Centre Pompidou-Metz
| Centre Pompidou-Metz | |
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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 Centre Pompidou-Metz is a museum of modern and contemporary arts located in Metz, capital of Lorraine, France. It is a branch of Pompidou arts centre of Paris, and features semi-permanent and temporary exhibitions from the large collection of the French National Museum of Modern Art, the largest European collection of 20th and 21st century arts. The museum is the largest temporary exhibition space outside Paris in France with 5,000 m2 (54,000 sq ft) divided between 3 galleries, a theatre, and an auditorium.
The first piece of the monument designed by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban was laid on November 7, 2006, and the building was inaugurated by French President Nicolas Sarkozy on May 12, 2010. The building is remarkable for its roof structure, one of the largest and most complex built to date, which was inspired by a Chinese hat found in Paris by Shigeru Ban.
Since its inauguration, the institution has become one of the most visited cultural venues in France outside Paris.
The Centre Pompidou-Metz is a large hexagon structured round a central spire reaching 77 m (253 ft), alluding to the 1977 opening date of the original Centre Pompidou of Paris. It possesses three rectangular galleries (Gallery 1, 2, and 3) weaving through the building at different levels, jutting out through the roof with huge picture windows angled towards landmarks such as the Saint-Stephen Gothic cathedral, the Imperial railway station, the Arsenal Concert Hall built by Spanish architect Ricardo Bofill, the Arènes indoor sport arena built by French architect Paul Chemetov, and the Seille park. The great nave covers 1,200 m2 (13,000 sq ft) and provides flexibility for the exhibition of large artworks, with the ceiling rising progressively from a height of 5.7 m (19 ft) to 18 m (59 ft).
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