Collection, Research The Secret History of the Maison de Verre, a Masterpiece of Modern Arc… Tucked away in the heart of Saint-Germain-des-Prés stands a masterpiece of modern architecture: the … 01 Feb 2024
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… 02 Sep 2025
Backstage Architectural Secrets ► The Pipes of the Centre Pompidou (Episode 2/15) Nicknamed everything from “Notre-Dame of the Pipes” to “the refinery” or “machine-mac… 06 Oct 2025
Architectural Secrets ► The Centre Pompidou’s metallic 'exoskeleton'… (Episode 4/15) If the Centre Pompidou were an animal, it would be a crab—bold and unconventional. Li… 01 Dec 2025
Backstage Architectural Secrets ► The “Caterpillar” of the Centre Pompidou (Episode 3/15) Stretching like a giant transparent tube along the façade, the escalator affectionate… 03 Nov 2025
Backstage 40 years after, the secrets of a now-iconic logo It almost never happened. In 2019, the Centre Pompidou revealed a new version of its legendary logot… 10 Nov 2020
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 gifte… 14 Feb 2025
Backstage The secret history of the Nike Air Max, the sneaker inspired by the Ce… Unbelievable but true! Launched in 1987, the iconic Nike Air Max 1 actually draws its design from th… 19 Jun 2024
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 nev… 13 Apr 2023
Expositions, Backstage Gérard Garouste, les années Palace Dans les années 1980, alors quasi inconnu, le jeune peintre Gérard Garouste avait réalisé les décors… 09 Sep 2022
Backstage Because Beaubourg: Backstage at the Centre Pompidou's Last Hurrah It had never happened before: on the 24th and 25th October, the Centre Pompidou marked the closure o… 27 Oct 2025
Collection The untold story of the International Klein Blue (IKB) of Yves Klein It was this particular shade of blue that brought painter Yves Klein worldwide fame. In 1960, he pat… 07 Feb 2025