M+ and Centre Pompidou Forge Multiyear Partnership
On May 15, 2026, a long-term strategic alliance was established between Hong Kong's M+ Museum and Paris's Centre Pompidou, building on a 2024 Memorandum of Understanding. This partnership encompasses collaborative curatorial research, exhibition creation, co-commissions of artworks, and the exchange of collections. Key projects include a postdoctoral fellowship at M+ supported by the Huo Family Foundation, a significant exhibition featuring both museums' collections debuting at Centre Pompidou before moving to M+, and jointly curated exhibitions at M+'s Focus Gallery and the Cissy Pui-Lai Pao and Shinichiro Watari Galleries in 2027–28. Beginning in 2027, co-commissioned moving-image pieces will be displayed on the M+ Façade and the rooftop Belvedere of Centre Pompidou Francilien – fabrique de l'art in Massy. This collaboration aligns with Centre Pompidou's renovation, expected to finish in 2030. M+ director Suhanya Raffel remarked that this partnership enhances cultural exchanges between Asia and Europe.
Key facts
- M+ and Centre Pompidou signed a multiyear strategic partnership on May 15, 2026.
- The partnership expands a 2024 Memorandum of Understanding.
- Collaboration areas include joint curatorial research, exhibition development, artwork co-commissions, and collection exchange.
- A postdoctoral fellowship at M+ is funded by the Huo Family Foundation.
- A landmark presentation of both museums' collections will premiere at Centre Pompidou before traveling to M+.
- Co-developed exhibitions will be staged at M+'s Focus Gallery and the Cissy Pui-Lai Pao and Shinichiro Watari Galleries in 2027–28.
- Co-commissioned moving-image works will be shown on the M+ Façade and the rooftop Belvedere of Centre Pompidou Francilien from 2027.
- Centre Pompidou's five-year campus renovation is scheduled for completion in 2030.
Entities
Institutions
- M+ Museum
- Centre Pompidou
- Huo Family Foundation
- Centre Pompidou Francilien – fabrique de l'art
- M+
- West Kowloon Cultural District
- Misk Art Institute
- Museums Victoria
- Centre Pompidou Francilien-fabrique de l’art
Locations
- Hong Kong
- Paris
- Massy
- France
- Riyadh
- Saudi Arabia
- Australia
- London
- United Kingdom
- United States
- China