Maison La Roche

Over het museum

The Maison La Roche was built from 1923 to 1925 by Le Corbusier and his cousin Pierre Jeanneret for Raoul La Roche, a Swiss banker based in Paris and collector of modern art. It houses his collection of Cubist and Purist paintings and, together with the neighbouring house for the Jeanneret family, forms a pair of villas in the Auteuil district of Paris.

The house separates a part reserved for the painting gallery from a residential part. It illustrates the “five points” of the new architecture that Le Corbusier formulated shortly afterwards, and it allowed him to develop the idea of the architectural promenade: visitors discover the spaces by moving through them, from the double-height hall to the gallery and on to the library, reached by a curved ramp.

The La Roche and Jeanneret houses underwent several restoration campaigns from the 1970s onwards. The complex was listed as a historic monument in 1996 and is occupied by the Fondation Le Corbusier. Since 2016, the house has been one of the seventeen works by Le Corbusier inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Hoogtepunten

• Double-height entrance hall with works by Georges Braque and Jacques Lipchitz
• Painting gallery and mezzanine walkway
• Library reached by a curved ramp
• Early example of the “five points” of modern architecture
• UNESCO World Heritage listing since 2016

Vaste collectie

• Maison La Roche – A visit to the purist villa, with its hall, gallery, library and architecture designed for Raoul La Roche’s collection.

Opgericht

1923

Beheerder

Fondation Le Corbusier

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Online ticket booking is mandatory; holders of the Pass Culture can book through this platform. Also free for journalists, tour guides and members of ICOMOS.

Toegankelijkheid

• Deels rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift: niet aanwezig
• Aangepast toilet: niet aanwezig
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
• Hulphonden welkom
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

Access for visitors with reduced mobility is limited to the entrance hall; the house has no lift. Visitors are asked to call in advance so that the gate and double door can be opened. Animals are not allowed, except assistance animals.

Kinderen & gezin

• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour

Booklets for ages 7 to 10 and 11 to 14, as well as an educational pack, can be downloaded from the foundation’s website.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The entrance is at 55 rue du Docteur-Blanche.

Service & horeca

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur

Private openings of the house on request, on Mondays and in the evening except Sundays; private visits are possible.

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