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M+, MoMA and Centre Pompidou form shared collection alliance
M+ in Hong Kong, MoMA in New York and the Centre Pompidou in Paris announced a cultural alliance bringing the three museums together.
They will treat their collections as one shared collection, with staff across the three institutions working together to curate it.
M+ holds around 8,000 objects, while the combined holdings of MoMA and the Pompidou bring the shared collection into the hundreds of thousands.
M+ works are due to go on long-term loan to MoMA from late 2027, and a Centre Pompidou gallery is planned at MoMA for 2028.
Over the next five years, the museums will also co-organize an exhibition about what “the contemporary” means, to be shown at all three institutions.
The alliance also covers research, conservation and professional development, creating more opportunities for exchange between the museums.
The Pompidou is closed for a five-year building restoration and is scheduled to reopen in 2030.
M+, the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Centre Pompidou in Paris have announced a cultural alliance that will treat their holdings as a shared collection.
The institutions will coordinate collection sharing, exhibitions, research, conservation and professional development.
The combined holdings will number in the hundreds of thousands of objects, and the museums have a combined 10 million annual in-person visitors and 125 million online visitors, based on current figures.
The alliance will include a joint steering committee, which will meet monthly and hold one major in-person meeting each year.
Plans include a selection of M+ works going on long-term loan to MoMA from late 2027 and a Centre Pompidou gallery opening at MoMA in 2028.
- Who
- M+, the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Centre Pompidou in Paris.
- What
- The museums formed an alliance to treat their holdings as a shared collection and collaborate on exhibitions, research and other work.
- When
- Announced on Friday, 30 October 2026.
- Where
- The three institutions are based in Hong Kong, New York and Paris.
- Why
- They aim to support artistic innovation and public engagement through research and exchange, and to build a more cooperative and sustainable future for museums.
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M+ and MoMA signed a memorandum of understanding covering collection sharing, joint research and curatorial exchanges.
M+ and the Centre Pompidou announced a multiyear strategic partnership.
M+, MoMA and the Centre Pompidou announced their cultural alliance.
The first major in-person meeting of the joint steering committee is scheduled to take place at MoMA.
A selection of major works from M+’s collection is due to go on long-term loan in MoMA’s collection galleries.
A long-term Centre Pompidou gallery is due to open at MoMA.
- Institutions
- M+; Museum of Modern Art; Centre Pompidou
- M+ collection
- Around 8,000 objects
- Combined annual in-person visitors
- 10 million
- Combined annual online visitors
- 125 million
- MoMA installation
- M+ works planned for late 2027
- Centre Pompidou gallery at MoMA
- Planned for 2028
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