









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📐see original drawings and unpublished documents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
La Bataille des couleurs
June 12 at 11am
+59Les 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📐see original drawings and unpublished documents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
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