Exhibitions, Collection Marlene Dumas: Painting in the Flesh She has never painted to soothe. Born in South Africa in 1953 and based in the Netherlands since the 1970s, Marlene Dumas has built a body of work in which faces and bodi… 05 Jan 2026
Backstage Jean Widmer: Putting Modernity into Action The Centre Pompidou’s iconic logo? His. Trained by the heirs of the Bauhaus and shaped by fashion and advertising, Jean Widmer (1929–2026) transformed… 10 Nov 2020
Backstage Flying Saucer, Giant Egg… The Centre Pompidous You Never Got to See! In 1971, Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers won the international competition to design the future Centre Pompidou. But they were up against no fewer than… 15 Jan 2026
Backstage Architectural Secrets ► The ‘Piazza’ of the Centre Pompidou (Episode 1/15) A vast, Italianate square, the Piazza slopes gently down to the foot of the Beaubourg building. Conceived by architects Renzo Piano and… 02 Sep 2025
Backstage From Pompidou to "Beaubourg": the secret history of Renzo Piano's and … Now iconic, the building designed by Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers was nevertheless very nearly never built. Called "Live Centre of Information", the… 13 Apr 2023
Exhibitions, Backstage In conversation : Wolfgang Tillmans and Renzo Piano EXCLUSIVE ► In June 2024, Wolfgang Tillmans sat down with Renzo Piano—not just to photograph the legendary Italian architect, but to engage in a dialo… 04 Jul 2025
Exhibitions Wolfgang Tillmans: “Culture is always the first thing autocrats seek t… EXCLUSIVE ► German artist Wolfgang Tillmans has been invited by the Centre Pompidou to stage its final exhibition before closing for renovation works.… 06 May 2025
Collection, Backstage The Secret History of Dominique and John de Menil, Legendary Patrons o… Joan Miró, Andy Warhol, Jackson Pollock… As discerning collectors, Dominique and John de Menil gifted the Centre Pompidou some of its greatest masterp… 14 Feb 2025
Collection, Backstage Behind the Scenes of Alexander Iolas: Discoverer of Warhol, Patron of … A Greek art dealer with a formidable eye, Alexander Iolas was amongst the very first to exhibit the work of Andy Warhol. A steadfast supporter of the … 17 Sep 2025
Backstage Architectural Secrets ► The Centre Pompidou’s Signature Colours (Episode 6/15) Before it burst onto the scene in its now-iconic pop colours, the Centre Pompidou nearly sported gold and blue, brown tones — even soli… 27 Jan 2026
Exhibitions, Collection Louise Nevelson, sculpter le noir Elle a très tôt affirmé une vocation singulière : « Je veux être sculptrice, et je ne veux pas que l… 11 Mar 2026
Exhibitions, Collection, Backstage Matisse aux rayons X : la chimie au chevet des œuvres De quels mystères sont faites les toiles d'Henri Matisse ? C’est dans un lieu tenu secret, et grâce … 10 Mar 2026
Exhibitions, Collection « Kandinsky face aux images », ou la fabrique de l'abstraction Photographies, illustrations scientifiques ou de presse… Loin d’être de simples sources d’inspiratio… 06 Mar 2026
Backstage Secrets d'archi ► L'Ircam, mélodies en sous-sol (Épisode 7/15) C’est l’une des composantes essentielles du Centre Pompidou. Et pourtant, l’Ircam (po… 02 Mar 2026
Exhibitions, Collection « Jazz », la magie d’un chef-d’œuvre ressuscité EXCLUSIF ► C’est un livre d’artiste mythique — et le laboratoire qui permit à Henri Matisse de passe… 26 Feb 2026
Collection, Backstage Focus sur... la « Chaise Traîneau » de Michel Cadestin Conçue en 1976 spécialement pour le futur Centre Pompidou par le designer français Michel Cadestin e… 25 Feb 2026
Exhibitions, Collection La visite amoureuse de... Louise Bourgoin Actrice prolifique vue chez Anne Fontaine ou Thomas Lilti, Louise Bourgoin dessine avec passion depu… 19 Feb 2026
Research Kiki Kogelnik et la mode La mode est omniprésente et protéiforme dans l’œuvre de Kiki Kogelnik (1935-1997). Elle participe de… 17 Feb 2026
Collection Jean Widmer: An Avant-Garde of Posters for the Centre Pompidou He is the mind behind the Centre Pompidou’s iconic striped logo. Less widely known is Jean Widmer’s … 06 Feb 2026
Research Lost in transaction : une histoire d'« Interfaces » Le 1er février 1981 avait lieu à Paris un happening technologique d'un genre nouveau, baptisé « Inte… 05 Feb 2026
Backstage Architectural Secrets ► The Centre Pompidou’s Signature Colours (Episode 6/15) Before it burst onto the scene in its now-iconic pop colours, the Centre Pompidou nea… 27 Jan 2026
Exhibitions, Collection “Matisse, 1941–1954”: The Urgency of Reinvention Drawings, cut-out gouaches, illustrated books, textiles, stained glass—at the Grand Palais, the exhi… 23 Jan 2026
Backstage Flying Saucer, Giant Egg… The Centre Pompidous You Never Got to See! In 1971, Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers won the international competition to design the future Centr… 15 Jan 2026
Exhibitions, Collection Focus on... “With the Black Arc” by Vassily Kandinsky Three blocks of colour — red, blue, and violet-burgundy — appear to collide. A thick black arc stret… 12 Jan 2026
Backstage Architectural Secrets ► The Underbelly of the Centre Pompidou (Episode 5/15) Beneath the cobblestones, the beach? Almost! Hidden beneath the Piazza and the Centre… 09 Jan 2026
Cinema Jonás Trueba, le cinéma en bande organisée Chez le cinéaste espagnol, le collectif est au cœur même du processus créatif. Accompagné depuis ses… 05 Jan 2026
Exhibitions, Collection Marlene Dumas: Painting in the Flesh She has never painted to soothe. Born in South Africa in 1953 and based in the Netherlands since the… 05 Jan 2026
Cinema Chez Jonás Trueba, un cinéma familier Artisan discret mais prolifique du cinéma contemporain espagnol, Jonás Trueba (né en 1981) a signé h… 03 Jan 2026
Collection Focus on… « Big Electric Chair » by Andy Warhol With Big Electric Chair, Pop Art master Andy Warhol moves away from celebrities and consumer goods t… 11 Dec 2025
Cinema “On Violence in America”: Mirrors of a Nation in Cinema Screenings, talks, debates… De la violence en Amérique is a bold and wide-ranging programme that, as… 11 Dec 2025
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