Centre Pompidou

The Centre Pompidou is located at Place Georges-Pompidou, 75004 Paris, France and was founded in 1977. The building was designed by architects Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers and is known for its high-tech architecture with exposed structural elements and vibrant color-coded pipes. The museum houses one of the largest collections of modern and contemporary art in Europe including works by Picasso, Wassily Kandinsky and Marcel Duchamp. It aims to promote artistic innovation and interdisciplinary collaboration. The Centre Pompidou has become an iconic cultural landmark attracting millions of visitors annually. Read more about Museums.

What’s the Matter With Museums?

"The museums succeeding in the current climate are the ones that are hyper-local, positioning themselves as direct service providers… The ones facing opposition, in most cases, led with what they had and why it mattered, rather than asking the community what it needed."

By Daniel Grant

How Outposts Turned the World’s Greatest Museums into Instruments of Soft Power

When cities pay hundreds of millions for a Louvre or Guggenheim, the masterpieces don't always follow.

By Daniel Grant

When It Comes to Licensing, Some Artists Cash in While Others Push Back

According to a study conducted by Licensing International, global retail sales of licensed merchandise for art properties reached $3.95 billion in 2024.

By Daniel Grant

Arts Power 50: The Changemakers Shaping the Art World in 2019

By Paddy Johnson, Mary von Aue, Juliet Helmke, Sissi Cao and Helen Holmes

The Long Overlooked Female Artists Suddenly Getting Market Attention

By Margaret Carrigan

12 Must-See Art Museum Exhibitions in 2018

By Margaret Carrigan

Paa Joe’s Fantasy Coffins Are Now Recognized as Contemporary Art in Ghana

By Margaret Carrigan

Top 10 Fall Art Exhibitions

By Taylor Dafoe

What Van Goghs Recovered From the Mafia Say About the Value of Art…And More

By Guelda Voien

Marina Abramovic Loses Suit to Ulay, Cops Learn From Art Historian … And More

By Guelda Voien

DC’s Secret Tunnels to Become Art Space, Knoedler Trial Begins—and More

By Alanna Martinez

Art World Defends Bank Robber ‘Performer’

By Justin Joffe

The Guggenheim Bilbao Makes a Bet on Jeff Koons

By Charmaine Picard

Art-Insider Information, Italian Style

By Alexandra Peers

Centre Pompidou Plans to Open Pop-Up Museums Throughout France

By Marina Zheng

Paris Will Have to Make Do With Only One Jeff Koons Show

By John Bonazzo

Morning Links: Profane Frescos Edition

By Nate Freeman

Pompidou Center’s Quentin Bajac Named Chief Curator of Photography at MoMA

By Dan Duray

Pompidou Eyes Expansion in Burgeoning BRIC Countries

By Andrew Russeth

Pas de Deux! Loris Gréaud Prepping Joint Show at Louvre and Pompidou

By Andrew Russeth

Charting Where Christian Marclay’s ‘The Clock’ Will End Up Next

By Michael H. Miller

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