Centre Georges Pompidou
national cultural center of contemporary art in Paris, France
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Summary
Centre Georges Pompidou is a cultural center[1]. It ranks in the top 0.77% of cultural center entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,251 views/month, #1 of 130).[2]
Key Facts
- Field of work: performing arts[3]
- Award received: label Tourisme et Handicap[4]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Quartier Saint-Merri[5]
- Country: France[6]
- Instance of: museum building[7], museum[8], collection[9]
- Architect: Richard Rogers[10], Renzo Piano[11]
- Founder: Georges Pompidou[12]
- Operator: Centre national d'art et de culture Georges-Pompidou of le Paris[13]
- Named after: Georges Pompidou[14]
- Architectural style: high-tech architecture[15]
- Commons category: Centre Georges-Pompidou[16]
- Occupant: Musée National d'Art Moderne[17], Centre de création industrielle[18], Public Information Library[19]
- Has part(s): Musée National d'Art Moderne[20], Institute for Research and Coordination Acoustic/Music[21], Public Information Library[22]
- Inception: 1977[23]
- Structural engineer: Arup[24]
- Located on street: place Georges-Pompidou[25]
- Official website: https://centrepompidou.fr[26]
- Sponsor: Engie Foundation[27], MK2[28], SNCF Réseau[29], OVHcloud[30], Bank of America[31]
- Topic's main category: Category:Centre Pompidou[32]
- Described at URL: https://www.bbc.co.uk/culture/article/20250326-the-pioneering-building-that-scandalised-paris[33]
- Director / manager: Laurent Le Bon[34]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portail:Centre Pompidou[35]
- Visitors per year: 5,367,514[36], 3,060,000[37], 3,520,363[38], 3,335,509[39], 3,674,008[40], 2,711,331[41], 2,696,857[42], 3,428,688[43], 2,589,825[44], 3,255,080[45], 3,656,759[46], 3,120,303[47], 3,717,251[48], 2,850,490[49]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Centre Georges Pompidou include Pompidou Center Hanwha Seoul[50], an art museum[51], in South Korea[52], founded in 2025[53].
Why It Matters
Centre Georges Pompidou has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] It is known by 118 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]
Entities named for it include Pompidou Center Hanwha Seoul[50], an art museum[51], in South Korea[52], founded in 2025[53].
FAQs
What awards did Centre Georges Pompidou receive?
Honors received include label Tourisme et Handicap[4].