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The first collection of modern and contemporary art in Europe, exhibitions, shows, debates, activities for children... in a mythical architecture, with the most beautiful view of Paris in its heart Marais-Beaubourg.
'National Georges Pompidou Centre of Art and Culture' ), also known as the Pompidou Centre in English, is a complex building in the Beaubourg area of the 4th arrondissement of Paris, near Les Halles, rue Montorgueil, and the Marais.
Georges Jean Raymond Pompidou (/ ˈ p ɒ m p ɪ d uː / POMP-id-oo, French: [ʒɔʁʒ(ə) pɔ̃pidu] ⓘ; 5 July 1911 – 2 April 1974) was a French politician who served as President of France from 1969 to his death in 1974.
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Initially nick-named "Notre Dame of the Pipes" by its critics, the Centre Pompidou has become one of the city's most photographed monuments, imposing its airiness and elegance in the Parisian landscape which it dominates from a height of some 50 metres.
Centre Pompidou. Museum + exhibitions: 11 am - 9 pm. Nocturnes: Thursdays until 11 pm in the exhibition spaces on level 6 (galleries 1 and 2) Galerie des enfants: 11 am - 7 pm. Bookshop and boutique: 11 am - 9.45 pm. Doors for the museum and the exhibitions close 10 minutes before door closing times.
As visitors discover these multiple resonances through this interplay of echoes, they are invited to take a fresh look at the Centre Pompidou’s masterpieces while developing a more in-depth perception of contemporary comics. Infos and booking in the agenda
These iconic works of modern and contemporary art have been selected from the 140,000 works in the Centre Pompidou collection, the largest in Europe. A chance to (re)discover the Centre Pompidou’s treasures!
The Centre Pompidou whose know-how is recognised throughout the world helps companies, associations, cultural institutions and local communities, in France and internationally, to implement different cultural engineering projects and with their training activities.
Visitez la plus grande collection d'art moderne et contemporain en Europe et traversez toute l'histoire de l'art des 20e et 21e siècles.
