The Museum of Modern Art in Northeast France

This is the Centre Pompidou Metz, the museum of modern art. This Museum is located in Northeast France. It’s opened on 12 May 2010 by Nicolas Sarkozy. This beautiful museum was designed by a Japanese architect Shigeru Ban Architects Europe along with Jean de Gastines. This museum also offers 5020m2 of exhibition space and three galleries in the shape of rectangular tubes.??

The hexagonal structure of this museum is rooted around a large spire overlooking the town’s 13th century architectural masterpieces. The roof is composed of a glue-laminated timber. There’re double layers superimposed in three different directions enabling the roof to span 40 metres while resting on only a few supporting parts. This roof is inspired by a Chinese hat.  Besides that, the designers studied the protection of the shelter from every angle in order to achieve total safety for housing priceless works of art.