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Centre Georges Pompidou
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Bpi (Bibliothèque publique d'information, or Public Information Library) is a multimedia library using all currently-available media. It is closely linked to the Centre Pompidou and runs a cultural programme revolving around its specific focus areas: news, society and the world, literary creation, digital culture and documentary cinema, including the Cinéma du Réel international documentary film festival, which it founded in 1978. With a strong focus on innovation, it tests new tools and applications related to reading and knowledge. As France's national library, it is tasked with developing cooperation programs with French public libraries, and active international relations.
The Kandinsky Library (Bibliothèque Kandinsky) is the documentation and research center of the MNAM-CCI. It is one of the leading libraries specialized in the arts, and all fields of the visual arts are represented. It contains a rich collection of books by artists, private archives and 20th century manuscripts originating from collectors and also major artists. The Kandinsky Library is open to researchers with appropriate credentials.
It is also the home of IRCAM, one of the world's largest public research centers in musical creation. The institute is a one-of-a-kind venue, where efforts to predict the future shape of art merges with scientific and technological innovation.
The building itself is an attraction. Designed by foreign architects Renzo Piano, Richard Rogers, and Gianfranco Franchini, the elements typically hidden within a building have been displayed on the exterior - escalators, elevators, structural members, and even the ductwork and piping. Each has a separate color code applied: yellow for circulating electricity; green for circulating water; red for circulating people (escalators and lifts).
Open daily except Tuesdays and May 1, 11am-10pm. No admissions sold after 8pm. Late opening on Thursdays till 11pm, for exhibitions on Level 6, no admissions sold after 10pm. Museum and exhibitions: 11am-9pm every day except Tuesdays. Atelier Brancusi: 2pm-6pm every day except Tuesdays. Bpi (Public Information Library): 12pm-10pm weekdays, 11am-10pm SaSu. Bibliothèque Kandinsky: 11am-5:30pm every day except Tuesdays - closed between Christmas and New Year's Day and the entire month of August (access on registration and/or accreditation).
Adult: €11-€13, concessions €9-€10 valid all day for one admission to all Exhibition areas, Museum and panoramic viewing point. Free admission to museum and Galerie des enfants 1st Sunday of every month. Panorama (access to panoramic view on 6th floor ONLY): €3, free on 1st Sunday of each month, under 26 years old, or a European Union resident. Shows: Adult €14/concessions €10. Cinema: Adult €6/concessions €4. Écran des enfants: adults €3.50/children €2. Guided Tours: Adult €4.50 /concessions €3.50.
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2-day pass (consecutive days): 39€
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6-day pass (consecutive days): 69€
Planning on visiting a lot of museums in Paris and the Ile-de-France region? consider getting a Paris Museum Pass, that allows entry into 60 museums and attractions, including the Musée national d'art moderne, and without having to wait in line!
2-day pass (consecutive days): 39€
4-day pass (consecutive days): 54€
6-day pass (consecutive days): 69€
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