Free: First Sundays of every month; All time for guest under 18 years old
The Pompidou Center is a complex in the Beaubourg area of Paris. It houses a vast public library, the National Museum of Modern Art (the largest in Europe) and IRCAM (a center for music and acoustic research). The idea of such multicultural complex sprouted from André Malraux, the first French minister of cultural affairs. Today, Pompidou serves as a nerve center of the French art and culture, bringing together in one place the different forms of expression.
Address: 19 Rue Beaubourg, 75004 Paris
Opening hours: Wed-Mon 11am – 10pm; Thu 11am – 11pm; Closed Tuesdays and May 1st
Direction: Metro to Rambuteau, Les Halles Station; RER to Châtelet – Les Halles
Phone: +33 1 44 78 12 33
Website: www.centrepompidou.fr/en