Luwang, May 18 The museum is an "important palace" for protecting cultural relics, recording history, and inheriting civilization. On May 18, 2024, on the occasion of the 48th International Museum Day, the 100-day Borong Wanjia 2024 Laoshan Museum Inter-Museum Joint Exhibition officially opened at Qingdao Jinshi Museum. On the opening day, the Qingdao & Shanghai Twin Cities Joint Exhibition and the Bogu Tongjin Cultural Museum Market were opened simultaneously, bringing together the collections of some non-state-owned museums in Shanghai Treasure House and Laoshan District, bringing together a dialogue across time and space.
At the event, the series of activities of the 2024 Laoshan District Museum Inter-Museum Joint Exhibition was released, the main lecturer of the Museum of Knowledge and Erudite Travelogue was awarded a certificate, and a seminar on "Digital Application of Museums" was organized to discuss the high-quality development of museums in the new era. Qingdao Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism, relevant departments of the Laoshan District Party Committee, relevant units directly under the district, relevant departments of the Laoshan Scenic Area Administration, heads of relevant museums in the city and district, representatives of colleges and universities in the district, primary and secondary school students and parent representatives attended the event.
Qingdao & Shanghai Twin Cities Joint Exhibition: Tell the story of "Communication, Exchange and Integration".
The unique piece of royal furniture of the Qing Dynasty "Lotus Chair", the collection "Riverside Scene of the Qingming Festival" by Wang Suhua, the "Queen of Bianxiu", and the Suzhou embroidery collection "Thousands of Miles of Rivers and Mountains" created by Wang Lihua, a national intangible cultural heritage inheritor...... These important collections from the Shanghai Treasure House Ingenuity Museum and the cultural relics and collections of the Rabbit Fu in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, the wool Tapestry in the 19th century, and the Cloisonné Enamel and Dragon Pattern Aromatherapy in the Qianlong period were exchanged in the exhibition hall with various museums in Laoshan District, and they went to an appointment of ancient and modern cultural ingenuity.
It is reported that the two-city joint exhibition lasts for one month, combined with the interpretation of "instrument" in the traditional Chinese philosophy "I Ching: Dictionaries", which is divided into two sections: "instrument rhyme" and "elegance", with a total of more than 100 pieces of museum collection in 9 sub-exhibition halls. In terms of exhibition design, "instrument rhyme" is the cultural attribute of metaphysical instruments, which has both the intuitive contrast of Chinese and Western cultures; "Fenghua" is the embodiment of the metaphysical Tao, which concentrates on the integration of the instrument and different humanities. Between square inches, Bogu leads to the present, and Borong Wanjia. Through the creative interaction of scenes and exhibits, there are in-depth exchanges and collisions in history, culture, art and other aspects, showing the vitality of Laoshan District of Qingdao City to continue the Chinese cultural context and promote the prosperity and development of culture.
15 themed exhibitions create an immersive classroom to continue the rich cultural context of Laoshan
Once upon a time, the "sleeping" storeroom of the collection was a common problem in most Chinese museums. How to bring to life the works that are "lying" in the museum's storeroom? Through the platform of inter-museum joint exhibitions, Laoshan District encourages major museums in the district to actively carry out theme exhibitions.
During this year's inter-museum joint exhibition, the Mingshitang Artisan Art Museum will hold an exhibition of enamel artifacts entitled "The Light of Interpreting History", which will take us to follow the story of the cloisonné enamel Wanzi Jindi mallet vase, and immerse ourselves in the inheritance and development of Chinese craftsmanship; The Gebeitang Cup Museum will hold an exhibition of ancient inkstones with the "Ancient Charm of Ink", allowing us to gain an in-depth understanding of the production skills and historical stories of ancient inkstones; Ruoqi Jewelry Culture and Art Museum organizes a special exhibition of "Meet Enamel", which will display antique enamel jewelry from China, Japan, France and other countries; Tiangong Longquan Celadon Museum and Zhenyi Shell Carving Culture and Art Exchange Center launched the "Inheritance and Innovation" Shell Carving Art Exhibition; Haiyu Laoshan Greenstone Museum launched the "Art of Stone" boutique mineral rock exhibition; Fushan Kiln Ceramic Art Museum launched the "Haidongdong" Coffee Cup Competition and Coffee Cup Exhibition...... The 15 themed exhibitions allow citizens and tourists to experience the blend of tradition and modernity, past and future in Laoshan through immersive experiences.
