The Centre Pompidou will be closed from 2025 to 2030 for renovation.

Paris - The Paris Museum of Modern Art Centre Pompidou will be closed to the public from 2025 to 2030 for a complete renovation. This was announced on Wednesday by French Culture Minister Rima Abdul Malak, according to AFP. The modernist building, designed by architects Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers, is worn out after nearly 50 years. The renovation is expected to cost more than 260 million euros (over six billion crowns).

Centre Pompidou is one of the most significant museums of modern and contemporary art in the world. Its collections include more than 140,000 works by artists such as Marc Chagall, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, and Joan Miró.

The gallery's ultramodern building of its time is made of glass and metal, with its protruding steel structure resembling forgotten scaffolding. The color-coded piping is also routed outside the building.

The relocation and gradual closure of the Centre Pompidou will begin in the autumn of 2024. Renovation and removal of asbestos from all facades, improvements to fire safety, energy optimization of the building, and necessary measures for better accessibility for persons with reduced mobility are expected to start at the beginning of 2026.

The work is necessary due to corrosion and wear that have affected the enormous building with significant collections, extensive exhibition spaces, and a large library.