Best Modern Art in Paris at Center Pompidou

Paris is an Art Lovers Dream! With so many museums, its can be overwhelming to navigate the art scene, but knowing what art and artist who like will help you decide, which museums to visit. If you are a fan of Modern art then the Center Pompidou is a must!

Center Pompidou is center for arts and culture located in the Beaubourg area in the 4th Arrondissement in Paris (Locals refer to it as Beaubourg). The actual name of the museum is not Center Pompidou. The modern art museum of Musée National d’Art Moderne (National Museum of Modern Art) is located within the Pompidou Center, which also houses a public library, a music and acoustic research center. People often refer to the National Museum of Modern Art, as Center Pompidou. This is NOT the same as the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris or MAM Paris (English – City of Paris Museum of Modern Art or just Paris Museum of Modern Art), which is located in the 16th Arrondissement.

The Musée National d’Art Moderne (National Museum of Modern Art) is the largest modern art museum in Europe. The Museum comes in second after the Museum of Modern Art in New York (MoMA) for the largest collection of modern and contemporary art in the world.

Before deciding to go, it is best to determine if Modern Art is you preference. Not everyone is a fan of Modern Art, and just going based on recommendations on others may leave you disappointed. (The museum houses art from 1905 and on.)

Famous modern artists at Center Pompidou, National Museum of Modern Art:

Frida Kahlu – Mexican Painter known for her self portraits.

Mark Rothko – American Painter known for his large scale colorfield paintings.

Henri Matisse – French Painter known for his use of color.

Wassilly Kandinsky – Russian Painter, who is considered the pioneer of Abstract art. (Expressionism, Abstract Art, Bauhuas)

Pablo Picasso – Spanish Painter (lived in France most his life) most known for Cubism. Considered a co-founder of the Cubist movement.

Georges Braque – French Painter, Known with Cubism along with Pablo Picasso

Piet Mondrian – Dutch Painter known for his use of squares and and primary colors

Georgia O’Keefe – American Painter known for her large flower paintings.

Joan Miro – Spanish painter known for combining abstract and surrealism.

What Paintings to see in Center Pompidou?

This is only a touch of what to the Artists and Paintings to see at the Musée National d’Art Moderne at Center Pompidou in Paris, but if you like the above then you will probably enjoy your visit to Center Pompidou.

If you prefer French Renaissance and Historical Art then the Louvre is a must. (Paintings to see in the Louvre, Paris)

If you enjoy Impressionist Art and Landscapes such as Van Gogh and Claude Monet head to the Musee D’Orsay, which has the largest collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Art in the world. Houses mostly French Artwork from 1848 to 1914. (Top Paintings to see in Musee D’Orsay)