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On the fourth and fifth floors of the Centre Pompidou (Beaubourg) is the French National Museum of Modern Art, which is said to be the second largest such museum in the world (after the Museum of Modern Art in New York).
In this photo, the painting on the left is Les Capétiens partout, painted in 1954 by Georges Mathieu.
The one on the right is called Sexe-Prime. Hommage à Jean-Pierre Brisset and was painted in 1955 by Simon Hantaï.
Second photo: This one has the fascinating title Trans-apparence du Verbe and was painted from 1977 to 1980 by the Chilean/French artist Matta, one of the surrealist artists who took refuge in the United States during the Second World War. He lived from 1911 to 2002.
Third photo: Entrance hall on the ground floor of the Centre Pompidou.
Fourth photo: The facade, so to speak, of the Centre Pompidou. This inside-out building was controversial at the time it was built, but has now been accepted, I would say, as a quintessential part of the Paris scene -- unlike Pompidou's other modernization projects such as the Montparnasse Tower, the expressway on the right bank of the Seine and the Forum Les Halles.
Fifth photo: Cyclists at the Centre Pompidou. Leave a Comment Phone: 01 44 78 12 33Directions: Velib' 4021, 4020 Métro Rambuteau, Hôtel de Ville, Châtelet GPS 48°51'37.17" North; 2°21'5.07" EastWebsite: http://www.cnac-gp.fr/
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 Brancusi Self-Portrait
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Constantin Brancusi, the best sculptor of the XX century and the pioneer of abstraction, was born in Romania in 1876 and came to Paris in 1904.
Until his death, in 1957, he produced in his studio located in Montparnasse his most important sculptures appreciated for the elegance and the specific use of materials.
In the 1930s Brancusi worked to an ambitious public sculpture projects, the installation in Tirgu Jiu, Romania, of the Gate of the Kiss, Table of Silence and a 100-foot tall cast iron version of Endless Column.
One year before his death, Brancusi left the contents of his studio to the French State on condition that the studio be installed in the museum, as initially was. Directions: Metro: Rambuteau; RER: Chatelet-Les Halles
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I must admit that I was not very much impressed of the futuristic building before entering and visiting the Musee national d'Art moderne (National Museum of Modern Art). I had the impression that it didn't fit the scenery at all, that's why I made the mistake of doing my visit late in the afternoon and having too less time left.
Already in, I really felt in love ... with everything.
I could have spent hours and hours looking to the modern works displayed and just trying to find another secret connotation missed at the first sight.
The 1,100 modern contemporary art works (sculptures, photographs, videos, etc) are organized based on the theme on a single floor (Level 5 - Big Bang) and are changed every 18 months.
On the three terraces are displayed sculptures by Calder, Miro and Laurens.
Here is what you can find on each floor:
Level -1: Foyer / Ticket Office / Cinema
Level 0: General Information / Ticket Office / Bookstore
Level 1: Cinema / Library / Cafe
Level 2: Press Room / General Collection / Self-Training Area
Level 3: General Collection / Kandinsky Library and Graphic Arts Cabinet
Level 4: Museum
Level 5: Big Bang / Terrace sculptures
Level 6: Exhibitions
Opening hours: 11:00-22:00
Entrance to Big Bang (Level 5) free of charge with Paris Museum pass. Entrancee fee to Level 6 to be paid separately. Directions: Metro: Les Halles (line 4) Rambuteau (line 11)
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What drove me towards the Centre Georges Pompidou was more the outside then the inside of the building. I had heard so much about the architecture of this huge modern and contemporary art museum that I just had to see it for myself. The architects (Richard Roger, Renzo Piano and Gianfranco Franchin) literally turned the building inside out, placing all the framework, pipes, escalators, and structures on the outside. The effect is a mish mash of steel and glass, and a very unusual look to it. Did I like it? I actually don't know. I can't say I hated it, but I can't say I loved it either. Maybe 'interesting' would be the right word. Around the Centre Georges Pompidou you can see quite a few street artists, like these Mongolian Musicians in the second picture.
As modern and contemporary art isn't really my thing, I didn't go inside. But maybe I am the exception, as the museum draws in huge crowds every year. Millions of visitors admire the works of Matisse, Picasso and Miró. On their website you can find everything about opening times, entrance fee, the art works, and even read about the architecture of the building: www.centrepompidou.fr Leave a Comment Phone: 01 44 78 12 33Directions: Métro: Rambuteau ; RER: Châtelet-Les HallesWebsite: www.centrepompidou.fr
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There always seems to be a festive atmosphere on the "piazza" at Place Georges Pompidou, in front of the modern art museum Centre Pompidou or Beaubourg.
