Plan have been unveiled for a branch of the Centre Pompidou in New Jersey, designed by Rotterdam-based designed the Office of Metropolitan Architecture.
The project is the first expansion of the museum to be located in the US; other branches have been built in Brussels, Málaga and Hong Kong.
The plan is for a 5,400 sq m building, to be called "Centre Pompidou × Jersey City", sited next to Journal Square’s Port Authority Trans-Hudson station in the 1912 Pathside Building,.
The development will include exhibitions created from the Paris Centre Pompidou’s modern and contemporary art collection, and others specific to the location.
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Steven Fulop, Jersey City’s mayor, said: "As the largest modern and contemporary art collection in Europe, the Centre Pompidou is the perfect partner to carry out our vision and solidify Journal Square as a regional anchor for the arts.
"When the Pathside building was slated for high-rise development, we saw a unique opportunity to change its trajectory to better serve the city as a museum and community centre. Today, that commitment is not only coming to fruition, but we’ve raised the bar with a tremendous international partnership that will bring world-class opportunities to Jersey City."
The museum is due to open in early 2024.
Images courtesy of OMA