The Centre Pompidou is closed for renovation until 2030, but the free Maison Pompidou on the Piazza is open from 11am to 7pm except Tuesdays. Meanwhile, its collection and programme are shown at partner venues in Paris, including the Grand Palais, the Panthéon, the Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris and the Bibliothèque nationale de France, as well as at the Centre Pompidou Francilien in Massy, scheduled to open in spring 2027. Outside the Paris region, the Centre Pompidou-Metz also hosts exhibitions during the works. On the Piazza, the Maison Pompidou, set up in the former Atelier Brancusi building, presents the history of the building and the renovation project, with free admission. The Bibliothèque publique d'information (Bpi) has left the building: since 25 August 2025 it has been open in the Lumière building, 40 avenue des Terroirs de France (12th arrondissement). The Centre's cinema programme is screened at the mk2 Bibliothèque x Centre Pompidou (13th arrondissement). Located in the Beaubourg neighborhood, between Les Halles and the Marais, the Centre Georges Pompidou is home to the Musée National d'Art Moderne, one of the leading collections of modern and contemporary art in Europe, particularly rich in 20th-century art. Designed by Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers, the building is known for its structure, with its colorful technical networks placed on the outside to free up interior space. Before the closure, the exterior escalators zigzagging across the façade led to the upper floors and their view over Paris. A small square next door is home to the Stravinsky Fountain.
Highlights
The Musée National d'Art Moderne collection
The Musée National d'Art Moderne, housed in the Centre Pompidou, holds more than 100,000 works spanning visual art, design, architecture, photography and multimedia. During the works, part of the collection is shown at partner venues in Paris, elsewhere in France and abroad.
The view from the top floor, once it reopens
From the top floor of the building, where the restaurant used to be, the view stretches across the rooftops of Paris. It will only be accessible again after the reopening, planned for 2030.
The Marais
The Marais is the neighborhood located east of the Centre Pompidou. It stretches from Notre-Dame to Place des Vosges. Its name comes from the site's natural history: it was originally covered in marshland. Residents lived on the higher ground to avoid flooding from the Seine. The medieval village located here was called Beau-Bourg, which gave the Centre Pompidou its nickname. The neighborhood remains open during the works: a stroll through the Marais combines easily with a visit to the Maison Pompidou.
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Tips
Off-site exhibitions change venue and dates, so check the programme on the official Centre Pompidou website before you go. In autumn 2026, the Grand Palais shows "Cézanne et nous" until 17 January 2027, the Panthéon "Vies minuscules" until 31 January 2027, the Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris the Prix Marcel Duchamp 2026 from 2 October 2026 to 7 February 2027, and the Bibliothèque nationale de France "Louise Bourgeois. Extrême tension" from 20 October 2026 to 21 February 2027. Ahead of its opening, the Centre Pompidou Francilien in Massy welcomes visitors free of charge, with booking, on the weekends of 17-18 October, 24-25 October and 31 October-1 November 2026 (the "Prélude !" event). The neighborhood continues with the Marais and Les Halles, both close by on foot. A few minutes' walk west, the canopy of the Forum des Halles is within easy reach.
How to get there
Maison Pompidou (Piazza, 50 rue Rambuteau): Metro Rambuteau (line 11), Hôtel de Ville (lines 1 & 11), Châtelet–Les Halles (lines 1, 4, 7, 11, and 14) RER Châtelet–Les Halles (lines A, B, D) Bus 29, 38, 47, 75
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