Innovate the form of "Naturalist Knowledge" activity and open a collection of erudite travelogues
It is reported that this year's inter-museum joint exhibition will last for 100 days, during which four major theme sections will be launched, covering a number of wonderful and distinctive activities, bringing a cultural feast to the masses at their doorstep. It is worth noting that this inter-museum joint exhibition innovatively planned a series of erudite travelogue activities of "Naturalist Knowledge". It will build 5 district-level classrooms such as the "Museum Little Detective" of the Haier World Home Appliance Museum, the "Laoshan Tea Culture Experience" of the Qingdao Xiaoyang Spring Tea Museum, and the "'Blanket' Silk Road Exploring Dunhuang Art" of the Qingdao Love in the Ancient Carpet Museum. Laoshan Zhou's Lintel Moxibustion Culture Museum and other activities carry out "five in" activities to deliver the "walking museum" to you. Organize the "Museum in My Eyes" drawing contest and invite you to depict a different world of culture and museums.
What's more creative is that the event develops and designs the "Treasure Hunt Stamp" cultural and creative checkbook, allowing you to start a stamp-collecting trip while roaming and hunting for treasures. Focusing on the theme of International Museum Day 2024 "Museums Committed to Education and Research", two industry experts, Mr. Li Nan, Executive Director and General Manager of Shanghai Bomeng Cultural Development Co., Ltd., and Mr. Yan Zhiying, Deputy General Manager of Shanghai Center of Silk Road Visual Technology Co., Ltd., were invited to share their experience in digital application of museums with the themes of "IP Digital Management of French Museum Art" and "Exploration and Practice of Museum Digitalization".
The Wenbo Bazaar "Bo Gu Tong Jin" creates an immersive aesthetic scene
It is reported that this inter-museum joint exhibition will set up a Bogu Tongjin Wenbo Market on the third floor of the Jinshi Museum, which will be divided into two phases, from May 18 to May 19 and from May 25 to May 26, 2024. The Cultural and Museum Market brings together elements of culture, history, art, creativity and other elements, and sets up three categories: intangible cultural heritage, museum cultural creativity and artworks, highlighting the three characteristics of "original, handmade and art", displaying, communicating and attracting people to watch and buy cultural and creative artworks; Activities such as handicrafts are carried out to allow participants to experience the fun of culture and art firsthand. Through the presentation of aesthetic utensils, immersive scene creation and cultivated consumption guidance, an aesthetic living space of "small and beautiful" and "small and refined" is constructed, showing the latest achievements in the activation and utilization of museum collections.
To understand Laoshan Mountain, the perspective of the museum is indispensable. Entering a new era, Laoshan District anchors the goal of building a "museum area", increases policy support, carefully builds a brand, promotes industrial development, forms an "N+1" Laoshan model of museum construction, and realizes the transformation of museum development from scratch and from existence to strength, at present, there are 22 non-state-owned museums in the whole district, and the total number has ranked first in the province, district and county for many years, and the policy support is in the leading position in the province and the city. Especially since the innovative launch of the Laoshan District Museum inter-museum joint exhibition in 2019, more than 200,000 citizens and tourists have been attracted to the museum every year to taste cultural relics, touch history and understand culture, which has led to the vigorous development of the museum. At the same time, Laoshan District has integrated museum collections, intangible cultural heritage projects, and characteristic cultural and creative products, and established a cultural and creative system of nearly 1,000 "Laoshan courtesy" in more than 20 categories, such as jewelry and jade, and life beauty, to further promote the inheritance and development of excellent traditional culture, and tell the story of Laoshan through unique cultural and creative works. (Correspondents: Dong Yan, Wong Feihe)