Next to the green space in the center of Lujiazui, there is a century-old mansion known as the "Pudong Carved Flower Building", which is also the only Cultural Relics Protection Unit in Shanghai in Lujiazui - Chen Guichun Residence. It also has a more familiar name - Shanghai Wu Changshuo Memorial Hall.
In October last year, the Shanghai Wu Changshuo Memorial Hall issued a closing announcement for renovation and upgrading. More than a year has passed, but what happened to this cultural landmark? Xiaobu recently learned that the Shanghai Wu Changshuo Memorial Hall is undergoing exhibition layout and is expected to reopen early next year. Focusing on the new positioning of the "living room on the sea", the Cultural Authority of Pudong held a seminar and invited experts from all walks of life to offer suggestions and suggestions to polish this "Shanghai Cultural Business Card".
Focus on "No One Has Me"
Highlight shanghai characteristics in the national Wu Changshuo Memorial Hall
According to the data, the Shanghai Wu Changshuo Memorial Hall was originally the private residence of Chen Guichun, a celebrity in modern Shanghai, built in the early years of the Republic of China, also known as "Yingchuan Xiaozhu". On the eve of the opening of the Pudong development, it was already full of "seventy-two tenants". In 1990, the horn of Pudong's development sounded, opening the world from the beach wharf to the world financial center. In 1992, the relevant departments in Pudong made a decision to protect most of the old house.
The rescue of Chen Guichun's residence and the leaving a little "old" for Lujiazui can be called a landmark event in the field of cultural protection after the development and opening up of Pudong, and the change of concept is reflected behind it: completely dilapidated and new, not a sign of modernization. The rapid development of Pudong has not left history behind. The development of Pudong should also attach importance to the protection of cultural heritage, so that people can understand the past and heritage of this hot land on the east coast. Wu Changshuo had a close personal relationship with Chen Guichun before his death, and together they participated in the founding of Shanghai Pudong Hospital (now Dongfang Hospital). Because of this historical opportunity, in 2010, the Shanghai Wu Changshuo Memorial Hall was relocated to the former "old friend" house.
Shanghai Wu Changshuo Memorial Hall has a construction area of only about 1600 square meters, why did this renovation and upgrading project take more than a year? "In this century-old house, even if it is a broken wooden floor, it can only be repaired and cannot be replaced." The person in charge of the cultural protection unit responsible for the upgrading of the Wu Changshuo Memorial said that the repair and upgrading is difficult and demanding, and strives to superimpose the function of the memorial hall's authentic display on the basis of the restoration of cultural relics. After the renovation and upgrading, Shanghai Wu Changshuo Memorial Hall will make every effort to create a Haipai cultural business card with Mr. Wu Changshuo as the core, assume the functional positioning of "Sea Living Room", and on the basis of inheriting and promoting Haipai culture, combine with the present to explore a new operating model.
Functional improvement can not be rushed to achieve quick success, but needs to be cautious. In view of this, the convening of expert seminars has become a matter of urgency. "Although the Shanghai Wu Changshuo Memorial Hall is small in size, it has a special status and has diversified values worth exploring." An Laishun, a professor at Shanghai University and vice chairman of the International Association of Museums, believes that Pudong does not lack reinforced concrete, nor skyscrapers, but the traditional public cultural space squeezed by modern space. In his view, the memorial hall not only has architectural value, but also a historical epitome of the development and opening up of Pudong, carrying a unique social and cultural memory. In order to make up for the small exhibition space and the limited number of exhibits, he suggested that the future exhibition should not be comprehensive, but grasp the key features: "That is, Wu Changshuo's life and artistic achievements in Shanghai, and then appropriately radiate to the Shanghai of Wu Changshuo's era." ”
