Series Exhibitions
Centre Pompidou podcasts
Matisse, 1941-1954
24 March – 26 July 2026 at Grand Palais, Paris
Dessins sans limite
Masterpieces of Centre Pompidou collection
16 December 2025 – 15 March 2026 at Grand Palais, Paris
Five speakers from the Centre Pompidou present their personal favourites: Marlene Dumas, William Kentridge, Christian Boltanski, Robert Longo and Trisha Brown.
In French only
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Transcription and credits in French
PDF - 488 Ko - 7 pages
Niki de Saint Phalle, Jean Tinguely et Pontus Hulten
26 June 2025 – 4 January 2026 at Grand Palais, Paris
A look at the connections between the two artists, Niki de Saint Phalle and Jean Tinguely, and the museum curator, Pontus Hulten. With Sophie Duplaix, exhibition curator; Bloum Cardenas, Niki de Saint Phalle’s granddaughter; and Andres Pardey, deputy director of the Tinguely Museum.
In French only
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Transcription and credits in French
PDF - 280 Ko - 18 pages
Art brut. Dans l'intimité d'une collection
Decharme Donation to Centre Pompidou
20 June – 21 September 2025 at Grand Palais, Paris
Two curators and collectors Barbara Safarova and Bruno Decharme talk about their passion for this art form, their collection and their donation of a body of work to the Centre Pompidou. Cristina Agostinelli, associate curator, talks about the entry of these works into the collection of the Musée national d'art moderne.
In French only
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Transcription and credits
PDF - 423Kb - 7 pages
Wolfgang Tillmans
Nothing could have prepared us – Everything could have prepared us
13 June – 22 September 2025
In an interview recorded a few weeks prior to the opening, the artist discusses the conception of this unique project and reflects on the making of certain works.
Georges Mathieu
Gesture, speed, movement
11 April – 7 September 2025 at Monnaie de Paris
Christian Briend, Béatrice Coullaré and Eric de Chassey, the exhibition's three curators, welcome us to this historic venue in the heart of Paris and introduce us to the exhibition as it unfolds.
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Transcription and credits
PDF - 424 Kb - 14 pages
Suzanne Valadon
15 January – 26 May 2025
The exhibition curators Nathalie Ernoult, Chiara Parisi and Xavier Rey explain the main themes of the work of Suzanne Valadon and comment on some of her works.
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Transcription and credits
PDF - 375 Kb - 15 pages
Paris noir
Artistic circulations and anti-colonial resistance, 1950 – 2000
19 March – 30 JUne 2025
Alicia Knock, the exhibition’s curator, engages in conversation with thirteen guests invited to shed light on a historical aspect or a work in the exhibition.
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Transcription and credits
PDF - 299 Kb - 25 pages
Surréalisme
4 September 2024 – 13 January 2025
A selection of texts by authors and artists who contributed to the Surrealism is read by actors and actresses.
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Transcription and credits
PDF - 382 Kb - 29 pages
Comics, 1964 - 2024
29 May – 4 November 2024
Twelve authors from different generations talk about their work and the major themes found along the tour.
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Transcription and credits
PDF - 372 Kb - 21 pages
Brancusi
27 March – 1st July 2024
Take a tour of the exhibition with Ariane Coulondre, curator, and with artists and friends of Brancusi.
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Transcription and credits
PDF - 248 Kb - 21 pages
Picasso. Endlessly Drawing
18 October 2023 – 15 January 2024
Anne Lemonnier and Johan Popelard, curators of the exhibition, guide you through this retrospective by commenting on a selection of twenty works.
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Transcription and credits
PDF - 527 Kb - 23 pages
Corps à Corps
History(s) of photography
6 September 2023 – 25 March 2024
Julie Jones, curator of "Corps à corps" addresses the themes of the exhibition and presents several works.
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Transcription and credits
PDF - 361 Kb - 11 pages
Norman Foster
10 May – 7 August 2023
Frédéric Migayrou, curator of the exhibition, introduces us to this major figure of architecture, and shares Extracts from an interview with Norman Foster.
