The Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Centre stands on the Tina Peninsula about 8 kilometers (5 miles) northeast of central Nouméa. Renzo Piano designed it after a 1991 competition. The Government of New Caledonia owns it, and the Agency for the Development of Kanak Culture runs it. Construction ran from 1993 to 1998, and it opened in May 1998, though one section of the article says June. The article names no single style.
The plan covers 8,550 square meters, with a ridge 250 meters long. Ten conical pavilions, called cases, stand in three clusters, the tallest 28 meters high. They use laminated and natural iroko wood, concrete, coral, aluminum, glass and stainless steel. The design blends Kanak building traditions with modern international architecture.
The center has a 400-seat auditorium, an open-air theatre, exhibitions and an art fund of over 600 works. The article gives no current hours or admission.
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