Looking at the whole country, Wu Changshuo Memorial Hall is available in Shanghai, Anji is there, and Hangzhou is also there. "Finding 'no one has me' and reflecting Shanghai's own characteristics in the exhibition" became the resonance of many experts present. Wang Qisen, a well-known scholar and author of Wu Changshuo's art commentary, suggested after understanding the existing exhibition plan: The concept should be innovative and the intention should be improved; it is necessary to refine the theme of ideas and highlight the spirit of the times; the overall outline should be clear; the characteristics of Shanghai should be highlighted; and the evaluation of Wu Changshuo by the selected artists of the older generation who are highly respected and respected should be selected. He pointed out that Wu Changshuo settled in Shanghai from 1912 to 1927, which was the most brilliant artistic era of his life, and thus ushered in the heyday of Haipai art: "This period must be the highlight and center of the exhibition, and the Shanghai Wu Changshuo Memorial Hall must have the characteristics of Shanghai." ”
Lin Bing, a disciple of I.M. Pei and the main architect of Muxin Art Museum, also suggested that the Shanghai Wu Changshuo Memorial Hall should focus on the relationship between Wu Changshuo and Pudong and Shanghai: "In a limited space, do the biggest things, so that the effect will be better." ”
Transformation of "knowing the difficulty is difficult to do"
Listen to the suggestions of all parties and strive to hand over a satisfactory "answer sheet"
He is the stone of the mountain and can attack jade. "Prada can work with Wuzhong Vegetable Farm, and Valentino can open a pop-up bookstore on Anfu Road." In fact, these luxury brands are 'mobile museums' to radiate their influence. Bao Yaming, executive director of the Urban Cultural Innovation Research Institute of the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, believes that the Shanghai Wu Changshuo Memorial Hall can not only "run the museum behind closed doors" in accordance with the traditional method, deeply cultivate its own works, or expand its own boundaries, take the initiative to dock the needs of the audience in the Lujiazui area, and carry out some cross-border art activities. He said: "The venue can not talk about the area, but about the influence, which requires some cross-border thinking and breakthrough innovation. ”
Looking at the present and focusing on the needs of young people, Hu Jiang, director of the Shanghai Municipal History Museum, suggested that the Shanghai Wu Changshuo Memorial Hall should be internationalized, branded and future-oriented in its future development. Futurization also means the all-round application of digital technology. He took Shanghai's first digital twin museum system launched by the Shanghai History Museum as an example: relying on the framework of Shanghai's urban operation of "one network unified management" and the concept of Shanghai's urban operation digital signs, he carried out ultra-fine three-dimensional digital restoration of Shanglibo and its surroundings, used the three-dimensional digital twin engine to achieve a 1:1 three-dimensional digital twin inside and outside the museum building, and docked multi-dimensional real-time dynamic data such as government business data, IoT perception data, and ambient weather to make the museum "alive".
The purpose of innovating the display form of the memorial hall is to better carry forward the cultural spirit of Wu Changshuo. Wu Yue, great-grandson of Wu Changshuo and executive curator of Shanghai Wu Changshuo Memorial Hall, said that the Shanghai Wu Changshuo Memorial Hall was conceived and born in the process of development and opening up in Pudong. As Pudong's influence in the world increases, So does Wu's international influence. "Mr. Pegatron is a giant of the Shanghai school, so the Shanghai Wu Changshuo Memorial Hall must be made into a banner." Wu Yue said that the upgraded memorial hall should aim at the first-class, the exhibition of historical materials should be accurate, the design theme should be accurate, and the citizens and students should have a feeling of returning home after entering the museum, and absorb the excellent traditional cultural nutrients of Mr. Changshuo and the Chinese nation.
In addition, Wu Changshuo's great-granddaughter Wu Youfei and great-grandson Wu Chao, Cheng Duoduo, son of Cheng Shifa, Wu Yuanjing, grandson of Wu Hufan, and many descendants of famous Artists of the Shanghai School, as well as a number of people from cultural and artistic circles and responsible persons of relevant units in Shanghai attended the meeting and spoke at the meeting. The relevant person in charge of the Publicity Department of the Pudong New Area Party Committee (Bureau of Culture, Sports and Tourism) said that the renovation and upgrading of the Shanghai Wu Changshuo Memorial Hall is "difficult to overcome", and Pudong will adjust the transformation and upgrading plan under the condition of fully listening to the suggestions of all parties, and strive to hand over a satisfactory "answer sheet".
Text: Cao Zhiguang
Partial photography: Zheng Feng
Editor: Zhu Shaoyu
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