A series of new releases, the official opening of the Qin and Han Pavilions, the unveiling of blockbuster new exhibitions, four sub-forums, and a night at the museum...... As the main venue of the 2024 "5.18 International Museum Day" in China, the Qinhan Pavilion of the Shaanxi History Museum is ready to welcome guests from all over the world.
A series of new releases
Including the list of the fifth batch of national first-class museums
Focusing on the theme of "Museums Committed to Education and Research", this year's main venue will release the latest data on the development of China's museums in 2023, focusing on the latest achievements in the development of museums in mainland China.
Among them, the list of the fifth batch of national first-class museums will be announced, giving full play to the role of the "steering wheel" and "navigator" of the museum's grading evaluation, reflecting the development level of the industry, driving the majority of museums to improve the quality of development, and better meeting the spiritual and cultural needs of the people.
The promotion results of the 2023 "Top Ten Exhibitions of National Museums" were released, and the list of "The Most Innovative Museums in China" in 2024 and the "Shaanxi Digital Cultural and Creative Competition" and other brand activities were released and awards.
At the same time, it will jointly carry out the 2024 theme exhibition promotion work of "Reading China in Museums: Promoting Excellent Traditional Chinese Culture and Cultivating Socialist Core Values" with the Cyberspace Administration of China, integrate the platform and resource advantages of both sides, jointly promote the creative transformation and innovative development of excellent traditional Chinese culture, and give full play to the role of museums in promoting patriotic education and civic morality construction in the new era.
In addition, the "National Museum Map" will be released and a plaque will be awarded to the National Collaborative Research Center for Revolutionary Cultural Relics.
The blockbuster exhibition was unveiled
"City and Mausoleum" and "Technology and Beauty" will be presented to the public
On the same day, the official opening of the Qin and Han Dynasty Museum of Shaanxi History Museum will be ushered in, and the "Qin and Han Civilization" series of blockbuster exhibitions will be unveiled at the same time, with the basic display of "The Same World - Qin and Han Civilization Theme Exhibition" and "Great Beauty of China - Qin and Han Civilization Special Exhibition" together constitute one axis and two wings of the series of exhibitions highlighting the great achievements of Qin and Han civilizations, and the two special exhibitions are divided into "City and Mausoleum" and "Technology and Beauty".
"City and Mausoleum" mainly shows the site selection concept, political pattern, design ideas and spiritual pursuit of national projects in the Qin and Han dynasties through the archaeological excavations of the Qin and Han dynasties in Yongcheng, Liyang, Xianyang and Chang'an, and explains the historical value and the value of the times of historical and cultural heritage. "Technology and Beauty" shows the life philosophy and artistic pursuit of people in the Qin and Han dynasties, and presents the degree of development and cultural prosperity of the Qin and Han dynasties through the shapes of the exhibits and the colors, lines, images, sculptures and other information superimposed on them.
At the same time, in order to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the successful inscription of the "Silk Road: Road Network of the Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor" jointly declared by China, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, the "Starting from Chang'an: The 10th Anniversary of the Silk Road World Heritage Nomination" will also be held, focusing on 33 heritage sites in China, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, focusing on the research and utilization of world heritage protection, as well as the joint archaeological achievements of Chinese archaeologists in Central Asia.
In addition, from 17 to 19 May, four thematic forums will be held. The main forum will invite practitioners in the cultural and museum industry, experts, scholars, and managers from all over the world to deliver keynote speeches. The International Symposium on Qin and Han Civilizations will invite domestic and foreign experts to expound the connotation of Qin and Han civilizations from the perspectives of history, archaeology and art. How to apply the latest technology to the process of cultural communication, the Youth Forum will allow young people to tell their stories; The most important cultural product of the museum is the exhibition, and the curators' forum is to allow curators to better communicate and interact.
There are abundant activities to benefit the people
Don't miss out on the free treasure spotting
In line with the theme of "Museums Committed to Education and Research", the main venue will also host a variety of educational experiences and other activities to benefit the people.
The educational experience activity of Shaanxi History Museum will be held in the exhibition hall of the Qin and Han Pavilions, the three classrooms of the Education Experience Center and the social education exhibition area outside the museum, the "Cultural Museum Junior Docent" activity, the "'Paper' for Meet You" papermaking offline course, the "Exploring Papermaking - Online Classroom" course, and the "Ancient Coin Time Tunnel - Qin and Han Memory" course of "Shaanxi Calendar Boli Enjoying the Elderly Time".
It is worth mentioning that the public who have "treasures" at home should not miss the opportunity for experts to appreciate the treasures for free. On the morning of May 18, in the Qinhan Pavilion of the Shaanxi History Museum, experts from the cultural and museum circles will identify the collections for Tibetan friends, teach the knowledge of cultural relics identification, guide legal collection and reasonable collection, publicize the laws and regulations on the protection of cultural relics, and explain how to use physical and chemical methods to clean and maintain cultural relics, so as to achieve the purpose of prolonging the life of cultural relics and stabilizing the preservation state of cultural relics.
