Outgoing
La Bataille des couleurs 1
Decorative Exhibition
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La Bataille des couleurs

June 12 at 11am

+59

Les Halles

Before the Centre Pompidou became a rainbow of pipes, it was almost golden, blue, brown, or entirely yellow. This exhibition reveals the heated debates between architects, curators, and President Pompidou that shaped one of modern architecture's most recognizable color schemes.

Design history
Architectural controversy
1970s Paris
Color theory

Tips

🎨free entry, just show up
📐see original drawings and unpublished documents
🪑check out the color-coded furniture and fixtures

Friday, June 12, 11:00 AM

The Centre Pompidou

Place Georges-Pompidou, 75004 Paris, France

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