Pompidou, which remains open from 11am to 10pm six days a week, was built before the rise in petrol prices and ahead of theories about sustainable development.
As a result, said Stephane Viale, the museum's building and security director, "The building is one huge draught, it isn't airtight and it consumes enormous amounts of energy."
While management has been attempting to cut costs, it is about to replace 13 air-treatment pipes that had to be initially helicoptered onto the roof, as well as replacing four escalators.
"It's the ransom of success," Racine said. "The building's suffers from wear and tear because it's popular."
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