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National Museum of Modern Arts in Paris, France |
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To Georges Pompidou
Centre
national d'art et de culture Georges Pompidou (National Center of
Art and Culture) is a public establishment in Paris that was
inaugurated in 1977. The strange building,
looking more like a gas factory than like a museum, was
conceived by the architects P. Piano and R. Rogers. Tip:
Point on the stamps with the mouse index for more information about
the works of art displayed and about the stamps.
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Situated on the Beaubourg platform, it groups the National Museum of Modern Art, a big Public Library, the Center for Industrial Creation and the Acoustical-Musical Research and Co-ordination Institute.
Georges Pompidou is the man who mostly contributed to the creation of the National Center of Art and Culture.
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He was a French politician. Between 1962-1968 he was Prime Minister and after that, till his death in 1974, President of the French Republic.
Georges Pompidou was fascinated by the modern art and culture. (After: Petit Larousse en couleurs, Librairie Larousse, 1988)
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Link: Centre Pompidou
| Published: 5/19/2000. Revised: 06/18/00. Copyright © 2000 by Victor Manta, Switzerland. All rights reserved worldwide. |
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