From U-boat base to art gallery: World’s largest digital arts centre opens in Bordeaux

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A colossal concrete bunker that was once a submarine base for Nazi U-boats in the Second World War has been given a new lease of life as the world’s largest digital arts centre. Called Bassins de Lumières, the vast gallery in Bordeuax in the south of France will open its doors to the public this Wednesday.

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