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Jiangsu Art Gallery, usually known as Jiangsu Provincial Art Museum (), is a Jiangsu Art GallerySynotrip
The gallery is the largest in the Jiangsu Province, presenting traditional and
Jiangsu Art Gallery, usually known as Jiangsu Provincial Art Museum (), is a museum
A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make these ...
in Nanjing
Nanjing (; , Mandarin pronunciation: ), alternately romanized as Nanking, is the capital of Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China. It is a sub-provincial city, a megacity, and the second largest city in the East China region. T ...
, in Jiangsu
Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, Postal romanization, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an Eastern China, eastern coastal Provinces of the People's Republic of China, province of the China, People's Republic of China. It is o ...
province in China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
. It was founded in 1936, during the Nanjing decade
The Nanjing decade (also Nanking decade, , or the Golden decade, ) is an informal name for the decade from 1927 (or 1928) to 1937 in the Republic of China. It began when Nationalist Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek took Nanjing from Zhili clique ...
, as China's first state level museum. In 1960, it was formally renamed as the Jiangsu Provincial Art Museum. In 2010 it re-opened in a new building designed by the German architect studio KSP Jürgen Engel Architekten.
The museum hosts the Nanjing biennale
The Nanjing Biennale is a contemporary art exhibition held every two years in the city of Nanjing, in Jiangsu province in China. On October 28, 2010. it opened for the first time as an international event, co-hosted by Jiangsu Provincial Art Museu ...
.The gallery is the largest in the Jiangsu Province, presenting traditional and
contemporary art
Contemporary art is the art of today, produced in the second half of the 20th century or in the 21st century. Contemporary artists work in a globally influenced, culturally diverse, and technologically advancing world. Their art is a dynamic com ...
pieces of China.
Transportation
The building is accessible within walking distance east ofDaxinggong Station
Daxinggong station (), is an interchange station of Line 2 and Line 3 of the Nanjing Metro. It started operations on 28 May 2010 along with the rest of Line 2. The interchange with Line 3 opened along with the rest of that line on 1 April 201 ...
of Nanjing Metro.
See also
*List of tourist attractions in China
Tourism in China is a growing industry that is becoming a significant part of the Chinese economy. The rate of tourism has expanded over the last few decades since the beginning of reform and opening-up. The emergence of a newly rich middle cl ...
* Nanjing Great Hall of the People
The Nanjing Great Hall of the People (), which serves as the Jiangsu Provincial People's Congress and the National Theatre of Drama and Music and Art Gallery, was built in 1936, and is located at No. 264, Changjiang Road, Xuanwu District, Nanjin ...
References
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