On the evening of May 18, a series of free park activities will be held in Daqin Civilization Park. The event is divided into a number of theme areas, including welcoming Qin people, Silk Road journey, literature and art, etc.
Optimization of transportation facilities
It is also within walking distance from the subway
At the end of last year, Qinhan New City fully launched the transportation facilities around the Qinhan Museum of Shaanxi Libo to upgrade and renovate the project.
At the end of April this year, the west auxiliary road of the east side of the Shaanxi Libo Qinhan Pavilion was completed and put into use, and the audience got off at the Qingong Station of Metro Line 14, and could walk through the park road on the north side of the Daqin Civilization Park and reach the Shaanxi Libo Qinhan Museum through the pedestrian bridge. The Qingong Road through the Xiantong Railway Project was also opened to traffic on May 12, which further facilitated self-driving tourists to go to the Qinhan Pavilion in Shaanxi, and the interconnected traffic loop in the area was basically formed. At the same time, Qinhan New City has also optimized and improved the traffic environment of Jingwei Avenue and Lanchi 3rd Road to ensure the smooth flow of roads around the Qinhan Museum.
In addition, more than 2,000 parking spaces have been fully opened in the south square of the Qin and Han Dynasty Pavilion in Shaanxi, the underground parking lot of Qin Civilization Square and the park road on the north side of the Daqin Civilization Park.
The surrounding area is beautiful
Multiple points are worth checking in
In addition to enjoying the cultural relics and beautiful scenery in the Qin and Han Dynasty Pavilion of the Shaanxi History Museum, the beautiful scenery around the museum is also worth checking in.
The upgraded Qinxianyang Palace Ruins Museum opened on May 16, mainly exhibiting cultural relics unearthed from the archaeological site of Qinxianyang City.
As an important part of the first batch of cultural relics theme trail "Dahan Cultural Theme Trail" in Shaanxi Province, the section from Jingwei Avenue to Changling of the "Dahan Purple Road" has been the first to be opened on a trial basis, and five tourism service stations connect the cultural relics and ecological pastorals along the line, providing a good place for tourists to find relics and visit the relics, and enjoy the greenery.
On the south side of the Daqin Civilization Park, the newly planned Qinmo Flower Pond has been opened to the outside world, planting a large area of flowers, forming a seasonal dynamic landscape with layers, colors and flowers.
In addition, the 18-kilometer-long Weihe River ecological landscape belt has also been upgraded, wandering in it, ecology and nature coexist in harmony, humanity and history complement each other, camping, cycling, fishing, ...... Enjoy a rare sense of tranquility and tranquility. Huashang Daily Gale News reporter Ma Huzhen
The series of activities of the Xi'an branch of the "5.18 International Museum Day" was launched
A special exhibition
Take you to know Armenia
On May 17, the Xi'an branch of the 2024 "5.18 International Museum Day" kicked off at the Xi'an Museum.
A series of activities were held at the opening ceremony: awarding plaques to five new museums in Xi'an; Xi'an Bell and Drum Tower Museum and other cultural and museum units signed an agreement with Ctrip and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Shaanxi Branch on overseas integration service platforms; Armenia Yerevan Historical Museum, Xi'an Museum and Xi'an University of Foreign Chinese signed a cooperation agreement; Opening of the exhibition "Pomegranate Blossoms Shine on Cultural Fragrance: Cultural Treasures of Armenia of the 18th-20th Centuries".
On the same day, the Xi'an branch venue also held the "Silk Road Wind" photography exhibition and "Tracing Xi'an" photography exhibition, as well as the promotion of the construction achievements of Xi'an Museum City, Tang makeup offline interactive experience, museum education and research project display and interactive experience, cultural relics and scientific and technological achievements display - museum VR scene experience, Xi'an Museum cultural and creative market and other colorful interactive experience activities.
Among the activities of the Xi'an branch, the most eye-catching was the new exhibition that opened on the same day - "Pomegranate Blossoms Shine on the Eyes and Spread the Fragrance of Culture: An Exhibition of Cultural Treasures of Armenia from the 18th to the 20th Centuries".
The exhibition selects 94 pieces/groups of cultural relics from the Yerevan History Museum of Armenia and 23 pieces/groups of cultural relics from the collection of Xi'an Museum, including pottery, gold and silverware, porcelain, handmade fabrics, etc., with a total of 117 pieces/groups of exquisite cultural relics. Through the five units of "Beautiful Caucasian Pearl", "Armenian Traditional Costumes", "Armenian Silver Handicrafts", "Armenian Carpet Art" and "The Silk Road Connects the World", the audience will be led into another ancient civilization on the ancient Silk Road.
