MIlano, 6 Mar. (askanews) – The Museum of Modern Art in Paris, the Center Pompidou, one of the largest in the worldis preparing for the most impressive work of renewal of its history. After a weekend of events and DJ sets, from 10 March the rooms of his permanent collection have started to be emptied: over 2,000 invaluable works, from Francis Bacon to Marcel Duchamp to take away. To deal with a team of specialists.
“The movement of the museum is a colossal operation, to which we have been preparing for several months, if not years – said the director of the production Claire Garnier – is a great logistics challenge and not only for the volume and value of these works, but also for all other removal operations, since it is the entire building that must be emptied, therefore not only the collections, but also the public library and all the services”.
The temporary exhibitions will be accessible until September then the museum, inaugurated in 1977 on a project by Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers, will close for 5 years During which it will be the subject of a large redevelopment, including asbestos removal. The expected budget is over 260 million euros.
I woman © RESERVED REPRODUCTION