Centre Georges Pompidou, commonly shortened to Centre Pompidou and also known as the Pompidou Centre in English, is a complex building in the Beaubourg area of the 4th arrondissement of Paris, near Les Halles. It is a 20th- century architectural marvel, immediately recognizable by its exterior escalators and enormous coloured tubing. It is home to the National Museum of Modern Art and is internationally renowned for its 20th and 21st century art collections. They organise activities for children from the age of 2 until teenagers: workshops, exhibitions and meetings with contemporary artists and designers.
Recommended by:
Jane Mitchell
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Place Georges-Pompidou, 75004 Paris / www.centrepompidou.fr
We spent as much time outside in the placa as we did inside as there were so many street artists and performers that the kid were transfixed by. (Jane Mitchell)