Regional action
Regional action, reaching out to all audiences
The creation of the Centre Pompidou in 1977 marked a milestone in the development of museums opening to new audiences. In keeping with its initial mission, the Centre Pompidou seeks endlessly to broaden its audiences and thus share modern and contemporary art as widely as possible.
In addition to its presence through the Centre Pompidou Metz (2010), the Centre Pompidou Málaga (2015), the Kanal-Centre Pompidou in Brussels (May 2018), the West Bund art museum in Shanghai (2019) and its major international exhibitions, the Centre Pompidou also seeks to strengthen and perpetuate its action on a national level.
To mark its 40th anniversary in 2017, the Centre Pompidou organised sixty-five events throughout France, in collaboration with seventy-five local cultural players (museums, art centres, theatres and festivals, etc.). The Centre Pompidou decided to maintain this momentum and build lasting relations with cultural players located across France. The aim is to develop actions to attract audiences who do not have a direct access to culture.
The Centre Pompidou has thus engaged in a strengthened regional programme, notably via nomadic happenings created by artists, events, nomadic exhibitions and workshops for young audiences or the co-creation of new cultural venues.
Regional outreach
The roll-out of actions in Ile-de-France is accompanied by an equally important national presence. The Centre Pompidou is constantly exploring new forms of hybrid, innovative and durable partnerships with local authorities in search of new channels for dissemination and collaboration.
Find out more about some of our flagship projects below.

The Centre Pompidou-Metz
As the most visited modern & contemporary art centre in France, outside of the Paris region, the Centre Pompidou Metz is an outstanding example of this regional foothold. An opening to all audiences and the intersection of fields are at the heart of the Centre Pompidou-Metz, with projects designed for school-goers and more remote audiences, collaborations with activist organisations, with Metz hospital, or actions in rural areas of the region, in a blend of live performance and exhibitions.
Centre Pompidou Francilien – fabrique de l’art

The Centre Pompidou is building a new conservation and creation centre in the Ile-de-France region.
With 30,000m² of space and designed as a model for innovative arts institutions, it will be:
- a centre of excellence for the conservation and restoration of the works in its collection;
- a venue for cultural dissemination and creation strongly anchored in its territory.
The new venue will open in the autumn of 2026 in Massy.
En préfiguration de son ouverture, et en collaboration avec les acteurs locaux – culturels, universitaires, scolaires et associatifs –, le Centre Pompidou propose depuis 2019 une programmation qui irrigue l’ensemble du territoire de l’Île-de-France en présentant des œuvres de la collection, faisant circuler des dispositifs de médiation, donnant à expérimenter de nouvelles pratiques artistiques, ou nouant des partenariats de recherche et de formation avec le monde universitaire.
Au printemps 2025 ouvre la Maison du projet, à proximité immédiate du chantier. En plus d'être un lieu d'informations sur le futur site, elle propose aux riverain·es des activités gratuites conçues pour se familiariser avec la collection du Centre Pompidou, les métiers de la conservation, échanger avec les équipes du Centre, partager d'ores et déjà des expériences artistiques.
Expertise et conseil
Fort de susciter, accompagner, favoriser et faciliter des projets, le Centre Pompudou développe une activité de conseil et d'ingénierie culturelle pour les acteurs qui cherchent à bénéficier de son expérience et son savoir-faire.
Co-conception de nouveaux lieux culturels
mille formes, Clermont-Ferrand

The Centre Pompidou is working alongside the city of Clermont-Ferrand to create "mille formes", the first permanent art initiation centre for infants to 6-year-olds.
Inaugurated in December 2019, "mille formes" is designed to be an experimental space where young children can discover contemporary creation in all its facets. Children discover art through hands-on activities and interaction in a new environment.
Exchanging ideas, working together and observing artists at work are the activities which transform this venue into a new space to practise and explore, a space in which adults contribute as much as children. "mille formes" is also designed to be a venue for resources and the exploration of issues linked to art and early childhood, thus enabling professionals and parents to discuss these questions together.
Coming soon: a new "mille formes" in Montpellier
In February 2026, the city of Montpellier will inaugurate "mille formes", its second art initiation center, designed in collaboration with the Centre Pompidou.
Dedicated to children aged 0 to 6, their families, and professionals, this 750 m² space, designed by architect Sarah de.Gouy, is located at the heart of the city, between the Polygone shopping center and the Antigone district. Spanning two levels and connected by a staircase-slide, it will feature two exhibition galleries—one for ages 0-2 and another for ages 2-6—along with a workshop, a performing arts space, a reading room, and an area dedicated to parenthood.
A partner of the Clermont-Ferrand center, with which it forms a network, "mille formes" will open a new chapter in artistic and cultural awakening. With discovery and enjoyment at its core, the space will invite children to explore art in all its forms, learn through play, forge connections, and develop their sensitivity and awareness of the world around them.
Formation professionnelle
Institution de référence en matière de médiation culturelle, le Centre Pompidou accompagne les collectivités territoriales auxquelles il transmet ses savoir-faire.
Les formations professionnelles sont élaborées en fonction des contextes spécifiques des bénéficiaires. Elles visent à renforcer les compétences de tous les professionnel·les, tant au niveau des décideur·ses que de leurs équipes, pour servir le déploiement de la politique culturelle de chaque collectivité.
Exhibitions beyond the walls
Collaborations with partners in French regions
The territorial action of the Centre Pompidou is also illustrated by an active policy of promoting the public collections in its charge by presenting them outside the spaces of the National Museum of Modern Art/Centre for Industrial Creation (Mnam/Cci).
This ambition makes it the world's leading lender of artworks – more than 2,200 works lent per year in France and some 5,350 works currently placed in other institutions in Paris and in the regions.
Today the Centre Pompidou aims to build a new model of territorial action based on collaborations reimagined with regional partners.
It contributes its works, its expertise and the support of its curators to present its collection, sometimes conducting artistic education and mediation projects and presenting shows and lectures.
Musées itinérants


Des projets de Centre Pompidou itinérants ont permis d'approcher de nouveaux territoires.
De 2011 à 2013, le Centre Pompidou mobile, vaste chapiteau démontable dessiné par Patrick Bouchain, a offert au cœur des régions difficilement couvertes par l'offre culturelle traditionnelle (Aubagne, Boulonge-sur-mer, Cambrai, Chaumont, Libourne) et notamment aux personnes les plus éloignées de la vie culturelle, la possibilité d'une rencontre avec les chefs-d'œuvre de l'art moderne et contemporain.
En 2022, le MuMo (Musée Mobile fondé en 2011 par Ingrid Brochard) et le Centre Pompidou se sont associés avec le soutien de la fondation Art Explora et le ministère de la Culture pour proposer, dans un nouveau camion, des expositions thématiques conçues à partir de la collection du Centre dans diverses régions de France – à raison de 40 semaines de tournée par an, depuis déjà 3 années.
For young audiences
The Centre Pompidou places great importance on young audiences and encourages their awareness of modern and contemporary creation through three specially dedicated spaces: the Children’s Workshop, the Galerie des Enfants and Studio 13/16. A dedicated programme designed to capture and hold the attention of young audiences transmits key concepts and forges a relationship with art and creation from the earliest age.
The Centre Pompidou exports this know-how by proposing travelling exhibitions and workshops that can be set up in a variety of environments. Whatever the domain explored, each proposal is based on everyday experience and a sensory approach in order to develop children's awareness and facilitate encounters with today's creations.
Find out more about some of these initiatives below.