Centre Pompidou

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The Centre Pompidou is a major Parisian cultural complex renowned for its high-tech architecture and vast collection of modern and contemporary art.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf contemporary art museum
landmark in Paris
modern art museum
multidisciplinary cultural center
museum
public library building
alsoKnownAs Beaubourg
architect Gianfranco Franchini
Renzo Piano
Richard Rogers
architecturalStyle high-tech architecture
inside-out building design
collectionType contemporary art
design and architecture
modern art
new media art
photography
constructionStartDate 1971
contains Bibliothèque publique d’information
IRCAM
Musée National d’Art Moderne
bookshop
cinemas
performance spaces
restaurant
temporary exhibition galleries
country France
designFeature exposed structural elements
external color-coded pipes
external escalator in transparent tube
large public piazza in front of building
floorCount 7
governingBody public cultural institution
hasPart rooftop terrace with city views
inception 1969
locatedIn 4th arrondissement of Paris
Beaubourg neighborhood
Paris
namedAfter Georges Pompidou
nearby Hôtel de Ville de Paris
Les Halles area
Place Georges-Pompidou
officialName Centre national d’art et de culture Georges-Pompidou
openingDate 1977-01-31
operator French Ministry of Culture
publicTransitAccess Hôtel de Ville metro station
Rambuteau metro station
shortName Centre Pompidou
visitorAttraction major tourist attraction in Paris

Referenced by (28)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Ove Arup & Partners
Renzo Piano
Renzo Piano
Renzo Piano Building Workshop ("Centre Georges Pompidou")
Richard Rogers
notableWork
Georges Braque ("Musée National d’Art Moderne")
Georges Braque
Gerhard Richter
Henri Matisse
hasWorkInCollection
4th arrondissement of Paris
Centre Pompidou ("Musée National d’Art Moderne")
contains
Gae Aulenti ("interiors of the Musée National d’Art Moderne at Centre Pompidou")
Renzo Piano
designed
Centre Pompidou-Metz ("Centre Pompidou (Paris)")
affiliation
Renzo Piano
coDesigned
Richard Rogers
coDesignerOf
Raoul La Roche ("Musée National d’Art Moderne")
donatedCollectionTo
Henri Cartier-Bresson
hasCollectionAt
Málaga ("Centre Pompidou Málaga")
hasMuseum
Jazz (book) ("Centre Pompidou, Paris")
inCollection
Wassily Kandinsky paintings ("Centre Pompidou, Paris")
locationOfExhibition
Centre Pompidou-Metz
namedAfter
Centre Pompidou ("Centre national d’art et de culture Georges-Pompidou")
officialName
Centre Pompidou-Metz
operator
French Ministry of Culture
oversees
Centre Pompidou-Metz ("Centre Pompidou network")
partOf
Centre Pompidou
shortName
Jazz (book) ("Centre Pompidou, Paris")
subjectOfExhibition

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