The Centre Pompidou

I have been very fortunate in being able to sample much of the varied richness of France available within a few hours of Paris–food, wine, culture and a wonderful group of new friends, colleagues and partners. From the green, rain-soaked pastures of Normandy, providing cheese and butter for both eating and cooking, to the cont de canard and goose fat of the southwest and ending up in Provence, where olive oil is king, it has been a challenge to keep the weight off and the smile from my face, as I pinch myself to verify that this life is not a dream. This collection is my way of saying thanks, and sharing with you my many memorable experiences. If you would like to visit any of the locations mentioned, I am often able to arrange special trips for parties and individuals where you will be welcomed with the same warmth extended to old friends. terrance@paris-expat.com

The Centre Pompidou

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Having inherited the collections of the musée du Luxembourg, created in 1818 to house state purchases from living French artists, the musée mational d'art moderne-centre de création industrielle now contains Europe's leading collection of modern and contemporary art. It is also one of the largest in the world, with over 100 000 works dating from 1905 to the present day

Initially set up in the Palais de Tokyo in 1947, the collection was based on the musée du Luxembourg's store of works by French artists, and those of the Musée du Jeu de Paume, dedicated to contemporary foreign schools. Its first director, Jean Cassou, sought out donations and purchases from artists to fill the gaps in the national collections. The core, consisting of masterpieces by Henri Matisse, Pierre Bonnard, Robert Delaunay, Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso.

When the Centre Pompidou opened in 1977 and the museum moved into the new building designed by architects Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers, the collection began to expand in a new way. The institution's multidisciplinary standpoint, focused on truly topical creation, profoundly influenced the Centre Pompidou's purchasing policy by including contemporary artists and opening out to art from all over the world. Major figures in modern art previously absent from the museum now entered the collection, including Giorgio de Chirico, René Magritte, Piet Mondrian and Jackson Pollock, alongside key names in the international contemporary scene, like Joseph Beuys, Andy Warhol, Lucio Fontana and Yves Klein.

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