Centre Pompidou and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation propose development of a new museum in Hong Kong.
Centre Pompidou and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation is a nonprofit corporation founded in 1937 by philanthropist Solomon R. Guggenheim and artist Hilla von Rebay. Its primary accomplishment has been the construction of a number of international museums: propose
development of a new museum in Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. . The two institutions will work
together on a joint proposal for the construction of a museum in the
West Kowloon West Kowloon is a part of Kowloon, Hong Kong situated within the Yau Tsim Mong District. It is bounded by Canton Road to the east, Victoria Harbour to the west and the south, and Jordan Road to the north. , part of a 40-hectare waterfront site in development by the
Government of Hong Kong The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (Traditional Chinese: 中華人民共和國香港特別行政區政府 as an arts and cultural district. The Guggenheim
Foundation and Centre Pompidou envision a museum devoted to modern and
contemporary art, the moving image, and design. (The final decision will
be made by the government of Hong Kong.)
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