MODERN art fans on the Costa del Sol will not need to travel to Paris soon to see the famous Pompidou centre, because they are about to get their own in Málaga port.
The town council says it has been jumping through hoops and battling with red tape for a considerable length of time, but can now see light at the end of the tunnel and expect the centre to be open by next year.
Developers have been appointed to transform the building known as The Cube into the first-ever Pompidou centre to open outside of France.
It will cost a total of 5.1 million euros, including IVA, and once work starts, will take around six months to complete.
Provisionally, the outpost of the famous Paris gallery will have a 1,665-square-metre space, split into three halls and a central area, for the permanent exhibition and 365 square metres for temporary displays.
The glass cube-shaped building will have four storeys, one of which will be below ground, and some of its complementary activities will be held in outside areas within the complex.
A community hall, rooms for school groups and workshops, souvenir shop, café, and a restricted-access atelierfor artwork restoration will be included.
