Through a large selection of paintings, sculptures, installations and videos, Traces du Sacré brings together some 350 major works including a number of pieces displayed for the first time in France by close to 200 internationally-renowned artists.

The asserted play of the multidisciplinary approach, around the Traces du Sacré, makes use of all of the Centre Pompidou's components – Videodance, the Cinemas, the spoken Reviews, Society Forums, Live Entertainment, the Ircam (Institute for Music/Acoustic Research and Coordination) and the Public Information Library – to provide films, videos, a show, concerts, a cycle of conferences and a literary colloquium with the exhibition.