The Pompidou Center was conceived from French President Georges Pompidou's (b.1911 - d.1974) original vision of a contemporary interdisciplinary cultural institution with public libraries, auditoriums, film venues, a music institute, and a public piazza. The functionalist building constructed by the architects Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers between 1971 and 1977, has become as well known for its exterior with its revealed structure as it has for its collections. The Pompidou includes five floors of temporary exhibition space and two floors for exhibiting rotating selections from the permanent … (read more)

The Pompidou Center was conceived from French President Georges Pompidou's (b.1911 - d.1974) original vision of a contemporary interdisciplinary cultural institution with public libraries, auditoriums, film venues, a music institute, and a public piazza. The functionalist building constructed by the architects Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers between 1971 and 1977, has become as well known for its exterior with its revealed structure as it has for its collections. The Pompidou includes five floors of temporary exhibition space and two floors for exhibiting rotating selections from the permanent collections. The institution has recently made attempts to reassess President Pompidou's original wish to make the center a public and contemporary platform by creating a new media center, hosting international conferences, and curating exhibitions with new emerging talent.

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Place Georges Pompidou
rue du Renard, corner Saint-Merri (alternate entrance)
Paris
75004