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Amis du Centre Pompidou

History

Established in 1903 and granted charitable status in 1924, in 1946 the "Société des amis du Musée du Luxembourg" became the "Société des amis du Musée national d’art moderne", and in 2017 "Les Amis du Centre Pompidou" (the Friends of the Centre Pompidou).

 

Now more than a hundred years old, it is more than ever engaged with the art of its time, with an active programme of acquisitions and activities. 

Its goal is to help expand and enrich the Centre Pompidou’s holdings of modern and contemporary art. With its substantial membership and generous donors, the Society is able every year to purchase major works on behalf of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, and its contributes to the development of the Centre Pompidou and the expansion of its presence in France and abroad.

 

Les Amis du Centre Pompidou is a non-profit organisation with charitable status.



Organization

President: Floriane de Saint Pierre
Vice-president: Nathalie Mamane-Cohen
Secretary General: Hélène Gheysens
Treasure: Patrice Boissonnas

 

Director: Anaïs de Senneville


Join us

Become a member of Les Amis du Centre Pompidou!

 

Les Amis du Centre Pompidou are the first patrons of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art – Centre Pompidou and for 100 years have conducted major activities of patronage on behalf of the national collections. The members are invited to participate in the enrichment and dissemination of the collections of one of the most important museums in the world. They benefit from an extensive monthly programming, as well as special opportunities to meet artists and influential figures in the world of contemporary and modern art.

 

Les Amis du Centre Pompidou offer different categories of membership, according to each member’s desires and involvement.

There are developing other actions sponsorship to support the collections of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art – Centre Pompidou:

  • The annual gala dinner in the museum's collections
  • Thirteen acquisition committees allow the most involved members to be invested in the life of the museum through specific artistic regions or media, and to participate in the cultural debate by getting involved alongside curators in the selection process for new acquisitions:
    • The International Circle: 9 chapters each corresponding to a specific geographical area
    • The Acquisition Group for Contemporary Art
    • The Acquisition Group for Photography
    • The Acquisition Group for Design
    • The Acquisition Group for French scene of the 1950s-80s
    • The "Mission Recherche"