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What the future holds for M+ as the Hong Kong museum celebrates 5th anniversary

Suhanya Raffel talks about M+’s new landmark tripartite alliance, its global ambitions and managing political red lines

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M+ director Suhanya Raffel discusses the museum’s new tripartite alliance with MoMA and Centre Pompidou, signed October 31 ahead of M+’s fifth anniversary on November 12, 2026, covering shared collections and programming on equal footing.

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M+ celebrated its fifth anniversary on November 12, 2026. Ahead of the anniversary, directors from MoMA and Centre Pompidou visited Hong Kong to finalize a tripartite alliance with M+. The formal pact was signed on October 31 at the museum’s fundraising gala, which had a Halloween theme and featured cultural figures including Chow Yun-fat and Ann Hui mingling with MoMA board members and trustees.

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It has been quite a birthday celebration.

Ahead of the fifth anniversary of M+ on November 12, the directors of New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and Paris’ Centre Pompidou touched down in Hong Kong to finalise a tripartite alliance with the young museum. The formal pact will see two of the world’s pre-eminent modern art museums share collections and programming with M+ on equal footing.

On October 31, it was signed, sealed and toasted with high-wattage glamour at the museum’s fundraising gala.

The Halloween-themed party saw screen icon Chow Yun-fat, auteur Ann Hui and other cultural figures mingling with MoMA board members and trustees, lending that extra va-va-voom to the benefit.

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What specific collections and programming will be shared under the alliance?
What are M+’s global ambitions beyond this alliance?
How will M+ manage political red lines in its programming?
What is the duration and financial structure of the tripartite pact?

What the future holds for M+ as the Hong Kong museum celebrates 5th anniversary

Suhanya Raffel talks about M+’s new landmark tripartite alliance, its global ambitions and managing political red lines

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Why It Matters

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It has been quite a birthday celebration.

On October 31, it was signed, sealed and toasted with high-wattage glamour at the museum’s fundraising gala.

The Halloween-themed party saw screen icon Chow Yun-fat, auteur Ann Hui and other cultural figures mingling with MoMA board members and trustees, lending that extra va-va-voom to the benefit.

Open Questions

What specific collections and programming will be shared under the alliance?
What are M+’s global ambitions beyond this alliance?
How will M+ manage political red lines in its programming?
What is the duration and financial structure of the tripartite pact?

What the future holds for M+ as the Hong Kong museum celebrates 5th anniversary

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