Centre Pompidou-Metz
The Centre Pompidou Metz is a museum of modern and contemporary art. It is in Metz, France. It shows sculptures, modern and contemporary paintings and graphic art.
| Centre Pompidou-Metz | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Type | Culture and leisure |
| Location | Metz, France |
| Coordinates | 49°6′29″N 6°10′48″E / 49.10806°N 6.18000°E |
| Construction started | November 7, 2006 |
| Cost | 69.33 million Euros |
| Height | 77 m (253 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 10,660 m2 (114,700 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Landlord | Metz city |
| Main contractor | Metz Métropole |
| Architect | Shigeru Ban |
| Architecture firm | Shigeru Ban Architects Europe |
| Renovating team | |
| Renovating firm | Demathieu & Bard |
The architecture of the building is inspired by a traditional Chinese hat. The carpentry is an innovative assembly made of sixteen kilometers of wood.
Inaugural exhibition of 2010
Some elements of the inaugural exhibition were borrow by the Centre Georges Pompidou of Paris, especially:
- La Femme à la guitare, Georges Braque,
- La Tristesse du Roi, Henri Matisse,
- L'Aubade, Nu couché et musicien, Pablo Picasso,
- Le Violon d'Ingres, photographie, Man Ray,
- La Maison tropicale, architectural prototype conceive by Jean Prouvé.
The structure
The wood carpentry
Centre Pompidou-Metz Media
View on the Saint Stephen cathedral and the railway water tower from Gallery 3
