The Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris has unveiled plans to expand to a suburban site by creating a new "art factory" that will both display and conserve the museum's expansive art collections.

An architect for the proposal has not been named. The scheme is slated for an existing parking lot in the city's Massy area to the southwest of the city center, The Art Newspaper reports. 

According to a statement, the new 22,000 square meter facility will create a "centre of excellence for the conservation and restoration of the works in the collection, and a new cultural and creative venue deeply rooted in its territory.” The Art Newspaper reports that the 120,000 works held by the Musée national d’art moderne that are currently displayed at the Centre Pompidou will also make their way to the outpost. The new facility will be designed as a hybrid space that is set to include "a multipurpose exhibition venue," a "2,500 square meter space will host live shows, performances, conferences, screenings and workshops," in addition to the restoration and conventional display programs. 

The arrangement will make the facility a hub for an increasingly dispersed Centre Pompidou institution and will allow The Pompidou to loan out works to regional and global museums with greater ease. 

The original Centre Pompidou was built in 1977 and is designed by Renzo Piano, Richard Rodgers, and Giangranco Franchini. The institution opened a new outpost in Metz, France designed by Shigeru Ban in 2010. The latest announcement comes as the Centre Pompidou x West Bund in Shanghai, designed by British architect David Chipperfield, prepares for its public debut on November 8th.