This Paris museum will be closed for 5 years! (Visit it before it's too late!)

Published on October 25, 2023 at 5:25 pm

Art lovers and the curious take note: the Musée National d'Art Moderne, better known as the Centre Pompidou, is getting ready to close its doors for a major transformation that will last a total of five years. So now's the perfect time to discover or rediscover this artistic treasure in the heart of the capital before the curtain comes down!

Scène nocturne au centre d'art Pompidou

Summary

A necessary break
A colossal project
Visit it before it's too late!

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A necessary break

The decision to close the Centre Pompidou for such a long period is historic. The closure will begin in 2025, announced Culture Minister Rima Abdul Malak, and will last until 2030. It is essential to enable major renovation work to be carried out and to transform this emblematic venue, which has been open for over fifty years.

Arrière du bâtiment du Centre Pompidou dans le centre de Paris

A colossal project

The renovation project for the Centre Pompidou is a bold one. It aims to modernise the infrastructure, improve the exhibition spaces and make the museum more accessible to people with disabilities. Above all, however, the building needs to be cleaned of asbestos and brought up to safety standards.

The 140,000 works in the centre's collections will be moved to the Centre Pompidou-Metz and the new "conservation and creation centre" in Massy, due to open in 2026, which will both provide access to the collections before Beaubourg reopens in 2030.

Visit it before it's too late!

If you haven't yet explored the treasures of the Centre Pompidou, now is the time. Discover the major works of modern and contemporary art, from the permanent collections with masterpieces by Kandinsky and Frida Kahlo to captivating installations and ephemeral exhibitions, and immerse yourself in the artistic effervescence that characterised the world in the 20th and 21st centuries.