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Chinese Title:关山月美术馆

Address:6026 Hongli Lu , Futian(红荔路6026号)

Open Tue-Thu 9am-5pm; Mon close; Fri free

TEL:0755—83063086

Transportation:

METRO:Shenzhen Metro Line No.4,Youth Palace Station  Exit B,Shao Nian Gong Station (Children’s Palace Station 少年宫站), Exit B

BUS:10、K12、14、25、34、105、215、228、111、322、238、350、371

Mini-Bus:441、451、420、468、502、507

 

Guan Shanyue Art Museum is a national art museum named by the artist Guan Shanyue, which opened officially on June 25, 1997, covering building area of 15,000 M2. There are totally 9 exhibition halls, including one central exhibition hall in 800 M2 and eight indoor standard exhibition halls in 400 M2 respectively.

Mr. Guan Shanyue, the prestigious artist, educator and master of Lingnan School, paid much attention to art field of Shen Zhen. He has devoted 813 of his works to Shen Zhen province. In order to praise his self-giving spirit, the Shen Zhen government built the Guan Shanyue Art Museum.

Guan Shanyue Art Museum is mainly doing research in Guan Shanyue. Meanwhile, it also has the functions of collecting, researching, educating and developing. To put the work of research in a leading position, to regard the collection as its spirit, to take the exhibitions as the way to promotion, and to make education as its final aim, is the philosophy of the Art Museum. The Guan Shanyue art museum regards the art of Guan Shanyue, Chinese art research of late 20th century, and contemporary art research as the academic orientation. The museum is dedicated to build the museum into a prestigious modern art museum with distinct features and a clear positioning academic profile.

The Guan Shanyue Art Museum’s collection includes about 1,800 pieces of artworks which are standardized by art history value and academic value. They are managed systematically according to academic orientation and research direction. Its collection focuses on the study of Guan Shanyue, 20th century Chinese art and the art characteristics of Lingnan School. Contemporary art focuses on design art, with emphasis on design ink painting collections which link both traditional and modern art, and other types of art collections as well.The organization structure of this museum consists of four parts, which are chief office department of research and collection, department of exhibition and department of promotion and department of planning.

Guan Shanyue Art Museum reopens

THE Guan Shanyue Art Museum reopened Tuesday after one year’s renovation, with two exhibitions specially arranged for the National Day holidays: the 11th China National Fine Arts Exhibition, and Guan Shanyue’s Overseas Sketches.

Named after the celebrated Chinese painter Guan Shanyue (1912-2000), the museum opened to the public in 1997. Ten years later, in 2007, when Shenzhen public museums and galleries were required to open free to the public, the operator realized it was time to refurbish the out-of-date facilities.

“The newly opened museum has become a public-service-oriented facility, which aims to provide more relaxation areas for visitors,” said Chen Xiangbo, curator of the museum.

The China National Fine Arts Exhibition features 463 prize candidates chosen from around 5,000 entries from all over the country, in four major design categories: graphic, fashion, industrial and environmental.

The Guan Shanyue’s Overseas Sketches exhibition includes 59 sketches the artist made around the time of the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949.

From Oct. 11 to 12, an international design forum will be held in the museum, with designers from around the world participating in discussions on the theme of how to share the values of design in a globalized world.

11th China National Fine Arts Exhibition

Dates: Through Oct. 29

Guan Shanyue’s Overseas Sketches

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