Groups of street performers take turns putting on shows and funny sketches here.
Second photo: The Centre Pompidou was one of the first huge new projects of the 1970s. It was intended as an "original cultural institution in the heart of Paris completely focused on modern and contemporary creation," and was first opened in 1977. Twenty years later it was closed for extensive renovation work, and then re-opened in January 2000. They say that some six million people visit the Centre Pompidou each year, for a total of over 190 million visitors in its 30 years of existence.
When I explain to people where I used to live in the Marais district, I sometimes say it was halfway between the Centre Pompidou and the Opéra Bastille, even though neither of these even existed at the time. Leave a Comment
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Gallery of the Atelier Brancusi
Constantin Brancusi, the biggest sculptor of the 20th century, was the father of the modern sculpture.
Born in 1876 in Romania, Constantin Brancusi lived and worked in Paris, from 1904, until his death in 1957.
The largest part of his work, it was made there in Paris but an important part of his wonderful creations is in Romania, in his homeland.
You can sees in his studio, in Paris, a collection singularly to the world, formed from 144 sculptures, 41 drawings furniture, 87 pedestals, two paintings and more of 1600 photographic plates of glass and original jerks.
The Ateler of Brancusi was built in 1956, and late reconstructs, in 1962 and 1977.
Since end of January 1997, it is presented, within a renewed architecture of Renzo piano.
Now, you can visit this studio, in centre George Pompidou, from the deep glass edifice at the side.
Don't miss this opportunity, and you visit the studio Brancusi, if you visit the Centre Pompidou. Leave a Comment
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President Georges Pompidou declared in the year 1969, he wishes for Paris a culture centre, that is museum and place of inventive work at the same time.
The construction should begin in the district "plateau Beaubourg."
For this project, began an international competition.
Winner was the project of Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers.
As the building 1977 was opened in the middle of the decrepit Beaubourg quarter, there was a protest storm that never has lain down completely.
The building covers a surface of 100,000 square meters.
Each pipeline at the outside smoothed with another colour and every colour corresponds to a certain function.
The Centre is accepted as a construction of lovable grotesqueness.
The building is as gallery, far, popular, as anybody could foresee at its opening.
Musée National d’Art Moderne (the national museum for modern time art), is accommodated on the last three floors of the Centre Pompidou. Leave a Comment
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 A work by Picasso by Colzy
This museum opened in 1979 to much controversy apparently. I assume this was largely due to the unconventional nature of the building which I can best explain by saying it looks like a building inside out. Parts of the building that serve specific functions are painted a distinctive colour which conrasts heavily with the others. For example, tubing for air is blue, green for water, yellow for electricity and red for the elevators. Makes for a very interesting effect.
Views from inside the museum of the Paris skyline are nothing short of fabulous and there are some nice photo opportunities with the sharp lines of some modern art pieces contrasting with the classic Paris skyline.
A ticket will set you back about 10 Euro and is the museum is open every day, except Tuesdays and May 1, 11am-10pm Leave a Comment Phone: +33 (0)1 44 78 12 33Directions: We caught the metro to Hôtel de Ville and walked a short distance from there.Website: http://www.cnac-gp.fr/Pompidou
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From the top floor of the Centre Pompidou you can look out over Paris in various directions.
Here we are looking west towards the Eiffel Tower.
Second photo: Looking northwest towards Forum Les Halles, with the skyscrapers of La Défense off in the distance. The round building in the center of the photo is the stock exchange, and the big church is Saint-Eustache.
Third photo: Looking north towards Montmartre and Sacré-Coeur. Leave a Comment Phone: 01 44 78 12 33Directions: Velib' 4021, 4020 Métro Rambuteau, Hôtel de Ville, Châtelet GPS 48°51'37.17" North; 2°21'5.07" EastWebsite: http://www.cnac-gp.fr/
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Right next to the Centre Pompidou you´ll see a very nice, colourful, and vivid fountain, consisting of sixteen separate sculptures. This fountain was made in 1982 and 1983 by the famous artist Niki de Saint-Phalle and her husband Jean Tinguely. The fountain is dedicated to the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky. Every sculpture points at one of his plays.
De Saint-Phalle made the colourful, polyester ones and Tinguely took care of the iron ones. Together they make a nice unity that perfectly fits with the Centre Pompidou that is right behind it. Leave a Comment Directions: If you can find the Centre Pompidou, you can´t miss this fountain. When you are looking at the front of the Centre Pompidou, it´s at the rightside of it.
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