M+, Hong Kong's museum of modern and contemporary art, has announced a multi-year strategic partnership with the Centre Pompidou in Paris. The collaboration includes co-organized exhibitions at M+ starting in 2027, a joint exhibition at the renovated Pompidou around 2030, and a four-year postdoctoral fellowship funded by the Huo Family Foundation, established by philanthropist Yan Huo in 2009. The Huo Research Fellow will focus on twentieth- and twenty-first-century Western and Asian art.
The partnership is significant because it positions M+ as an equal collaborator with one of Europe's most prestigious modern art institutions, rather than a junior partner. Centre Pompidou, currently closed for renovations until 2030, sees international alliances as central to its transformation and audience expansion. The agreement also strengthens cultural exchange between Asia and Europe, with both directors emphasizing mutual learning and intercultural dialogue.