Pompidou Centre inaugurates Shanghai branch


French President Emmanuel Macron, fourth left, views art during the inauguration of Centre Pompidou West Bund Museum in Shanghai on Nov 5. Photo: AP

France's Pompidou Centre inaugurated a riverside branch in Shanghai on Tuesday, the modern and contemporary art museum's first outpost outside Europe, with works by Picasso and Kandinsky among the pieces on display.

The Parisian centre will display its collection in a 25,000sq m building on the banks of the Huangpu River that traverses the financial hub of 24 million people.

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