It is understood that in addition to the "Pomegranate Blossom Shines on the Eyes and Fragrance of Culture - Armenian Cultural Treasures of the 18th-20th Centuries" held by the Xi'an Museum and the Yerevan History Museum of Armenia, the Tang West Market Museum also held exhibitions such as "Ancient and Modern West Market - A Cultural Journey Through Time and Space". Huashang Daily Gale News reporter Ma Huzhen
Xi'an has added 5 new museums
Come and see how to visit
On May 17, the Xi'an branch of the 2024 "5.18 International Museum Day" was held in Xi'an Museum, and the awarding ceremony was held for five newly registered museums, including the Fucha Culture Museum and the Zhengye Art Museum. So far, the number of museums in Xi'an has increased to 163.
Fucha Culture Museum
Located in Tea Horse Avenue, Fucha Town, Jingyang County, Xianyang City, covering an area of about 15 acres, it is a comprehensive museum integrating high-quality tea storage, tea culture exhibition experience, tea-themed catering, and tea culture performance.
The museum is divided into three floors, the first floor is the tea culture exhibition space, which is composed of seven parts: tea traceability, millennium ancestors, Silk Road fragrance, tea building technology, golden flower mystery, Shaanxi tea merchants, and tea dreams. The second floor is the Fucha Cultural Performing Arts Space, including a performing arts theater with a capacity of 200 people, a simple restaurant, special shops and other projects.
Visiting hours: 10:00-17:30 every Tuesday to Sunday (last admission at 17:00). Adult tickets are 35 yuan/person, and full-time primary and secondary school students can buy preferential tickets for 20 yuan/person on site; Children with a height of 1.2 meters (inclusive), 65 years old (inclusive) and above can visit for free with an old age certificate or ID card, and active military personnel can visit for free with a military ID.
Masano Museum of Art
It is located in Room 402, Building 33, Fengdong Science and Technology Park, Fengye Avenue, Fengdong New Town, Xixian New District. The exhibition hall covers an area of more than 410 square meters, with more than 350 pieces of Guanzhong style clay sculpture works of Mr. Wei Hongzhi, a master of arts and crafts and an intangible cultural heritage inheritor, and more than 200 pieces of Guanzhong style line drawing created by professional painter Liu Anxiang. The basic theme of the exhibition is "Qin Feng, Qin Yun, Qin People - Guanzhong Style Clay Sculpture Art Exhibition".
Visiting hours: 10:00-17:30 every Monday to Friday (last admission at 17:00), no appointment required, free of charge. Closed on Saturdays and Sundays.
Xi'an Huaxia Plaque Museum
It is located in the Silk Road International Sculpture Culture and Art Park, Yuxia Town, Hubei District, Xi'an City, with a total area of 1,100 square meters. The display content mainly includes foreheads, plaques, couplets, plaque-making tools, etc., and a total of more than 300 pieces of collections from the Ming and Qing dynasties to modern times are exhibited.
Visiting hours: 9:30-11:30 a.m. (last admission at 11:00) and 14:30-17:30 (last admission at 16:30) from Tuesday to Sunday, except for public holidays. Tickets: 25 RMB/person.
Bell Tower Museum of Yiyi District, Xi'an
It is located at the intersection of East Street, South Street, West Street and North Street, Hubei District. There are 3 exhibition rooms in the exhibition hall. The bottom of the bell tower is a showroom, and there are more than 70 stone carvings such as statues, prayer buildings, steles, epitaphs and so on by using four tall building holes. The second floor is the general history exhibition room of Huxian County, which exhibits more than 100 pieces of cultural relics unearthed in Huxian County, including stone tools, painted pottery, Shang and Zhou bronzes, Qin and Han pottery, Tang Sancai, Yuan figurines, etc. The third floor is the exhibition of calligraphy and painting rubbing, a total of more than 30 paintings and calligraphy, rubbing, and there are 12 tall and ancient partition screens, on which the stories of historical figures are carved together with various colors of wood, such as Zhang Liang Na shoes, Kong Rong Rang pear, etc.
Visiting hours: Every Tuesday to Sunday: 9:00-12:00, 14:00-17:00 (closed every Monday). Admission is free and no reservation is required.
Xi'an Pickaxe Gold Ancient Gold, Silver and Bronze Museum
Located in Building No. 9 of Ci'en Town, west of the North Square of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Yanta District, Xi'an City, it is a special museum showing the ancient gold, silver and bronze ware and production craft culture of the mainland. The museum treasures hundreds of ancient gold, silver and bronze cultural relics from the Spring and Autumn Period, the Warring States Period and even the Qin and Han dynasties, including handicraft decorations, living utensils, chariots and horses, weapons, gold and silver seals, gold and silver currencies and other aspects of social life. There are many cultural relics that reflect the ancient Chinese gold and silver production techniques such as gilt silver, wrong gold and silver, inlay, engraving, hollowing, hammering, gold bead welding, filigree and so on.
Reminder: We are fully preparing for the opening of the museum, and we cannot visit it for the time being. Huashang Daily Gale News reporter Ma Huzhen
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