BOZAR Competitors

Boasting iconic architecture designed by Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers, the Centre Pompidou was inaugurated in 1977. In a single building, it houses one of the world's top museums, containing Europe's leading collection of modern and contemporary art, as well as cinemas, theatres, educational activity areas and a research library for 20th and 21st century art. It also has partnerships with a public reading library and a music research institute (IRCAM). As a platform creating links between society and contemporary creation, the Centre Pompidou is a place for the people. It welcomes over 3 million visitors each year, and its mission is to reach out to an ever-broader public, offering them the means to explore the most recent and active contemporary creation by establishing close relations with artists.

La Fondation Louis Vuitton, anciennement Fondation d'entreprise Louis Vuitton pour la création, lancée en octobre 2006, a été créée par le groupe LVMH et ses maisons. Elle a pour objectif de promouvoir l’art et la culture et de pérenniser les actions de mécénat engagées depuis 1990 par le groupe. Le bâtiment, conçu par l'architecte Frank Gehry, est situé au Jardin d'acclimatation, dans le bois de Boulogne. L'inauguration a eu lieu le 20 octobre 2014.

The Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS) is a Belgian Federal State institution. The RBINS is involved in research activities and carries out public service missions. It is open to everyone through its museum welcoming more than 300.000 visitors every year.