Overview
- The museum will debut in June with The Cubists: Inventing Modern Vision, featuring works by Pablo Picasso, Wassily Kandinsky, Henri Matisse, and Marc Chagall.
- The 10,000-square-meter space spans four floors inside Seoul’s 63 Building in Yeouido, a former aquarium redesigned by architect Jean-Michel Wilmotte.
- Under the partnership, Centre Pompidou will present two monographic shows each year from its Paris collection, paired with separate exhibitions focused on contemporary Korean artists.
- Hanwha holds a renewable four-year license to use the Pompidou name, and Le Monde reported a €20 million brand fee, according to ARTnews.
- French President Emmanuel Macron recently toured the site as the opening coincides with the 140th anniversary of France–Korea diplomatic ties, part of a broader Pompidou push abroad while Paris reopens in 2030.