Centre Pompidou-Metz, Art museum in Metz, France.
The Centre Pompidou-Metz features three exhibition galleries, a theater, and an auditorium within a modern building crowned by a white fiberglass membrane roof.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy inaugurated this first decentralized national cultural institution in France on May 12, 2010, after construction began in November 2006.
The museum displays rotating exhibitions of modern and contemporary art from the French National Museum of Modern Art, which holds Europe's largest 20th-century collection.
The museum welcomes visitors Monday through Sunday except Tuesdays and May 1st, with extended hours from April to October for weekend exhibitions.
Japanese architect Shigeru Ban designed the 77-meter-high structure with a Chinese hat-inspired roof made of glued laminated timber and self-cleaning fiberglass material.
Location: Metz
Inception: 2010
Architects: Shigeru Ban, Jean de Gastines, Philip Gumuchdjian
Official opening: May 12, 2010
Architectural style: high-tech architecture
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible
Address: 1 Parv. des Droits de l'Homme CS 90490, 57000 Metz, France 57000 Metz
Opening Hours: Monday-Thursday 10:00-18:00; Tuesday off; January-March Friday-Sunday 10:00-18:00; April-October Friday-Sunday 10:00-19:00; November-December Friday-Sunday 10:00-18:00; May 01 off
Phone: +33387153939
Website: https://centrepompidou-metz.fr
GPS coordinates: 49.10806,6.18000
Latest update: July 16, 2025 09:55
This collection gathers examples of architectural rehabilitation where former industrial sites have been transformed into new spaces for living, culture, and gatherings. These projects illustrate how contemporary architecture can give a second life to structures that marked European and North American industrial history, while maintaining their original identity. Included are the Oberhausen Gasometer, a 117-meter gas holder converted into exhibition space, the Van Nelle Factory in Rotterdam, an old coffee and tobacco factory turned cultural venue, and the High Line in New York, a 1930s elevated railway converted into a 2.3-kilometer urban park. The Zeche Zollverein complex in Essen showcases Bauhaus-style industrial architecture from the 1930s, while Strijp-S in Eindhoven, a former Philips production site, now hosts creative and technological studios. These sites demonstrate the possibilities offered by repurposing industrial heritage into accessible public spaces.
These structures represent postmodern architecture from 1970 to present. The buildings display diverse forms, materials, and functions: from museums and libraries to stadiums and churches. They combine new technologies with artistic elements.
Gare de Metz-Ville
266 m
Église Saint-Martin de Metz
759 m
Hôtel des Postes
408 m
Chapelle Sainte-Glossinde de Metz
716 m
Tour Camoufle
647 m
Hôtel des Arts et Métiers de Metz
629 m
Parc de la Seille
371 m
Hospice Saint-Nicolas
673 m
Hôtel de Heu
720 m
Église Saint-Étienne-le-Dépenné de Metz
816 m
Hôtel des mines
465 m
Tribunal militaire de Metz
730 m
Halle Michelin
210 m
Chapelle Saint-Charles-Borromée de Metz
524 m
Chambre de commerce et d'industrie de Moselle
691 m
Fontaine Coislin
708 m
Metz Station Water Tower
316 m
Buste du Roi Albert
462 m
Passerelle du Graoully
423 m
Maison, 9 et 11 rue de la Fontaine
748 m
Maison, 45 rue Vigne-Saint-Avold
746 m
Immeuble, 2 rue Châtillon
690 m
Immeuble, 15 rue Maurice-Barrès
705 m
Immeuble, 9 rue du Neufbourg
625 m
Immeuble, 24 avenue Foch
541 m
Chapelle de l'hôpital Sainte-Blandine de Metz
631 m
Chapelle de l'hospice Saint Nicolas de Metz
660 m
Hôtel Royal
449 mReviews
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Very beautiful exterior architecture but often very specialized collections!
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