Opened to the public in 1977, the Centre Pompidou has become, as it was intended to be, an ever evolving hub of Parisian art and life. The Centre combines a vast public library, a center for music and acoustic research, live music performances, and an expansive museum of modern art, the Musée National d'Art Moderne.
It is the largest museum for modern art in Europe, with over 50,000 permanent works and many temporary and rotating exhibitions, attracting more than 3.5 million visitors annually (five times the number of visitors it was designed to serve).
The museum offers over 100,000 works in its permanent collection, representing the efforts of 6,400 artists. Paintings are highlighted, but other works include drawings, sculptures, prints, and photography, as well as new media, cinema, and architecture and design exhibits.
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