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Centre Pompidou

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Centre Pompidou, Île-de-France
The Duo, Centre Pompidou, Île-de-France
The Duo

About

The National Museum of Modern Art, or the Centre Pompidou, has a colorful exterior of tubes and ducts. Inside, you'll find eccentric art tyles such as Fauvism, Cubism, and Surrealism by artists like Matisse, Picasso, Miro, and Pollock.

Highlights include abstract pieces Sorrow of the King by Matisse, and The Duo by Georges Braque.


How to get there

Sorrow of the King, Centre Pompidou, Île-de-France
Sorrow of the King
Take the Metro to Rambuteau.
Tickets cost 12 Euros.
Hours are 11am to 12pm.

Official Centre Pompidou website



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