From the Long March of Cultural Relics to the "Warehouse" of Treasures: Nanjing Museum celebrates its 90th birthday
2023-11-07
China News Agency, Nanjing, November 6th (Reporter Yang Yanci) - From the first large-scale comprehensive museum invested and built by the state in China to the current "super link" art palace; From the arduous Long March of cultural relics to the "warehouse" of treasures in spring and autumn... The Nanjing Museum, founded in 1933, celebrates its 90th anniversary this year. On November 6th, the 90th anniversary conference and high-quality development forum of the Nanjing Museum were held. In 1933, the Preparatory Office for the National Central Museum (predecessor of the Nanjing Museum) was established at the initiative of the renowned modern Chinese educator Mr. Cai Yuanpei. The building was designed by renowned architect Xu Jingzhi and later modified under the guidance of Liang Sicheng and Liu Dunzhen to resemble the main hall of the Liao Dynasty. The exterior of the building is ancient, solemn, and majestic, making it a landmark historical and cultural landscape in Nanjing. After several years of evolution, the Nanjing Museum has now become one of the three major museums in China, and its history reflects the development process of China's museum industry under the tide of the times. Wang Chunfa, the director of the National Museum of China, stated that the museum's heritage lies in history. Whether it is a natural history museum or a cultural history museum, their background is the evolution of history. "The history of the cultural relics collection and the history of the museum itself together constitute the connotation of the museum and become an important carrier to show culture and art." "The 90 years of the Nanjing Museum have concentrated and gathered the essence of thousands of years of Chinese civilization." Wu Weishan, the curator of the National Art Museum of China, said that the significance of respecting history is not only to respect culture, but also to create a new culture with vitality on the basis of inheritance and development, Integrate it with modern life and engage in dialogue with world civilization. At the conference, Shi Feng, Deputy Director of the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism and Director of the Provincial Bureau of Cultural Relics, and Secretary of the Party Committee of the Nanjing Museum, introduced the development process of the museum. Ninety years ago, a group of students with scientific thinking and cultural passion founded the predecessor of the Nanjing Museum with their vision and pattern. In the midst of the raging war, they traveled thousands of miles to protect the national treasure and moved westward, creating a miraculous cultural relic Long March in the history of Chinese culture. According to Shi Feng, after the establishment of the People's Republic of China, all parties worked together, and the Nanjing Museum began to take shape; Since the reform and opening up, the Nanjing Museum has continuously explored regional civilization and innovated service concepts; Entering a new era, Nanbo has completed its renovation and expansion project, becoming a large-scale comprehensive museum that integrates protection, research, education, and service. Nowadays, the 90 year old Nanjing Museum, with the inclusiveness and peace of Chinese civilization, is promoting cultural exchange and mutual learning, and promoting dialogue between China and the world. On the same day, the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, the Victoria Museum in Australia, the Kyushu National Museum in Japan, and the Nanjing Museum signed an international museum cooperation memorandum. All parties expressed that they will work together to promote cultural relics exhibition, cultural exchange, and public participation. The reporter learned that the Nanjing Museum has launched two major exhibitions simultaneously to celebrate its 90th birthday, namely "Jade Runs China - A Ten Thousand Year Epic Atlas of Chinese Jade" and "Ninety Years of Spring and Autumn Harvest - Collection of the Nanjing Museum". After selection, hundreds of rare "national treasures" such as the underglaze red plum vase with the pattern of "Three Friends of the Year and Cold" and the Jingdezhen official kiln blue and white porcelain statue with the pattern of "Ten Thousand Lives" were made a concentrated appearance. (New News Agency)
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