The true story of Georges Pompidou, the contemporary art-loving president

2024-04-02T14:13:46.657Z

Highlights: The true story of Georges Pompidou, the contemporary art-loving president. Stéphane Bern recounts, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of his death, a President of the Republic, former Prime Minister of General de Gaulle, who left his name to a center of culture and art in Paris. What to remember from the Pompodou years? To talk about it, StéPhane Bern receives Eric Roussel, historian, member of the Academy of Moral and Political Sciences.

Stéphane Bern recounts, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of his death, a President of the Republic, former Prime Minister of General de Gaulle, who left his name to a center of culture and art in Paris... and this is not a coincidence! Or the true story of Georges Pompidou, the president who loved contemporary art... Why did Georges Pompidou want to open a large contemporary art center? Did he intend to expand access to culture? What to remember from the Pompidou years? To talk about it, Stéphane Bern receives Eric Roussel, historian, member of the Academy of Moral and Political Sciences, and author of a biography of Georges Pompidou (Perrin, Tempus collection).