The Spanish branch of Paris’s renowned Centre Pompidou will continue to operate through 2034, thanks to a new agreement inked with the city of Málaga last week. The Centre Pompidou Málaga, which spans 65,000 square feet, opened its doors to the public in 2015 and has since welcomed over 3 million visitors.
This new arrangement guarantees the museum’s operations for an additional decade. Laurent Le Bon, president of the Centre Pompidou, expressed his delight, calling it an “immense pleasure” to keep the Málaga museum running for another ten years. According to the Art Newspaper, the Centre Pompidou will invest nearly $3 million annually in the Málaga satellite from 2025 to 2029, and around $3.4 million annually from 2030 to 2034.
The Málaga location is one of several international outposts managed by the Centre Pompidou, which also includes sites in Brussels and Shanghai, with future openings planned in Saudi Arabia and South Korea. However, not all expansion plans have been smooth. A proposed Centre Pompidou satellite in Jersey City faced a setback when the state of New Jersey withdrew funding following backlash from Republican politicians, leaving the museum’s future uncertain.
Meanwhile, the Centre Pompidou’s main museum in Paris is set for a significant transformation, closing for five years starting in 2025 for a large-scale renovation. This decision has sparked controversy within the French art community, with some prominent figures arguing that such a lengthy closure is unnecessary.
Stay tuned for more updates as the Centre Pompidou Málaga continues to thrive and as its Parisian counterpart undergoes its major renovation.
