15-01-2017 01:03 via theguardian.com

Pompidou Centre gets a £90m facelift 40 years on

The love-it-or-hate-it Paris museum will have a makeover for its anniversary – but the inside-out look will stayIt became the butt of jokes and insults even before it opened in 1977, and they have continued to this day, but the Pompidou Centre is still striking an irreverent pose in the historic heart of Paris. This year, to the enduring frustration of its critics, the building hits the venerable age of 40.The anniversary is to be celebrated with preparations for a two-year facelift expect
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