La Bataille des couleurs 1
History Exhibition
La Bataille des couleurs 2

La Bataille des couleurs

Every day from Feb. 13 to Dec. 24

At Maison Pompidou

Les Halles, Paris

🎨Each pipe color has a meaning: red, blue, green, yellow
🆓Free entry, just show up
🏗️The building was almost entirely yellow

Centre Pompidou almost wore gold and blue instead of its famous rainbow skeleton. This exhibition traces the real 1970s showdown between architects, curators, and President Pompidou over every pipe and beam's hue.

Design history
1970s Paris
Architectural controversy
Free exhibition

Thursday, October 8,
11:00 AM

Free

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