National Art Museum of China
The National Art Museum of China, or NAMOC (Chinese: 中国美术馆) is located on 1 Wusi Ave, Dongcheng District of Beijing, People’s Republic of China. The construction was started in 1958 and finished in 1962. It is one of the Great Ten Constructions to mark the occasion of the 10th Anniversary of the Founding of the People’s Republic of China. Chairman Mao wrote the name of the museum.It has a total land area of 30,000 square meters. The museum has been renovated from May 2004 to January 2005, and has been added an additional area of 5,375 square meters.
Its permanent collection includes both ancient and contemporary Chinese artworks as well as notable Western artworks. Some of the collections are masterpieces from the late Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty (1368-1911). Most collections are modern and contemporary works, including masterpieces of renowned contemporary Chinese artists, award-winning works from major art exhibitions, and various folk works. The museum also collects hundreds of foreign works, including four oil Picassos.
Although the museum contains collection of imperial Chinese art, its main mission is to serve as a national level art museum dedicated to displaying, collecting and researching the modern and contemporary artistic works of China. It has a main building of four stories, 1st to 3rd being display area. There are a total of 21 exhibition halls at the museum.The annual average visitors numbers is one million.
Its collections are also divided into specific categories of:
* traditional Chinese painting,
* oil painting,
* print,
* sculpture,
* new year painting,
* traditional picture story,
* caricature,
* watercolor painting,
* lacquer,
* pottery, and
* costumes
Further Information:
Address: No.1 Wusi Dajie, Dongcheng District (Bus routes Nos. 101, 104 and 108, please get off at the station of art museum.)
Open: 9:00 — 16:00, closed on Monday
Tel: 8610-64017076, 8610-64012252
Website: www.namoc.org
