Blog | HPRG Francesco Vezzoli and Prada open a museum in Paris for just 24 hours on 24th-25th January 2012 – Hotels Paris Rive Gauche Blog

Francesco Vezzoli and Prada open a museum in Paris for just 24 hours on 24th-25th January 2012

In the Palais d’Iéna, usually closed to the public, eccentric (genius?) Italian artist Francesco Vezzoli is collaborating with Prada and Remi Koolhaas to create a hyped-up event – an ephemeral museum that will only be open for 24 hours, in a city where many of the museums have been in place for hundreds of years…The Palais d’Iéna, a beautiful 30s building by venerable architect Auguste Perret has probably never seen the like before; currently the head office of the stuffy Conseil Économique, Social et Environnemental, for 24 hours it will turned into something resembling “a brothel in Las Vegas“. Very intriguing!So what’s on offer? Apparently, strange statues, a Twitter conversation between Vezzoli and “a star bigger than Lady Gaga” (who knows what that means) and apparently the artists incites you to steal an exhibit and/or make love in the place. How very decadent.For those who can’t be there in person, there’s a Facebook application that allows you to create a slightly odd portrait for the official site and share it on your favourite social networks. Hmmm.

Anyway, the event is sufficiently out of the ordinary to warrant checking it out if you’re in town, and the building itself looks amazing, so don’t miss it!

24 hours museum is at the Palais d’Iéna (here)

Open to the public on Wednesday 25th January 2012 from 7am – midday, and 2-4.30pm

Official site: www.24hoursmuseum.com

Facebook page: ici

Facebook app: ici

Twitter to follow on the day: www.twitter.com/24hoursmuseum