Laurent Le Bon Named President of Paris’s Centre Pompidou

Laurent Le Bon, the head of Paris’s Musée Picasso, has been named the president of the Centre Pompidou, the city’s biggest and most important institution focused on modern and contemporary art. He is set to take the reins at the museum on July 19.
At the Pompidou, Le Bon succeeds Serge Lasvignes, who has been the institution’s president since 2015. Lasvignes is expected to leave his position next week.
“Laurent Le Bon has a very special relationship with the Centre