Centre Pompidou-Metz

The Centre Pompidou- Metz in Metz as a center for all forms of contemporary art a branch of the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, with which it shares Collections and founding philosophy. It has existed since 2010.

Inner city location

The museum building is located south of downtown close to the main train station. It is within walking distance from the station and from the city core outwards through a newly built pedestrian bridge that crosses the Passage de L' Amphitheatre. The museum is located between the districts of Quartier de l' Amphitheatre and Queuleu, immediately adjacent to the Parc de la seille, the largest recreational area of ​​the city of Metz. Two minutes walking distance from the Centre Pompidou is Les Arenes, a large sports hall of the city. The Quartier de l' amphiteatre which includes a 30 acre area, shows at the time (2010 ) as the urban wasteland in undeveloped state; it is to be developed into a new quarter of multifunctional urban character and complement the city in the south to the ideas of the city administration. The Centre Pompidou is to form the center of this urban development.

Building

The first branch of the Paris Museum of Modern Art was built after the plans of the Japanese architect Shigeru Ban and Jean de Gastines. The architects have designed a building for the museum, which is reminiscent of distance on a circus tent and has a curved wooden roof construction. Their tight timber structure that rests on four legs, consists of laminated spruce, which is coated with a waterproof membrane white skin on fiber and Teflon base. Thus, the floodlit building looks transparent and the underlying structure is visible.

A first stress test in practice was the roof construction is limited. On 6 December 2010 the ceiling crack under a snow load one at a length of about two meters; the rest of the roof was not damaged, according to the administration.

Internal structure of the building

A design feature in the interior are three a star-shaped opening storm stacked tube-like galleries that are relatively large in size (84 meters long, 14 meters wide, 5 meters height). At the end there are large-format panoramic windows that allow a view of the nearby city center with its Gothic cathedral. The entrée is formed by an approximately 20 -meter-high foyer; whose glass walls roll-up door can be fully opened in the summer and thus able to combine seamlessly indoors with the outdoors. The entire building is topped by a mast. It has no structural but a purely decorative function and quotes with a height of 77 meters, matching the outstanding sister museum in Paris.

Exhibition structure

The rooms are designed extraordinarily generous. The central exhibition hall covers a total area of 1200 square meters, which are set up in accordance with the presentation requirements in all desired cabinet forms. The ceiling height in this room varies from six to eighteen meters. Attached is a studio for theater and cinema screenings. Was added to it is a room for conferences, lectures and exhibition openings. The building also contains a museum shop and a restaurant with a large roof terrace. Even the foyer with its height of 20 meters is for exhibition purposes, for example for the presentation of oversized sculptures available.

Gallery

Main entrance area

View from the East

View from the south

Support structure ( composite wood)

Roof structure visible as in construction

Art installation in a window of the tube galleries

Glass interior lift

Conceptual alignment

True to the spirit and values ​​of the Centre Pompidou in Paris - generosity, open-mindedness towards all audiences and all forms of contemporary artistic creation - takes the Metzer branch by their social and cultural dimension of the strategy of its Parisian sister house: a platform for exchange between the French society and the artistic creation has to offer. The Centre Pompidou- Metz is autonomous in its scientific and cultural choices. It pursues its own programming, it is inspired by the spirit of the Pompidou Centre and can be based on its expertise, its cultural network and its visibility. The museum is conceived as a space of experience, as a place of discovery of artistic creation in all its forms. In addition, as a living museum with different events throughout the year; according to its philosophy should be the focus the audience. The Centre Pompidou- Metz will be " ... a high qualitative standard work because of a multidisciplinary program design, which is based on innovative temporary exhibitions of international stature ."

The museum in Metz will show primarily contemporary art. They can be operated from the collection of the Paris house ( about 60,000 exhibits). A major focus is on the presentation of the twentieth century, classical modern art, events.

Opening

The museum was officially opened by French President Nicolas Sarkozy on 11 May 2010. During the opening week from 11 to 16 May 2010, with the great program of events around a hundred thousand visitors have visited the museum. Particularly stood out the almost perfect handicapped accessible facilities.

The opening exhibition chefs d'oeuvre? shows 780 works from the collection of the Paris Museum; they have a total insurance value of about 2 billion euros. Shown is a cross section of important works of classical modernism and modernity.

The city network QuattroPole organized 12 June 2010 a nationwide celebration.

The first director of the new art center is the art historian and curator Laurent Le Bon. He was miteingebunden in the development of the museum building from the beginning and was able to bring his ideas already in the conceptual phase.

Importance

At the Centre Pompidou- Metz, the expectation is conditional that it should develop rapidly to the point of cultural influence in the region Saar -Lor -Lux and throughout eastern France region. Eastern France feels neglected traditionally in a centralized approach, France with its fixation on Paris in its cultural and economic development. According to Sarkozy the all-embracing centralization to be counteracted in Paris by a cultural decentralization, which have experienced their first realization of the Centre Pompidou -Metz. The first branch of the largest French museum world-class East France and thus the entire large region experiences a significant appreciation, which will not be limited to the cultural industry and the related cultural tourism. The direct link to the new museum at the main train station and close to the airport, Metz Lorraine's state capital and its surroundings are also expected positive impact in relation to the development of their economic power.

Exhibitions

• 2012: 1917
• 2012: Sol LeWitt: Dessins muraux 1968-2007