The building was designed by the Spanish architect Josep Lluís Sert,[1] houses more than 12,000 pieces of art and attracts "on average, 200,000 visitors ... every year".[2] There is a small chapel dedicated to Saint Bernard, in memory of Bernard, the son of Aimé and Marguerite Maeght who died of leukemia, aged eleven.[4] The foundation is entirely independently funded with no reliance on state subsidies.[3] Adrien Maeght is the chairman of the foundation's administrative council, which also includes Isabelle Maeght and her sister Yoyo Maeght.[3]