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Coronavirus: Centre Pompidou limits entries

Due to the Coronavirus pandemic in Paris, Centre Pompidou limits its entries to 100 visitors in real time within the exhibition room. A health measure aiming at limiting contamination risks for visitors.

Pierre Soulages, the 100th anniversary exhibition at the Centre Pompidou

The Centre Pompidou celebrates 100 years of Pierre Soulages with the exhibition "Soulages et le musée national d'art moderne". Rediscover this modern artist dear to the heart of the Centre Pompidou through 14 works, from December 11, 2019 to March 9, 2020.

Richard Linklater retrospective at the Centre Pompidou

In conjunction with the Festival d'Automne de Paris, from November 25, 2019 to January 6, 2020, the Centre Pompidou invites director Richard Linklater. For the first time, we're presenting a retrospective of all his films, with the theme common to all of them: time.

Francis Bacon exhibition at the Centre Pompidou

The Centre Pompidou is devoting an exhibition to British artist Francis Bacon from September 11, 2019 to January 20, 2020. A retrospective that focuses particularly on the relationship between his works and his literary interests.

Calais, witnessing the Jungle, the photo exhibition at the Centre Pompidou

Calais, bearing witness to the Jungle is the powerful photo exhibition on offer at the Centre Pompidou from October 16, 2019 to February 24, 2020. By inviting AFP, photographer Bruno Serralongue (author of a photo documentary on the Calais Jungle) and the inhabitants of this camp, at the heart of this exile crisis, the Centre Pompidou offers us a powerful testimony to France's contemporary history.

Christian Boltanski, the exhibition at the Centre Pompidou - photos

The Centre Pompidou welcomes Christian Boltanski from November 13, 2019 to March 16, 2020 for a major exhibition, "Faire son temps". An exhibition with powerful symbolism, questioning life, death and the long road that is life!

Yuan Jai at Paris Centre Pompidou

Chinese artist Yuan Jai will display her works from February 5, 2020 to April 27, 2020 at Centre Pompidou. A wonderful occasion to discover Chinese contemporary art.

Heritage Days 2019 in Paris: Centre Pompidou

The Centre Pompidou is not taking part in the Journées du Patrimoine on September 21 and 22, 2019. The Musée National d'Art Moderne is still open to paying visitors, but this weekend the Centre Pompidou is welcoming families with free workshops!

Takesada Matsutani retrospective at the Centre Pompidou

The Centre Pompidou is devoting an exhibition to Takesada Matsutani, from June 26 to September 23, 2019. This Japanese artist has lived and worked in Paris since 1966, but is little known to art lovers.The retrospective looks back over 60 years of creation in a particular style around 22 works donated by Takesada Matsutani to the Centre Pompidou!

Prehistory, a modern invention exhibition at the Centre Pompidou, photos

The Centre Pompidou is devoting an exhibition to the fertile relationship between prehistory and modern art, entitled Prehistory, a modern invention, from May 8 to September 16, 2019.

DAU Paris 2019: a unique immersive project by Ilya Khrzhanovsky

DAU, the not-to-be-missed artistic and cultural event at the start of the year, lands at the Théâtre du Châtelet, Théâtre de La Ville and Centre Pompidou from Thursday January 24 to Sunday February 17, 2019, and promises to give Parisians a more than ambitious and totally new experience right in the heart of the capital....

Museums and monuments closed in Paris this December 15, 2018

Some museums in Paris are closing this Saturday December 15, 2018 – for safety reasons. So, before you go out to enjoy beautiful art collections and temporary exhibitions in Paris, check if the museum you want to visit is closed or open!

Photography, a class weapon, the exhibition at the Centre Pompidou

Photographie, arme de classe, the free photo exhibition on view at the Centre Pompidou from November 7, 2018 to February 4, 2019, looks back at documentary and social photography in France from 1928 to 1936. The Popular Front in France and the Spanish War still largely sum up the idea of engagement during the interwar period.

Dora Maar exhibition at the Centre Pompidou

From June 5 to July 29, 2019, the Centre Pompidou presents an exhibition focusing on the work of artist-photographer Dora Maar. A retrospective that reveals an unseen facet of Picasso's muse, from her surrealist activity to her work for fashion.

Bernard Frize exhibition at the Centre Pompidou

The Centre Pompidou is dedicating an exhibition to French artist Bernard Frize from May 29 to August 26, 2019. A retrospective immersing the visitor in the absurd, laziness, randomness, and other themes dear to the artist.

FIAC 2018 – International Art Fair: We Love Art turns Centre Pompidou into a temporary nightclub

For FIAC, Centre Pompidou will open to night birds on the night of Thursday October 18, 2018. On the menu? Free rein given to Davide Balula for an immersive performance followed by a temporary nightclub to enjoy and nonconformist night!

Roee Rosen, the exhibition at Paris Centre Pompidou

The Centre Pompidou houses an exhibition devoted to Israeli-American artists, writer and director Roee Rosen, entitled “Histoires dans la Pénombre”. To be visited from June 27 to October 29, 2018.

Chagall, Lissitzky, Malevitch, the Russian avant-garde at the Centre Pompidou

The Centre Pompidou presents an exhibition around Marc Chagall, Kazimir Malevich and El Lissitzsky, the Russian and Soviet avant-garde of the Vitebsk School from March 28 to July 16, 2018.

Sheila Hicks, the textile exhibition at the Centre Pompidou (photos)

The Centre Pompidou spotlights textile artist Sheila Hicks in an exhibition from February 7 to April 30, 2018. In 50 years of creation, Sheila Hicks has broken the codes of art by integrating textiles - wool, linen, cotton - products often reserved for designers, to create sculptures that are often monumental and always colorful.

César, the pictures of the exhibition at Paris Centre Pompidou

Major sculptor of the Nouveau Réalisme, César’s work is to be rediscovered from December 13, 2017 to March 23, 2018 at Paris Centre Pompidou. 20 years after his death, the artist from Marseilles is still in the news with its sculptures criticizing the society and our overconsumption. We love it!