Centre Pompidou - Art Museum , Paris

Centre Pompidou, Paris often referred to as the Centre Georges Pompidou or just Beaubourg is among the famous tourist attractions in Paris in France. The name Centre Georges Pompidou is given to the complex after the name of the President Georges Pompidou. This modern art museum was constructed between the years 1971 to 1977 and is situated in Beaubourg area as it is referred to, in the 4th

arrondissement in Paris. Mr. Georges Pompidou had brought up the idea of establishing a new cultural center which will be specifically dedicated to modern art, in the year 1969 and finally after it was built, the complex was opened to the public on the 31st of December in the year 1974.

The Centre Pompidou in Paris was closed for renovation in the year 1997 and was reopened on 1st January, 2000.

Facts About Centre Pompidou

 

• Rogers and Piano was the main architect of this high tech steel and glass construction. Apart from being the most popular tourist centers in Paris with museums and library, the construction of the complex is also note worthy.

• The factory style architecture of the building stands in pure contrast to the old style architecture of the buildings present nearby. The glass fade, the external stairs and pipes on the rear fade of the building make the architecture of the building unique in its own way.



 

• Centre Pompidou in Paris was built with the ideas of bringing the high art culture within the access of the mass.

• This complex is an important tourist attraction because of the fact that it houses some of the major places of interest, which comprise the Bibliothque publique d'information, which is a vast public library, the Muse National d'Art Moderne, and IRCAM, which is the centre for music and acoustic research, a bookshop and a movie theater.


• Huge collection of paintings exhibited in the French National Museum of Modern Art date back to the 20th century, paintings by the most eminent artists of the country make this museum a special venue of experiencing the high brow art culture in its own special way.



 


The 4th and the 5th floor of Centre Pompidou, Paris is dedicated to the French National Museum of Modern Art. The pieces of art kept on the 4th and the 5th floor is discriminated on the basis of the year to which the paintings belong. The 4th floor is exclusively for paintings done before 1965 and the 5th floor mainly has pieces of art dating in and after 1965. The Public Information Library or BPI has a collection of about 450,000 books, 2,600 magazines and also a large number of new media paraphernalia. This library is housed on the third floor of the building.


A huge number of footfall counting to more than 6 millions per year has been observed. The reason for such high number of tourists visiting the complex is because of the fact that public get an easy access to the library, can enjoy any exhibition of art or can just visit the French National Museum of Modern Art once they are inside the complex.

Close proximity to the Le Marais, Les Halles makes it easy for the tourists to spend the whole day in fun and experiencing some of the rare paintings and pieces of art at the Centre Pompidou, Paris.
 

Visiting Time



• Centre Pompidou, Paris is open everyday of the week from 11 am to 10 pm except for every Tuesday and the 1st of May, when the museum remains closed.
• Tickets once bought for the day can be used to see all the exhibitions that are held at the National Museum of Modern Art and Brancusi Workshop on that day.