Centre Pompidou-Metz
museum in Metz, France
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.
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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 |
| Inaugurated | May 12, 2010 |
| Cost | 69.33 million Euros |
| Landlord | Metz city |
| Height | 77 m (253 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 10,660 m2 (114,700 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Shigeru Ban |
| Architecture firm | Shigeru Ban Architects Europe |
| Main contractor | Metz Métropole |
| 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
changeSome 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.
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The structure -
The wood carpentry
