Centre Pompidou-Metz
A building with a tent-like roof designed by Shigeru Ban, hosting special exhibitions of modern and contemporary art from the Centre Pompidou collection in Paris.
The Centre Pompidou-Metz opened in 2010. Designed by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban, its wooden hexagonal lattice roof is covered with white membrane, and its form was inspired by traditional Chinese bamboo-woven hats. It is considered one of the landmark contemporary buildings in France. The museum has no permanent collection; instead, it rotates large-scale modern and contemporary art exhibitions, many of them loaned from the Centre Pompidou in Paris. It is closed on Tuesdays, and tickets cost about 14 euros. The museum sits right next to Metz railway station, about 40 minutes by train from Nancy.
Opening hours
Wed–Mon 10:00–18:00 (closed Tuesdays)
Nearby sights
- Metz-Ville Station & Quartier Impérial
- Église Saint-Maximin de Metz
- Place Saint-Louis
- Porte des Allemands
- Porte Serpenoise
- Musée de la Cour d'Or
- Metz Cathedral
- Basilica of Saint-Pierre-aux-Nonnains