New York, Paris museums to help out Hong Kong

New York's Guggenheim Museum and the Pompidou Centre in Paris have signed a partnership agreement to help create a new museum in Hong Kong.

The two museums plan to help Hong Kong create a world-class museum of contemporary art, photography and design.

The new museum will be built in a cultural district that is being developed in West Kowloon, according to reports from Agence France Presse.

The Hong Kong government had approached them seeking a partnership.

The Guggenheim and Pompidou Centre will work with local partners and with other museums around the world on the project.