The new branch of the Pompidou arts centre in Metz
11 May 2010: The French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, opens the new offshoot of Paris's 1970s cultural institution in the north-eastern city of Metz
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The new branch of the Pompidou centre in Metz was designed by Shigeru Ban and Jean de GastinesPhotograph: Sipa Press/Rex Features
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The art museum's new outpost in north-eastern France opens this weekPhotograph: Sipa Press/Rex Features
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The roof of the new arts centre is made up of hexagonal wooden unitsPhotograph: Jean-Christophe Verhaegen/AFP
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Co-architects Shigeru Ban (l) and Jean de CastinesPhotograph: Sipa Press/Rex Features
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A visitor gets a preview of the new Pompidou centre in Metz prior to its inaugurationPhotograph: Jean-Christophe Verhaegen/AFP/Getty
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The French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, speaks at the opening ceremonyPhotograph: Mathieu Cugnot/EPA
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Sarkozy and his entourage are taken on a tour of the new buildingPhotograph: Lionel Bonaventure/EPA
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Sarkozy and his entourage are shown some of the paintings on displayPhotograph: Lionel Bonaventure/AFP/Getty
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