Beaubourg - Georges Pompidou Center in Paris is among the most famous art centers in France. Beaubourg - Georges Pompidou Center is popular for its museum, exhibitions, lectures, performances, cinemas and much more.
The opening hours of Pompidou Center are daily from 11 AM to 10 PM except on Tuesdays and on 1st May. The exhibitions and museum of Pompidou Center remain open from 11 AM to 9 PM and the ticket counters close at 8 PM.
The impressive building of Pompidou Center has been designed by architects named Renzo Piano, Gianfranco Franchini and Richard Rogers. The building is divided into two parts, namely the 7-level steel and glass superstructure and the 3-level infrastructure, which has all the service areas and the technical facilities.
The museum of Pompidou Center is known as Musée national d'art moderne. It boasts of housing some of the best 20th century art collections of the world. Nearly
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53,000 works on a wide variety of creative arts, painting, architecture, photography, cinema, sculpture and design are featured at the museum. Contemporary art works are housed on level 4 and works on modern art are on level 5 of the museum. Visitors can view the works of artists of the last century such as Picasso, Pollock, Giacometti and Dali or those of contemporary artists such as Boltanski, Penone, and Rondinone.
Visitors to Georges Pompidou Center can avail of the Museums and Monuments Card from the Paris Tourist Office. This card is valid for limitless visits to numerous museums and monuments in Paris and the surrounding areas.
Pompidou Center offers a host of amenities such as a bookshop, design boutique, cafeteria and a restaurant named Georges. It also has a useful Bibliothèque publique d'information and offers complimentary WiFi access.
Beaubourg - Georges Pompidou Center should be visited by all art connoisseurs visiting the wonderful city of Paris.
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