Acquisition Group for Photography
The GAP is the Acquisition Committee dedicated to photography, in all its multiple dimensions. The members of the GAP enjoy:
- To discover historic and contemporary photography with the guidance of three specialized curators.
- To choose the next acquisitions of the photography department during the two annual committee meetings, and in particular to vote on the “Coups de Coeur” singled out by the curators at Paris Photo
- To experience the highlights of photography with international experts and the artists most likely to be integrated into the collections of the Museum
- To benefit from a confidential context to discover the treasures in the Centre Pompidou’s storage facilities
- To benefit from a hybrid program of events in physical or digital with a community of passionate amateurs
These advantages are designed in a hybrid way, they will be offered in physical or virtual format, depending on the context.
- To discover historic and contemporary photography with the guidance of three specialized curators.
- To choose the next acquisitions of the photography department during the two annual committee meetings, and in particular to vote on the “Coups de Coeur” singled out by the curators at Paris Photo
- To experience the highlights of photography with international experts and the artists most likely to be integrated into the collections of the Museum
- To benefit from a confidential context to discover the treasures in the Centre Pompidou’s storage facilities
- To benefit from a hybrid program of events in physical or digital with a community of passionate amateurs
These advantages are designed in a hybrid way, they will be offered in physical or virtual format, depending on the context.
The benefits
Attribution of your donation to a specific acquisition, by vote, during the two annual acquisition commission meetings
Privileged contacts with the three advising curators of the group: Florian Ebner, head of the Photography Department and Marcella Lista, head of the New Media department.
Exchange, once a month, with the curators around current photography events: exhibition, meeting with an artist, a collector, or an expert.
Original program of private visits of exhibitions and artists’ studios, and discovery of cultural institutions
Stay at the Rencontres d’Arles
Study trip to visit the contemporary emerging scene in Europe with one of the advising curators
Participation in cultural outings and trips in France (visits to exhibitions with the curators, encounters with artists and cultural figures from the region)
One international trip with the members of the other committees and the donors of the Museum
Unlimited priority access to the Centre Pompidou
Visits to the Centre Pompidou’s exhibitions presented by their curators on Tuesdays, the day that the museum is closed to the public
Personal invitations to the pre-openings of the Centre Pompidou for two
VIP Passes to major contemporary art fairs in Europe
A catalogue of one of the exhibitions from the Photography Department
As well as the additional benefits at the Centre Pompidou
Free and privileged access to the Centre Pompidou’s programming for selected events (workshops, lectures, meetings with artists and evenings at the Museum)
Free Film Screenings at the Centre Pompidou and the BPI, except Cinéma du Reel*.
Reduced entry fee for all shows, children & family workshops, and “Face aux Oeuvres” cycles.
5% off at the Centre Pompidou gift shop, and 10% off on the online store (excluding books)