The Pompidou Centre in Paris is set to close for five years starting September 22 for extensive renovations, including the removal of asbestos. Following a free final weekend, visitors were able to appreciate its prestigious art collection, featuring works by Dali and Matisse. The center's 2,000-piece collection will be dispersed temporarily to museums across France while renovations, which will cost 262 million euros, continue until 2030. The closure reflects the significance of renovations on cultural landmarks and the anticipation for their eventual re-opening.
Five years it's long! exclaimed one guide, Elisa Hervelin, as people around her took photos of many of the museum's permanent works, among them paintings by Salvador Dali and Henri Matisse...
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