Tuesday, May 5, 2026 · No. 124
Centre Pompidou Details 18,000-Square-Meter Facade Renovation and Historical 'Live Centre' Origins
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Centre Pompidou Details 18,000-Square-Meter Facade Renovation and Historical 'Live Centre' Origins

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Tuesday, May 5, 2026 · 1 min read
Museum Centre Pompidou

The Centre Pompidou has detailed a major renovation of its 18,000-square-meter facade scheduled to take place between 2025 and 2030. Led by architecture firm Moreau Kusunoki, the project aims to restore the building's original transparency by removing asbestos and internal partitions while improving thermal performance. The institution also highlighted the history of the 'Live Centre of Information,' a 1971 proposal by Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers for a video-screen facade that was never realized due to technical and financial constraints.

  • Artists: Iannis Xenakis, Oscar Nitzchké
  • People: Renzo Piano, Richard Rogers, Boris Hamzeian, Nicolas Moreau
  • Museums: Centre Pompidou, British Museum
  • Locations: Paris
Originally via Centre Pompidou · Curated by The Cultural Signal
Photo by Caleb Maxwell on Unsplash

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