The museum is located in the Bordeaux region of southwest France, at the boundary of two divergent landscapes: a dense woodland, and the agricultural land of Vézère valley, which has been shaped by human activities and opens up to the sky. The museum serves as an interpretation center, informing visitors of the history of the Lascaux Caves, which are over 17,000 years old and have been closed to the public since 1963. The design also includes a 1:1 full scale replication of the Lascaux Caves for visitors to explore. The exterior, in tune with the cave concept, blends with the landscape, appearing as a crack between the hill and the valley. Facing north, the silhouette of the artificial incision is integrated into the profile of the hill containing it. Public spaces like the cafeteria or ticketing desk are connected to the exterior and the more brightly lit areas, while the museum is located in the darker interior spaces, recreating the experience of entering a cave. Visitors are handed an interactive ‘torch’ device for their journey through the recreated caves that will give additional information about the paintings.