Pompidou Center
One of the most complete collections of modern and contemporary art in the world.
Pompidou Centre
The Pompidou Center in Paris is a place dedicated to modern art in all its forms: painting, sculpture, cinema, literature, music, etc.
Also known as the Beaubourg Center, it houses the Georges Pompidou National Center for Art and Culture. It was inaugurated in 1977 and is located on Saint Martin Street, one of the oldest in Paris, whose appearance contrasts with the modern architecture of the museum, based on air ducts, escalators and pipes on the façade.
The center, one of the most visited museums in Paris, is a huge rectangular prism with glass walls and large white chimneys on the outside that are fully visible underground ventilation ducts.
The appearance of the museum caused great controversy in its first years of life and came to be called “Our Lady of the Pipe”, due to its appearance of a building without walls where all the structures are visible.
What to see at the Pompidou
It is divided into six floors, with various exhibition halls, both permanent and temporary, where you can admire works by Jackson Pollock, Picasso, Miró and Kandinsky.
It also has a public library and a music research center, conference rooms, cinemas, shops and a terrace restaurant.
The square of the building is also important, it hosts special events and is always full of young people, families with children, tourists and artists.
The works of modern art at the Center Pompidou put it on a par with the Tate in London and the MoMA in New York.
Visit the Pompidou Center
The ticket to access the museum costs €14. Young people from 18 to 25 years old pay €11 and those under 18 enter free.
Admission is free on the first Sunday of the month, and holders of the Paris Pass card can also enter for free.
Prices
Normal ticket €15 Buy Pompidou ticket
Free entry with the Paris Pass card.
Free on the first Sunday of the month.
Schedules
Wednesday to Monday 11:00 am-10:00 pm / Exhibits close at 9:00 pm / Thursday until 11:00 pm (only exhibitions on level 6) / (closes Monday and May 1st).
Address
Place Georges Pompidou
How to reach there?
Metro line 11, Rambuteau station / Buses: 21, 29, 38, 47, 58, 69, 70, 72, 74, 75, 76, 81, 85, 96.
Places near the Pompidou Center
You can walk from here to these neighboring attractions
Jardin Des Halles / Nelson Mandela
Open-air space in the heart of central Paris, with sports fields, a children’s playground, sculptures and a large subway shopping mall.
Les Halles neighborhood
Busy area in the center of Paris where the popular shopping street Rue Montorgueil is located.
Le Marais
The old Jewish quarter of Paris, which vibrates with galleries, bars, restaurants, commerce and good atmosphere.
Mercado Les Enfants Rouges
Old covered market in Paris where you can eat delicious food at a good price.
