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The Centre Pompidou, one of Paris\u2019 iconic museums, has announced that it will be closed between 2023 and 2026 for critical restoration works on the building. Built in 1977, it is hoped that the extensive refurbishment project will be completed before the museum celebrates its 50th<\/sup> anniversary in 2027.<\/p>\n

The announcement comes as museums across France are eager to reopen amidst ongoing pandemic-related closures. However, the museum, known as the Beaubourg, is at the cusp of critical need for repairs. \u201cWe no longer have a choice, the building is in distress,\u201d Serge Lasvignes, president of the Centre Pompidou, told<\/a> French newspaper Le Figaro<\/em>.<\/p>\n

In September of last year, talks about restoring the Centre Pompidou<\/a> began. \u201c\u201dThere were two options on the table, one being to restore the centre while keeping it open, the other being full closure,\u201d said culture minister of France Roselyne Bachelot. \u201cI chose the second because it turned out to be shorter in time and a little cheaper.\u201d<\/p>\n

In all, the project will cost around \u20ac200 million and will see the removal of asbestos from the building and improvements made to the heating and cooling units. The refurb will also include improved accessibility, a major overhaul of the museum\u2019s computer and server system, and overall improvement to the building\u2019s safety.<\/p>\n

When the museum was completed in the late 1970s by Renzo Piano<\/a> and Richard Rogers, Piano described it as a \u201cbig urban toy.\u201d It has long divided opinion between those who love the unusual aesthetic of its architecture, which has an exoskeleton of sorts created by the building\u2019s innerworkings, and those who find it to be an eyesore. Despite individual thoughts on the building, the Centre Pompidou is the largest European museum of Modern and has a large public library, which will be relocated during the restoration project.<\/p>\n

This will be the second time the building has faced construction works since it opened. In 1997, the Centre Pompidou was closed for three years while \u20ac88 million in works were completed that increased gallery space among other things. Just before the pandemic set in, a \u20ac19 million renovation project began on the \u201ccaterpillar,\u201d the covered, red-bottomed escalator that crawls up the fa\u00e7ade of the building. Begun in September 2019, the escalator is expected to be finished in May after having briefly stopped last spring due to the pandemic.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese works will guarantee the future of the Centre Pompidou,\u201d said Lasvignes in a press release. \u201cIn concrete terms, our aim is to preserve our key masterpiece, the building itself, which has not undergone any major renovation since 1977. This work is essential if it is to remain an international icon of modernity and contemporary architecture attracting thousands of visitors every year.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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