What is Centre Pompidou-Metz?
{{Infobox building | name = Centre Pompidou-Metz | image = Centre Pompidouu-Metz chantier 4.png | caption = | building_type = Culture and leisure | cost = 69.33 million [[Euro]]s | location = [[Metz]], [[France]] | landlord = Metz city | coordinates = {{Coord|49|6|29|N|6|10|48|E|type:landmark_region:FR}} | start_date = November 7, 2006 | inauguration_date = May 12, 2010 | height = {{convert|77|m|abbr=on}} | floor_area = {{convert|10,660|m2|abbr=on}} | main_contractor = Metz Métropole | architect = [[Shigeru Ban]] | architecture_firm = Shigeru Ban Architects Europe | ren_firm = Demathieu & Bard }} The '''Centre Pompidou Metz''' is a [[museum]] of modern and [[contemporary art]]. It is in [[Metz]], France. It shows sculptures, modern and contemporary paintings and graphic art. The architecture of the building is inspired by a traditional Chinese hat. The carpentry is an innovative assembly made of sixteen kilometers of wood. == Inaugural exhibition of 2010 == Some elements of the inaugural exhibition were borrow by the Centre Georges Pompidou of [[Paris]], especially: * ''La Femme à la guitare'', Georges Braque, * ''La Tristesse du Roi'', [[Henri Matisse]], * ''L'Aubade, Nu couché et musicien'', [[Pablo Picasso]], * ''Le Violon d'Ingres'', photographie, Man Ray, *''La Maison tropicale'', architectural prototype conceive by Jean Prouvé. <gallery> File:Centre Pompidou-Metz chantier 7.png|The structure File:Centre Pompidou de Metz.JPG|The wood carpentry </gallery> ==Other websites== * [http://www.centrepompidou-metz.fr/ Centre Pompidou - Metz] [[Category:Art museums in France]] [[Category:Metz]] {{authority control}}