Discover our committees

And participate in the enrichment of the national collections of the Centre Pompidou.

In a convivial atmosphere, meet other art lovers who share your curiosity and appetite for modern and contemporary art, by participating in one or several committees. These allow you to support the Centre Pompidou and to become involved in the selection of artworks with one or several curators.

International Circle

Created in 2013, the International Circle (IC) has as its mission to gather all our local and international patrons together in one global platform of exchanges, regardless of the geographic region that they would like to promote in our collections. Each of the eight chapters is conducted in English.

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Central Europe

The CI-Central Europe is the only acquisition committee in France dedicated to the enrichment of modern and contemporary collections through the works of artists coming from Central Europe.

Global

The IC-Global is the first chapter of the International Circle; its mission is to support the most important projects of the museum’s acquisition strategy.

North America

The IC – North America is the only acquisition committee in France dedicated to the enrichment of modern and contemporary collections through the works of artists coming from the North American region.

Latin America

The IC-Latin America is the only acquisition committee in France dedicated to the enrichment of modern and contemporary collections through the works of artists coming from the Latin American Continent.

Africa

The IC – Africa is the only acquisition committee in France dedicated to the enrichment of modern and contemporary collections through the works of artists coming from the African region.

Europe

The IC-Western Europe is the only acquisition committee in France dedicated to the enrichment of modern and contemporary collections through the works of artists coming from Western Europe.

Asia Pacific

The IC-Asia Pacific is the only acquisition committee in France dedicated to the enrichment of modern and contemporary collections through the works of artists coming from the Greater China region.

MENA

The IC-Middle East is the only acquisition committee in France dedicated to the enrichment of modern and contemporary collections through the works of artists coming from the region of the Middle East and Northern Africa.

Acquisition Group

Created respectively in 2002, 2014 and 2016, the Groups of Acquisition for Contemporary Art, Photography and Design allow the development of the collections by medium, while bringing together interested parties through a sharing of knowledge by media. These groups are conducted in French.

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Design

The GAD is the Acquisition Committee dedicated to both modern, forward-thinking and industrial design

Photography

The GAP is the Acquisition Committee dedicated to photography, in all its multiple dimensions.

Contemporary Art

The GAAC is the first Acquisition Committee created in France. It has a unique way of working: the patrons submit artists whose works they wish to see joining the collections to the curatorial team.