Centre pompidou - activities

Fun: the first 100% automated pizzeria opens in Paris

A 100% automated restaurant? This is the quirky concept you find at Pazzi, the automated pizzeria opening from July 5, 2021 in Paris. A surprising and futuristic experience proving reality can take over fiction.

MK2 Beaubourg: a cultural meeting point at Les Halles cinema

Early-morning film screenings, participatory library, lectures... MK2 Beaubourg is a veritable cultural hub in the heart of Paris's Les Halles district.

Contemporary public artworks to discover in the streets of Paris

Paris is an open-air museum! If you are into contemporary art, we suggest you to discover the mythical works that are waiting for you in the capital.

Coronavirus: Centre Pompidou proposes digital classes and podcasts on modern and contemporary art

Even though it is out of sight, it remains close to our mind: Centre Pompidou accompanies all along the lockdown by providing podcasts, a web-series and even free classes about modern and contemporary art.

Global(e) resistance: the committed exhibition at the Centre Pompidou - closure

The Global(e) Résistance exhibition on view at the Centre Pompidou features over sixty artists from Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Latin America for a plunge into resistance: resistance in the face of racism, resistance in the face of sexism, resistance in the face of capitalism and despotism. Scheduled to run from July 29, 2020 to January 4, 2021, the exhibition is closed until further notice.

Matisse, comme un roman, the virtual tour of the Centre Pompidou exhibition

The Centre Pompidou pays tribute to Henri Matisse, with an exceptional and original exhibition exploring the links between literature and the painter. The exhibition runs from October 21, 2020 to February 22, 2021. And to tide us over during the confinement, the museum has put together a 13-minute online tour of 10 works.

Vasarely, Paris Centre Pompidou exhibition available on line for free

Back in 2019, Paris Centre Pompidou dedicated an exhibition to Vasarely. This exhibit was the first French retrospective dedicated to the father of optical art in over 50 years! Did you miss it? Head to the museum's website for a 20-minute guided tour with the exhibition co-curator Michel Gauthier.

The John giorno Poetry Day at the Centre Pompidou

The Centre Pompidou invites poetry lovers to discover The John Giorno Poetry Day, a day-long tribute to the poet who died in October 2019, on Saturday, September 19, 2020. On the program: contemporary art and poetry readings.

Jeremy Shaw at the Centre Pompidou, our photos

Canadian artist Jeremy Shaw is exhibiting for the first time in a museum, and it's at the Centre Pompidou. Interrupted by the coronavirus epidemic, the exhibition resumes from July 1 to July 27, 2020. On the program: an exhibition that marvelously blends music, video, dance, photography and new technologies.

Christo and Jeanne-Claude, the exhibition at Centre Pompidou, our pictures

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Centre Pompidou has decided to postponed the exhibition devoted to Christo and Jeanne-Claude to July 1 to October 19, 2020. An exhibition like a tribute to the artist who passed away in May 2020. Discover pictures of the exhibition.

Dissipated energies, the exhibition of Christian Jaccard at the Centre Pompidou

The Centre Pompidou pays tribute to Christian Jaccard, generous donor of the museum, by presenting the exhibition Energies dissipées. On view from March 4 to May 25, 2020, the event traces the astonishing artistic career of the visual artist.

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!