 11:30am and at noon around 2:30pm. The staff are welcoming and accommodating. The 9/8th, 3, 2, 1 floors are all free to explore. Taking photos and touching sensitive items is prohibited within the library. You’ll enjoy your visit, and there are lots of places nearby to relax, have a drink, or launch. Now, Go exploooooorrrrreeeeee!!!!!

Gehry’s designs are almost always divisive—this museum is no exception—but inside it works in surprising ways… airy, playful, easy to navigate and full of intelligent details and a rotating selection of contemporary art, as well as a trippy site specific installation by Olafur Eliasson at the top of the spiral staircase. Ninth floor terrace offers a spectacular view over Arles and the surrounding area. Overall impressive and worth a couple hours of your time!

On our way from Toulon to Toulouse, we stopped in Arles to visit LUMA Arles, the contemporary art museum — and what a wonderful surprise! We’re not used to seeing contemporary art complexes of this quality in the south of France. The Frank Gehry building is absolutely stunning — an architectural masterpiece that’s worth the visit on its own. We only had time to see 3 of the 11 exhibitions, but they were so beautifully curated that we’re already planning to come back and spend an entire day exploring the rest. We loved the permanent collection and were thrilled to see works by Roni Horn, Wolfgang Tillmans, Ellsworth Kelly, Jeff Koons, and Andy Warhol — such an impressive lineup! And don’t miss the slide from the top floor of the tower — it’s totally worth it and so much fun! A brilliant cultural destination that combines architecture, art, and creativity in a truly inspiring way. Highly recommended.

A very interesting place. On the 9th and 8th floors there are observation decks, admission is free, and the view is very beautiful.

Spectacular art gallery with a very fun slide that you can visit for free. Cafe is excellent, everything about the place is perfectly designed. There's a panoramic view over Arles from the roof

The building in itself is an architecture marvel, it took me four hours to visit two exhibitions out of the seven hosted, so interesting, captivating. I will visit again..what an amazing investment into art and culture, unique in its kind.

We visited LUMA on a Wednesday afternoon with our children (8 and 11 yo). We bought tickets at the entrance of the tower so that we could visit the ongoing exhibitions (no fee for children). The exhibitions were very interesting and we ended up spending our whole afternoon in the tower. The kids loved the projects and the information provided is really interesting and provides a lot of context and background for each one. The tower is full of interesting views and places with permanent art creations. The slide was of course the highlight for everyone. You can also access the roof open space for a nice view of Arles and the surrounding area. The public (and free) space around the tower is also really nice. There are some exhibitions in a couple of buildings were you need the tower ticket to access, but the garden, the small lake, the walking path and the overall LUMA area are free and beautiful. Definitely worth a visit if you're in Arles or a nearby city.

As a mere traveller, I arrived at LUMA Arles with an open mind and modest expectations. Yet, as an entrepreneur immersed in the realms of information technology, I found myself utterly disarmed by the depth of contemplation this remarkable institution provokes., Wandering through its visionary halls—part sanctuary, part laboratory, I was struck not merely by its architectural audacity, but by the quiet urgency that pervades its mission. In an age increasingly defined by artificial intelligence and the looming horizon of quantum computing, one cannot help but feel an existential tremor: What becomes of culture? Of human insight? Of education for our children—not merely what they shall know, but how they shall think, and more importantly, how they shall feel? LUMA Arles does not presume to offer facile answers. Instead, it proposes a space for inquiry - profound, at times disconcerting, and certainly necessary. One leaves not with certainty, but with sharper questions and, perhaps, a renewed reverence for the human spirit amidst accelerating automation. An indispensable visit for any thinker concerned with the interplay of technology, art, and humanity.