The Centre Georges Pompidou is a cultural complex in the Beaubourg area of Paris, home to the Musee national d'art moderne, one of the largest collections of modern and contemporary art in Europe, along with a public library and a music research institute, IRCAM. It was commissioned by President Georges Pompidou, who wanted a centre for modern culture, and the building was designed by the architects Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers. Its design is radical: the structure, escalators, pipes and ducts are placed on the outside, colour-coded in blue, green, red and yellow, leaving the interior spaces open. It was controversial at first but became popular, and it is one of the most visited cultural sites in France.
Before and after
- 1977Rise of Charter 77
- 1977Rise of no wave
- 1977Frederick Sanger develops rapid DNA sequencing
- 15 January 1977Birth of Giorgia Meloni
- 31 January 1977Construction of Centre Georges Pompidou
- 17 February 1977Scientists discover hydrothermal vents and deep-sea life
- 18 February 1977First flight of Enterprise
- from 2 March 1977 to 23 October 2011Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
- 24 March 1977Birth of Jessica Chastain
More in Art, literature & culture
- 1946First edition of Cannes Film Festival
- 1949Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
- c. 1950sRise of pop art
- 1955Publication of Guinness World Records
- from 31 March 1997 to 11 November 2022Premiere of Teletubbies
- 2003Construction of Three Gorges Dam
The era
This moment belongs to the Contemporary world (1945 CE to today), the world since 1945. You can also browse everything in the 20th century.