From 2017 to 2019, MB Projects advised and accompanied the West Bund Group and the Centre Pompidou in their collaboration, which gave birth to the Centre Pompidou x West Bund Museum Project, successfully inaugurated on November 5, 2019 by French President Emmanuel Macron. This unique, long-term (initially scheduled for 2019-2024 and recently extended to 2029) cultural cooperation project between France and China is the highest-standard cultural exchange project of such long duration between the two countries.
The Centre Pompidou opened in 1977, named after French President Georges Pompidou who commissioned the building. Designed by the architectural team of Richard Rogers and Renzo Piano, it is one of the most important modern and contemporary art museums in the world. It houses the Bibliothèque publique d’information (Public Information Library), the Musée National d’Art Moderne, which is the largest museum for modern art in Europe, and IRCAM, a centre for music and acoustic research. The Centre Pompidou welcomes some 3.5 to 3.8 million visitors per year.
Founded in 2012, the West Bund Group is an entirely state-owned enterprise that is responsible for the comprehensive development, operation and management of the Xuhui Waterfront. With a series of superior cultural endeavors such as the Long Museum West Bund, the Yuz Museum, Tank Shanghai and Start Museum etc. located in the same area, West Bund is projected to become a major culture and art cluster in Asia by the end of 2020.
For more information about the Project, check the website: West Bund Museum and the following blog:
MB News | Opening of the Centre Pompidou x West Bund Museum Project
