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The Museum of Modern Art in New York, Paris’s Centre Pompidou and M+ in Hong Kong have signed an agreement to expand access to their collections and work together on loans, exhibitions, curation and research. The museums have not yet announced specific projects, schedules or loan details.
The agreement was signed by MoMA director Christophe Cherix, M+ director Suhanya Raffel and Centre Pompidou president Laurent Le Bon, according to Hyperallergic’s report. It sets out a framework for the museums to make their holdings more accessible and increase opportunities for audiences, curators and researchers to engage with them.
The planned cooperation includes loans between the museums and exhibitions developed jointly. The agreement also covers more collaborative curatorial work and research. The report does not specify which collections or departments will take part, how many loans or exhibitions are planned, or whether any projects have been scheduled.
Raffel said in a statement that the alliance reflects a need for museums to respond to a complex world. The agreement follows earlier cooperation between M+ and both partners: M+ and MoMA set shared goals for curatorial work, conservation and scholarship in a memorandum of understanding in early 2025, while M+ and Centre Pompidou announced a strategic partnership this spring that included joint exhibitions, collection sharing and a funded fellowship.
The alliance could give audiences and researchers access to works and expertise held by institutions on three continents, while giving the museums a structure for planning exhibitions and scholarship together. Collection loans can bring works to viewers who might not travel to the holding museum; joint curation can also place objects in dialogue across different institutional collections and perspectives.
For the museums, the agreement formalizes cooperation already underway between M+ and each of its new partners. Whether it leads to sustained public programming will depend on the projects that follow. The announcement establishes the areas of collaboration, but does not yet provide enough detail to measure its scale or impact.
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Earlier M+ Partnerships Set the Stage
The alliance builds on two recent agreements involving M+. Its early-2025 memorandum with MoMA outlined shared objectives in curatorial practice, conservation and scholarship. This spring, M+ and Centre Pompidou announced a separate partnership intended to strengthen cultural exchange through collection sharing, exhibitions and a funded fellowship. The new three-way agreement brings those bilateral relationships into a broader framework.
M+ is based in Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District and is approaching the fifth anniversary of its physical location, according to Hyperallergic. Its holdings include the Sigg collection of contemporary Chinese art as well as other contemporary works from across Asia. The alliance therefore connects institutions with collections and audiences shaped by different regional histories.
The deal also comes amid wider efforts by museums to share resources and pursue joint acquisitions after the COVID-19 pandemic, as institutions faced financial pressures, Hyperallergic reported. That backdrop may help explain interest in cooperation, but the three museums have not said that cost reduction is a purpose of this agreement.
““Museums must evolve to reflect the complexity of our world.””
— Suhanya Raffel, M+ Museum director
Projects and Loan Terms Not Yet Set
The announcement does not identify which works will be lent, where exhibitions might take place, or when the first joint projects will open. It also gives no information about the duration of the agreement, financial commitments, conservation arrangements or how decisions about loans and shared research will be made.
It is also unclear whether the three institutions will begin with a single joint exhibition or develop separate projects through the alliance. The stated areas of cooperation are confirmed, but their timing, scope and public reach remain to be announced.
Watch for First Joint Projects
The next developments to watch for are announcements from the museums naming exhibitions, collection loans and research initiatives under the new agreement. Any project details would clarify which works and departments are involved, where audiences can see the results and when the collaboration will begin in practice.
Until the museums publish those plans, the agreement remains a framework for cooperation rather than a confirmed exhibition schedule. The institutions have not given a date for further announcements.
Key Questions
Which museums are part of the alliance?
The partners are MoMA in New York, Centre Pompidou in Paris and M+ in Hong Kong.
What does the agreement cover?
It provides for intermuseum loans, joint exhibitions, collaborative curation and research, with the stated aim of increasing access to the museums’ collections.
Have the museums announced specific exhibitions or loans?
No specific works, exhibition titles, locations or dates were included in the reported announcement.
Does the agreement include a new fellowship?
A funded fellowship was part of an earlier M+ and Centre Pompidou partnership. The report does not say whether that fellowship is part of the new three-museum agreement.
Source: hyperallergic.com
