The Centre Pompidou mobile is a unique experience, launched on the initiative of Alain Seban, President of the Centre Pompidou, whose primary aim is to offer all audiences a chance to see masterpieces of modern and contemporary art. 

The Centre Pompidou-Metz is France’s first major cultural decentralisation project.The Centre Pompidou has brought its model to the region, and offered its know-how and collections in a unique partnership with local government bodies, which not only provide the necessary funding but also guarantee independence of scientific and cultural choices.

The François Pinault Foundation was created in April 2006 in order to promote art and culture and more specifically contemprary art in mseums. The collection has already developed a remarkable reputation thanks to its two pillars Palazzo Grassi and Punta della Dogana. The François Pinault Foundation is strengthening its implementation within the artistic and cultural life of Venice with a new site: The Teatrino.

The Praemium Imperiale is awarded by the Japan Art Association and is the world's largest and most prestigious arts prize. It is awarded in five categories: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Music and Theatre/Film. 

In addition to it, the Japan Art Association gives an annual grant to a group or institution that encourages the involvement of young people in the arts. 

Gagosian Gallery is a contemporary art gallery owned and directed by Larry Gagosian. There are currently twelve gallery spaces: three in New York; two in London; two in Paris; one in each of Beverly Hills, Rome, Athens, Genevaand and Hong Kong.

23 FRAC, throughout France

On this occasion, each FRAC will give carte blanche to one or several designers to conceive a project based on its own collection, resulting in exhibitions of new ways of showing artworks. Thee invitations bare witness to the FRAC’s ambition to place the artist at the heart of their activities, from producing, collecting, exhibiting, mediating and communicating about works.

Without doubt, FIAC, directed by Jennifer Flay, is a highlight of cultural life in Paris. Created in 1974, this artistic and commercial event has become a major rendez-vous for galleries, collectors, curators, museum directors and personalities from the world of contemporary art.

The Rencontres d'Arles (formerly known as the Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie d'Arles) is a summer photography festival founded in 1970 by Arles photographer Lucien Clergue, author Michel Tournier and historian Jean-Maurice Rouquette. Every summer since 1970, over the course of more than sixty exhibitions at various of the city’s exceptional heritage sites, the Rencontres d’Arles has been a major influence in disseminating the best of world photography.

A must see for everyone visiting Metz, a town that has become a platform for visual arts in France: the Fonds régional d’art contemporain in Lorraine! Founded in 1984 with the aim to assemble and disseminate an international-level collection, theFRAC Lorraine opened its door to the general public following its relocation to the historical heart of Metz: the Hôtel Saint-Livier.

Paris Photo was created in 1996 and is the most prestigious art fair dedicated to historical and contemporary photography. This fair takes place annually at the Grand Palais in Paris mid-November, and for the first time will be held at the Paramount Pictures Studios in Los Angeles at the end of April 2013.  Over the past 16 years, Paris Photo has become a significant event for collectors of contemporary and modern art, photography professionals, artists, as well as for a wider audience of art appreciators.

The Palais de Tokyo was created ten years ago: its liveliness, joyfulness, and adventurous approach made Paris sit up and take notice. As an anti-museum par excellence, a rebellious undeveloped plot in the 16th arrondissement, an offbeat yet ambitious “palace”, a place for exchanges and surprises, it was the pioneer of a movement of reconciliation between the City of Light and contemporary art. It has been emulated as a model and for its programming well beyond the frontiers of France, both among specialists, art-lovers, and the wide public.

SAM Art Projects was created in 2009 by Sandra and Amaury Mulliez to support, promote and defend contemporary creativity in the visual arts field.

The MetaLmorphoses project sees the Monnaie de Paris enter a crucial new stage. After the opening of our historic building in the Quai de Conti in 1775, and the building of our factory in Pessac in 1973, this is the largest project we have ever taken on. This will help the Monnaie de Paris open up to relationships with both the city we call home and the public we attract, also allowing us show off our heritage, know-how and treasures of stone, gold and silver to as many people as possible.

Christophe Beaux, CEO of the Monnaie de Paris

The « Expériences Pommery », monumental exhibitions of contemporary art, have been held annualy since 2004 in the domaine’s chalk pits.

The Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations (Musée des civilisations de l’Europe et de la Méditerranée — MuCEM) is a ground-breaking project for the Mediterranean region of the 21st century.

With an exceptional location overlooking the entrance to the Vieux Port, the MuCEM incorporates the Fort Saint-Jean, a historical site spanning 15,000 m2, and a new 17,000 m2 building constructed by architect Rudy Ricciotti on the J4 pier. Both sites will be linked by a pedestrian bridge of 115 m.

The MuCEM will open its doors in 2013, at the time when Marseille will be the European Capital of Culture.

Marseille-Provence has been selected to be the European Capital of Culture in 2013. All year long, hundreds of cultural and artistic events will take place throughout the Provence region: in Aix-en-Provence, Arles, Aubagne, Gardanne, Istres, La Ciotat, Martigues, Salon-de-Provence and, of course, Marseille.

On the menu: dance, music, visual arts, theatre, exhibitions, street art, literature, digital art, gastronomy and cinema.

Visitors will be invited to take part in events at museums, theatres and open-air venues in both urban areas and natural environments. Marseille-Provence 2013: an unmissable event.