Centre Pompidou of Paris travel guide ** inside tips, attractions, and info about Centre Pompidou

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Address:
3615 Beaubourg

Location:
Place Beaubourg

Phone:
: 01 44 78 12 33

Hours:
Wed-Mon
11:00am – 10:00pm

Cost:
Adult: f60
Child: f50
Senior: f50



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Paris--pompidou centreFounded by Georges Pompidou, this 20th-century museum houses modern and contemporary art in all forms. The architectural design of the building itself suggests what lies within. Escalators on the outside of the building take visitors between the floors, with the exhibitions on the sixth level and the permanent museum on levels five and four. French collections from the beginning of the 1900s to the present day are showcased in chronological order, including modern art, contemporary art, graphic art, architecture and design, photography, new media and films. There are also 1,400 works by great artists who built modernism, including Matisse, Picasso and Miro.

Don’t miss the Atelier Brancusi, located next to the Centre Pompidou. The building contains the contents
Paris--pompidou centre of Constantin Brancusi’s studio, including a collection of the artist’s work, tools and personal possessions. A museum ticket will gain you entrance here.
The Centre Pompidou also offers various shows, including theater, dance and concerts, as well as cinemas and Ircam concerts (the Ircam is a musical research institute). There is a restaurant, café and a cafeteria, several bookshops and a design gift shop. There is also a cloak room, post office, automatic teller machine and telephones.

Admission:
National Museum of Modern Art, Germaine Krull exhibitions & Prix Marcel Duchamp allowing including Brancusi Workshop and the Children’s Gallery
30F; Reduced admission 20F
Exhibits Giacometti & Au-delà du spectacle
40F; Reduced admission 30F
Exhibit Les bons génies de la vie domestique
50F; Reduced admission 40F
One-day package
60F; Reduced admission 50F
This ticket can be used for all the exhibitions and the National Museum of Modern Art.

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