Season November 25 - June 26

On 22 September 2025, Centre Pompidou closed the doors to its Paris building, marking a major moment in the institution's history. It went out on a high, with the exhibition “Wolfgang Tillmans. Nothing Prepared Us/Everything Prepared Us” taking over an entire floor of the Public Information Library, establishing a vibrant dialogue between the artist’s work and the site’s spirit.

As a last hurrah for the iconic building before the renovation, Centre Pompidou offered the public two exceptional events in October: a monumental pyrotechnic performance by artist Cai Guo-Qiang, illuminating the façade on 22 October, and two days and two nights of celebration on 24 and 25 October, in partnership with the label Because Music, which celebrated its 20th anniversary – an invitation to rediscover this historic architecture in an unprecedented, festive and collective way.

Alongside all this, the Constellation of Centre Pompidou has fully unfurled. Since springtime, the collection’s works, exhibitions, shows, festivals and spoken word programming have begun to inhabit a wide range of places across France and around the world, resolutely pursuing dialogue with all audiences. As for the Public Information Library, it has reunited with readers in its new premises in the Lumière building, in the 12th arrondissement.

The next six months will demonstrate the scope and ambition of this new phase. The Grand Palais remains one of the major hubs of the Constellation, with several major exhibitions: “Limitless Drawings” (“Dessins sans limites”) dives into Centre Pompidou’s graphic treasures; “Matisse. 1941–1954”, opening in March 2026, will explore the painter’s final years of creation, through rarely shown ensembles alongside exceptional loans; and in May, tribute will be paid to artist Hilma af Klint, a pioneering figure of abstract art, in a large-scale retrospective the likes of which have never been seen in France.

Other major upcoming exhibitions include: two propositions based around Wassily Kandinsky, at the Philharmonie de Paris and LaM de Villeneuve-d’Ascq, which will each explore essential aspects of the artist’s work; a national celebration of François Morellet, marking the centenary of his birth with a large-scale exhibition at Centre Pompidou-Metz and the involvement of many institutions; and major events all around France – from Deauville to Toulon, via Auxerre.

The multidisciplinary programme continues to reinvent itself: mk2 Bibliothèque x Centre Pompidou is now the new site for the Centre Pompidou's cinema programming through 2030. Retrospectives, encounters, debates and cross-disciplinary propositions will be presented, including retrospectives for Derek Jarman, Céline Sciamma and Pedro Almodovar, the intellectual programme around Felwine Sarr, the tribute to Gilles Deleuze and the series “De la Violence en Amérique”. The Hors Pistes / Hors Champ festival will continue its exploration of rural life in Vendée with Fabrice Hyber’s Valley, designed like an artistic and nature reserve

Young audiences remain a special focus, with high-quality and accessible offerings: “Pompidou Circus”, the new travelling exhibition by MuMo x Centre Pompidou is a new opportunity for audiences to connect with the collection’s masterpieces; as is the opening of a new “mille formes” space in February 2026 in Montpellier, entirely dedicated to developing kids’ awareness of the arts.

A new space known as Maison Pompidou will open in the coming weeks, in the centre of the Beaubourg district. It stands alongside Ircam, part of a broader network of partnerships titled Plateau Pompidou. This site will allow the public to understand the challenges of renovation and revisit sections of Centre Pompidou's history, starting with the first exhibition titled “The Battle of Colours” (“La Bataille des couleurs”). 

Lastly, the construction site for Centre Pompidou Francilien – fabrique de l’Art, (managing director: Alexia Fabre) is making active progress towards its opening, slated for late 2026.

Centre Pompidou’s metamorphosis has begun. The aim is to undertake it with artists, partners and audiences, all over France and around the world, in a spirit of invention and sharing in line with its origins.