Named after French President Georges Pompidou, the museum is one of the most popular and frequently visited attractions in the world. A centre for modern and contemporary art, Centre Pompidou also houses a public library, film museum, an industrial design centre, and a music centre known as the Centre for Musical and Acoustical Research.
Centre Pompidou organizes spectacular exhibitions throughout the year and also hosts live performances that cover several disciplines – performance art, concerts, spoken word, dance, musicals, theatre, and many other activities and workshops for children. It is their aim to promote modern and contemporary art by supporting emerging artists and presenting programmes that enable their artistic freedom and creativity.
Currently, there is one exhibition showing at the Centre Pompidou. You will find an overview in the section below.
Dates: Until 10 October 2022
Organized in collaboration with artist Chris Ware and the Angouleme International Comics Festival, this exhibition features several original plates, rare prints and objects, and commented colour enlargements. Visitors get a chance to discover the richness of the ninth art, the mystery of the comic strip, and its potential.
Dates: Until 31 December 2022
Gasp at the largest collection of modern and contemporary art at this exhibition. Discover and know more about the founding movements of art in the 20th and 21st centuries. Also, get a glimpse into the iconic works that marked the modern era. The exhibition is divided into historical sequences that present the evolving collection of art in the contemporary scene. It also features 20th -century artists responsible for Cubism, Expressionism, and Abstraction movements.
Dates: Until 31 December 2022
Born in Romania, Constantin Brancusi left his studio in the French state on the condition that they would reconstitute it after his death. True to their word, architect Renzo Piano reconstructed the studio on the Piazza in front of the museum so that it could be a home to the artist’s massive collection of 137 sculptures, 87 pedestals, 41 drawings, 2 paintings and over 1600 photographic glass plates and original prints.
Dates: 5 October 2022 to 16 January 2023
A major presence in the North American art scene, Alice Neel always painted the marginalized with the aim of portraying the different strata of American society. Neel represented militant feminism and was a forerunner of an intersectional approach. She painted nude women who were nothing like the traditional model seen through a male gaze. Divided into two parts, the exhibition features 75 paintings and drawings structured around the notions of class and gender struggle. Her works represent pop art, minimal art, triumphant abstraction, and conceptual art.
Dates: 5 October 2022 to 2 January 2023
Prix Marcel Duchamp was created in 2000 to put the spotlight on the creative proliferation of the French art scene. The 22nd edition of the Marcel Duchamp Prize aims to identify and celebrate the most representative artists of their generation. It wishes to promote the artistic diversity practiced in France internationally. Giulia Andreani, Ivan Argote, Mimosa Echard, and Philippe Decrauzat are the nominees this year.
Dates: 20 October 2022 to 6 March 2023
Guiseppe Penone Dessins is known as a sculptor associated with the Arte Povera movement. However, drawing, for him, was like transcribing gestures. This exhibition features 241 of his drawings and six sculptures that he donated to the National Museum of Art in 2020. His works portray the different stages of the thought process of the artist from the start of the idea to the realization of it in three ways – development, feasibility, and documentation.
Dates: 15 February 2023 to 15 May 2023
This exhibition is the first monographic presentation dedicated to Indian artist Sayed Haider Raza, who was a member of Mumbai’s Progressive Artists Group in 1947. It features a selection of his paintings from the 1950s to the 1990s with a special focus on his formative years in India and with the group that he was a member of. The exhibition also puts the spotlight on the formal and conceptual developments of the modern work of transcultural dynamics and its issues in the 20th century.
There is currently just one virtual exhibition showing at Centre Pompidou.
Dates: Until 31 December 2023
Divided into three parts, this exhibition is a digital project showcasing the work of Vassily Kadinsky, who developed and fostered abstract art in the 20th century. It brings together his iconic artworks (sketches, private photographs, drawings, canvases, letter correspondence, and more) offering a glimpse into the man that Kadinsky was. His travels, encounters, and his gift of synaesthesia aim to help visitors get a better understanding of his work and legacy.
A. There are currently 14 exhibitions showing at Centre Pompidou in Paris.
A. It depends on the exhibition you want to attend and the gallery in which it is being held. Some exhibitions might require you to buy separate tickets.
A. The exhibition, ‘Germany/The 1920s/New Objectivity/August Sander’ is showing at the Centre Pompidou until 5 September 2022.
A. The ‘Tatiana Trouve – Le Grand Atlas de la Desorientation’ exhibition is showing at the Centre Pompidou until 22 August 2022.
A. The exhibition ‘The Rest Is Shadow – Pedro Costa, Rui Chafes, Paulo Nozolino’ is showing at the Centre Pompidou until 22 August 2022.
A. The ‘Shirley Jaffe – An American Woman in Paris’ exhibition is showing at the Centre Pompidou until 29 August 2022.
A. The ‘Leon Ferrari – Amiable Cruelty’ exhibition is showing at the Centre Pompidou until 29 August 2022.
A. The ‘Jochen Lempert’ exhibition is showing at the Centre Pompidou until 4 September 2022.
A. The ‘Museum: Modern and Contemporary Collection’ exhibition is showing at the Centre Pompidou until 31 December 2022.
A. The exhibition is showing at the Centre Pompidou until 31 December 2022.
A. The ‘Alice Neel’ exhibition is showing at the Centre Pompidou from 5 October 2022 to 16 January 2023.
A. The ‘Chris Ware’ exhibition is showing at the Centre Pompidou until 10 October 2022.
A. The ‘Prix Marcel Duchamp 2022’ exhibition is showing at the Centre Pompidou 5 October 2022 to 2 January 2023.
A. The ‘Guiseppe Penone Dessins’ exhibition is showing at Centre Pompidou from 20 October 2022 to 6 March 2023.
A. The ‘Sayed Haider Raza’ exhibition is showing at Centre Pompidou from 15 February 2023 to 15 May 2023.
A. The ‘Sounds Like Kadinsky’ exhibition is showing at Centre Pompidou until 31 December 2023.
A. You will need to book tickets to the Centre Pompidou in advance if you want to view the exhibitions being held there.
A. Yes. You need to book your tickets online and in advance to view the exhibitions at the museum.
A. There is no fixed number, but the museum hosts several exhibitions celebrating iconic and upcoming artists throughout the year.
A. Centre Pompidou has hosted several exhibitions since it opened its doors to the public on 31 January 1977.
A. Some of the most prominent exhibitions held at the museum include ‘Paris-New York’, ‘Paris-Moscow’, Paris-Berlin, ‘Manifesto’, and ‘elles@centrepompidou’.
A. Centre Pompidou is home to the richest and most diverse collection of modern and contemporary art. It is also home to the National Museum of Modern Art, a public library, film museum, an industrial design centre, and a music centre known as the Centre for Musical and Acoustical Research. The museum houses 120,000 artworks by iconic artists like Picasso, Jean Dubuffet, Frida Kahlo, Andy Warhol, and Joan Miro, to name a few.