Centre Culturel Tjibaou (Jean Marie Tjibaou Cultural Center)
Rue des Accords de Matignon, Tina, BP 378
98845 Noumea
New Caledonia
Renzo Piano Building Workshop 1998
The Centre Culturel Tjibaou, dedicated to Jean-Marie Tjibaou who died in 1989 while leading the fight for his country’s autonomy from the French government, is devoted to the cultural origins and search for identity of the native Kanak people of New Caledonia and the South Pacific. In the native tongue of Jean-Marie Tjibaou, pije language, it is also known as Ngan Jila - meaning cultural center.