Marty Almquist

“Beaubourg” or Centre Georges Pompidou

Have you been to Pompidou Center? The locals call it Beaubourg because of its location on Rue Beaubourg. It’s the most outrageous looking building in Paris, right in the heart of the Right Bank at the Rambuteau metro stop. It was built in the 1970’s when George Pompidou was President and is considered “Brutalist architecture, […]

Two other great small museums to explore

When Peter and I were in Paris in October, we went to several exhibits, two of which were in small museums that are well worth a visit. The first is the Musee Jacquemart-Andre, at 158 Boulevard Haussmann in the 8th arrondisement. You can get there by metro, line #9. This museum was built as a […]

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