"Who wouldn't dream of dining with Henri Matisse, Barnett Newman or Marcia Hafif and conversing with contemporary artists? Since 2003, the Amis du Centre Pompidou have organised the most elegant of dinners, welcoming their members and guests to the heart of the Museum". Emmanuelle Lequeux
Every year, over 950 enthusiast, collectors, conservators, artists, gallerists, foundations, cultural actors and actors in the art world come from all over the world for this not-to-be-missed event. Every year, thanks to this event, remarkable works enter the collection, including those by Francis Alÿs, Giulia Andreani, Daniel Buren, André Cadere, Mary Corse, Simone Fattal, Eileen Gray, Pierre Huyghe, Anish Kapoor, ORLAN, Man Ray, Anri Sala, Raymond Saunders, Mildred Thompson, Wolfgang Tillmans, Kara Walker, Chen Zhen…
to celebrate the centenary of Surrealism and in preparation for the exceptional exhibition Surréalisme, which will open at the Museum in September 2024.
To mark the occasion, the book Amis-120 ans avec le Musée national d'art moderne, which traces the shared history of the Museum and the Friends, is published.