'George Pompidou Center, Paris to close for works for 5 years' - shares K J S Chatrath

 

Pompidou Center will close for five years starting in the summer of 2025 for major renovations. The iconic museum will undergo a complete overhaul to address safety, sustainability, and accessibility issues

The Centre Pompidou (Centre national d'art et de culture Georges-Pompidou) is a building complex in Paris, France. It was designed in the style of high-tech architecture . It is named after Georges Pompidou, the President of France from 1969 to 1974 who commissioned the building, and was officially opened on 31 January 1977 by President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing.

Centre Pompidou is located in the Beaubourg area of the 4^th arrondissement of Paris.

It houses the Bibliothèque publique d'information (BPI; Public Information Library), a vast public library; the Musée National d'Art Moderne, the largest museum for modern art modern in Europe; and IRCAM, a centre for music and acoustic research. The Place Georges Pompidou is an open plaza in front of the museum.

The Centre Pompidou will be closed for renovation from 2 March 2025 until 2030.