The Centre Pompidou
Cultural center · Saint-Merri ·
Avant-garde complex with modern art, library, and music center.
Avant-garde complex with modern art, library, and music center.
"Home to the first European collection of modern and contemporary art, presented as an alternative to more crowded classic-art museums and recommended for groups focused on modern artistic movements." - Evie Carrick Evie Carrick Evie Carrick is a writer and editor who’s lived in five countries and visited well over 50. She now splits her time between Colorado and Paris, ensuring she doesn't have to live without skiing or L'As du Fallafel. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines
"A modern-art institution known for its striking architecture and rotating exhibitions that opens free to visitors on certain days, providing high cultural value for little or no cost when timed right." - Lauren Dana Ellman Lauren Dana Ellman Lauren Dana Ellman is a New York-based writer and editor who specializes in travel, lifestyle, food, and shopping content. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines
"Heaven for modern art lovers, with a lively piazza that makes for an energizing stroll before diving into the culture within." - The MICHELIN Guide
"Known for its world-class art galleries and museums."
"When the Centre Pompidou, known by locals as Beaubourg, opened in 1977, it was a radical (and controversial) design for a museum—all industrial pipes and open glass views of Paris. Forty-plus years later it's the undisputed grande dame of Paris's contemporary art world. Within the massive 100,000-piece collection that stretches back to 1905, you’ll find everything from Picassos to video installations. It is highly recommended to book your tickets in advance for a specific time slot and note that if you’re in town on the first Sunday of the month, admission to the permanent collection and children’s gallery is free." - Melissa Liebling-Goldberg, Julia Eskins
