Global Event launched in Beijing to Promote Chinese Tea Culture
“Tea for Harmony: Yaji Cultural Salon”, a global event to promote China’s tea culture hosted by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, was launched on Monday on May 15, 2023 at the Prince Kung’s Palace Museum in Beijing.
China’s Tianjin Digital Art Museum is Officially Open to the Public
As China’s first digital art museum, the Tianjin Digital Art Museum officially opened to the public on May 18th to coincide with International Museum Day. Built in 1931, the museum building was formerly the Municipal Board of the French concession area of Tianjin. It was the largest administrative building of all French Concessions in China after the mid-19th century, and is the best preserved and most elegant of extant administrative buildings among the former foreign concessions in Tianjin.
Changsha Ware from Maritime Silk Road on Display in Hainan, China
Poetry, Painting and Painted Ceramics: Exhibition of Tang Dynasty Changsha Ware from the Maritime Silk Road was unveiled at the China (Hainan) Museum of the South China Sea on May 18, 2023. The exhibition is jointly organized by the China (Hainan) Museum of the South China Sea and Hunan Museum.
China’s Main Celebration of 2023 International Museum Day Held in Fuzhou
The opening ceremony of China’s main International Museum Day event was held at the Fujian Museum on the morning of May 18, 2023. Li Qun, China’s Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism and Director of the National Cultural Heritage Administration (NCHA), and other representatives attended the opening ceremony and unveiled the thematic exhibition Good Fortune Sails Across the World: The Cultural Hallmarks of the Maritime Silk Road . The event was attended by over 500 people, including head
Exhibition of Pompeii Artifacts Opens in Shenzhen
The exhibition Love, Luxury and Beauty in Classical Antiquity: Masterpieces from the Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli was launched on May 30, 2023 at the Nanshan Museum in Shenzhen, China. The exhibition is sponsored by the Administration for Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sport of Nanshan District, Shenzhen and organized by the Nanshan Museum. Recreating the splendor of ancient Greek and Roman civilization, the exhibition features 128 artifacts (sets) from the collections of
Oceanic Art Collections from Metropolitan Museum of Art on Display in Shanghai
The Shape of Time: Art and Ancestors of Oceania from The Metropolitan Museum of Art scheduled to be on display in Shanghai, China from June 1 to August 20, 2023. The exhibition is jointly organised by the Museum of Art Pudong (MAP) in Shanghai and the Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met) in New York. The exhibition features over 110 valuable pieces (sets) of collections from the past four centuries, including large sculptures, ceremonial masks, distinctive clothing and the works of contemporary
The First Original Stage Play "Joyful Songs in Flourishing Age" Shows in Beijing, Brings Cultural Relics to Life
The NMC's first original stage play "Joyful Songs in Flourishing Age" themed on bringing cultural relics to life is performed at the NMC Theater in the evening of May 27, 2023. It is jointly produced by the National Museum of China (NMC) and the Communication University of China (CUC). The play is inspired by one of the highlights from NMC collection, bringing a 2,000-year-old drum-beating pottery storyteller from the Eastern Han Dynasty alive on stage.
Academic Forum on Maritime Silk Road Held in Xiamen, China
The 3rd Cross-Strait Academic Forum on “The Age of Discovery and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road” was successfully held in Xiamen, China on May 27, 2023. Coinciding with the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), scholars and experts from China’s mainland and Taiwan region gathered to exchange ideas and insights at the event. The forum aims to provide intellectual and academic support for delivering more solid outcomes on the BRI, promoting cross-strait integrated develo
Exhibition of Myanmar Lacquer Art on Display at Russia’s State Museum of Oriental Art
To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of Myanmar-Russia diplomatic relations, the exhibition Light of the Golden Moon: Lacquer Art of Myanmar is on display at the State Museum of Oriental Art in Russia from May 19 to July 2, 2023. Featuring over 100 items of pan-yun (lacquer) art from the 18th to 20th centuries, this is the first full-scale exhibition in Russia dedicated to Myanmar’s lacquer art.
Exploring Digital World of Rhino-shaped Vessel at National Museum of China
The exhibition Digital World of Rhino-shaped Vessel was opened at the National Museum of China (NMC) on May 30, 2023. The rhinoceros-shaped bronze zun, as a jewel in the crown of the NMC collection, possesses a high degree of historical, cultural, aesthetic, technological and contemporary value. This exhibition is concentrated on one piece of object, using digital technology to introduce how this vessel was excavated, its functions in ancient rituals, the casting techniques and the meanings be
Masterpieces from National Archaeological Museum of Naples on Display in Beijing
The Light of Ancient Roman Civilisation: Masterpieces from the National Archaeological Museum of Naples was opened at the China Millennium Monument Art Museum in Beijing on June 12, 2023. The exhibition is jointly organised by the Beijing Gehua Cultural Development Group, the China Millennium Monument Art Museum and the National Archaeological Museum of Naples in Italy.
"NMC Hall" Opens in Xinjiang
On June 2, 2023, the opening ceremony of the "National Museum of China Hall" and the exhibition Bronze Inscriptions Casting History: Ancient China in Bronzeware was held at the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum. The display of masterpiece bronzes from the collection of the National Museum of China (NMC) outlines the early development of Chinese civilization.
Symposium on Conservation of Underwater Culture Heritage Successfully Held in Hainan, China
The “Work Meeting on the Progress of Technical Research Projects Regarding the Deterioration Mechanisms and Key Conservation Techniques of Fragile Iron Artifacts in Museum Collections and Symposium on Underwater Culture Heritage Conservation” was held at the China (Hainan) Museum of the South China Sea between April 7 and 8, 2023. The event was jointly organised by the National Museum of China, the Institute of Archaeology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences , and the China (Hainan) Mus
Digital Art Exhibition of China’s Ancient Shu Civilization Debuts in Paris
The Animist Civilisation of Ancient Shu: Digital Art Exhibition of Sanxingdui and Jinsha Cultures was unveiled at the China Cultural Center in Paris , France on April 13, 2023. The exhibition is organized by China’s Sichuan Provincial Office of Cyberspace Affairs Commission, Sichuan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism , Sichuan Provincial Cultural Heritage Administration, and the China Cultural Center in Paris .
Chinese Art Showcased at Azerbaijan National Museum of Art
The opening ceremony of the exhibition "Chinese art from the collection of the Azerbaijan National Museum of Art" was held in the Azerbaijan National Museum of Art on March 29, 2023. Over 100 people attended the event, including Azerbaijani government officials, representatives of diplomatic corps accredited in Azerbaijan and people from the literary, artistic circles and the media.