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Transcription and credits
PDF - 392 Kb - 9 pages
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Transcription and credits
PDF - 272 Kb - 12 pages
Germaine Richier
1st March – 12 June 2023
Ariane Coulondre, curator of the exhibition, presents the world of major sculptor of the 20th century Germaine Richier through some of her key works, and accompanied by the artist's own words.
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Transcription and credits
PDF - 386 Kb - 12 pages
Christian Marclay
16 November 2022 – 27 February 2023
Jean-Pierre Criqui, curator of the exhibition, introduces us to the artist’s universe, at the frontier between visual arts and music, comments several works, along with some sound excerpts.
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Transcription and credits
PDF - 486 Kb - 12 pages
Décadrage colonial
Unframing Colonialism
7 November 2022 – 27 February 2023
Damarice Amao and Lilah Remy, the exhibition’s curators, look back at the key milestones in this history and the role that photography played in it – accompanied by decolonial voices from the 1930s performed by Casey and Rocé, two leading figures in French rap.
In French only
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Transciption and credits in French
PDF - 429 Kb - 19 pages
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Transcription and credits
PDF - 430 Kb - 7 pages
Germany / The 1920s / New Objectivity / August Sander
11 May – 5 September 2022
Let yourself be guided through the main themes of the exhibition with Angela Lampe, curator of the "New Objectivity" section, Florian Ebner, curator of the "August Sander" section, and Sophie Goetzmann, researcher.
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Transcription and credits
PDF - 396 Kb - 19 pages
Charles Ray
16 February – 20 June 2022
Charles Ray talks about his work, explains his approach: through each of his sculptures, he questions his relationship to reality and time, to the visible and the invisible.
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Transcription and credits
PDF - 312 Kb - 11 pages
Georgia O’Keeffe
8 September – 6 December 2021
A guided tour through the comments of Anna Hiddleston-Galloni, curator of the exhibition, and various quotes of the artist.
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Transcription and credits
PDF - 381 Kb - 11 pages
Women in Abstraction
19 May – 23 August 2021
This audio tour accompanies visitors from room to room through the explanations of Christine Macel, curator of the exhibition, interspersed with focuses on certain artists.
Sismographie des luttes
For an history of critical and cultural reviews
19 May – 28 June 2021
Twenty texts selected from this collection, read by the curator and her friends, to further the discussion on modern colonialism.
In French only
Martin Barré
14 October 2020 – 5 April 2021
Read aloud by an actor, Martin Barré’s words will enhance your visit to the exhibition and your exploration of his work.
In French only
Global(e) Resistance
29 July 2020 – 4 January 2021
Decolonizing the museum, art as an act of resistance, censorship and the artists’ commitments are some of the themes addressed here by the curators of the exhibition.
With the participation of Christine Macel, Head of Department of Contemporary and Prospective Creation, Yung Ma, guest curator in the Department of Contemporary and Prospective Creation and Alicia Knock, curator in the Department of Contemporary and Prospective Creation at the Centre Pompidou – Musical excerpts: Lena Lesca, Abdoulaye Cissé – Video excerpts: Coco Fusco and Guillermo Gomez Pena, "The Couple in the Cage", Renée Green, "Partially Buried". .
Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Paris!
1st July – 19 October 2020
An exclusive interview with artist Christo.
Christian Boltanski
Life in the making
13 November 2019 – 16 March 2020
A podcast compiled from excerpts of interviews conducted with the artist in 1992 and 2018.
In French only
Dora Maar
5 June – 29 July 2019
A study of Dora Maar, a photographer and painter who was actively involved in the artistic movements and political struggles of her time.
In French only
Prehistory, a modern enigma
8 May – 16 September 2019
A conversation about the depth of time that challenges our certainties and offers a fresh perspective on modern and contemporary art.
In French only
Vasarely. Sharing Forms
6 February – 6 May 2019
The exhibition curators, Michel Gauthier and Arnauld Pierre, take you on a journey to explore the sources of inspiration, the creative spaces and the key principles behind Vasarely’s work.
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