Western culture and Art Museum

Western culture and Art Museum

The western culture and art museum was established in August 2013 and officially approved by Shandong Provincial Bureau of cultural relics in November 2014. The museum is a professional museum focusing on the collection and display of European antiques. It has acquired a large number of high-end European antique furniture, clocks, pianos from the 17th century to the 19th century, as well as German Meissen porcelain, which is the pioneer of European porcelain, through professional team bidding in Europe and all over the world and cooperating with important European antique associations.

Rich collection, professional team

The museum's collection is divided into five categories: furniture, clocks and watches, porcelain, musical instruments and miscellaneous items, with a total of 1129 pieces, ranking among the top of similar museums in the country, and the collection is extremely scarce.

The exhibits span four centuries (from the 17th century to the beginning of the 20th century). Their styles cover baroque style, Rococo style, neoclassical style, imperial style, new art style and other important artistic styles after stylism and before modernism. They play an important role in the study of European art history. Especially in China, it is a great contribution in the field of culture that such a highly concentrated, large-scale, diversified and close-up exhibition can be provided to people who study and love European culture and art.

Most of the exhibits in the museum are of exquisite workmanship, well selected materials and outstanding artistic style. Among them, there are many masterpieces and collections made of precious and scarce materials. Visiting museums is not only a learning process, but also a visual feast.

The museum also has a collection of traditional Chinese arts and crafts, all of which are made by famous contemporary Chinese artists. In this way, the museum explores the organic integration of Chinese and Western cultures and is willing to contribute to the comparative study of Chinese and Western cultures.

The consultant team of the Museum of western culture and art is strong. In Western art, Roger Bedlington, a famous designer and antique collector from Britain, and in Chinese art, Mr. Wang Xiaoqiang, a famous scholar and editor in chief of the great mirror of fine arts. They have made outstanding achievements in the research of Chinese and Western cultures, and set up a rigorous attitude of scholarship and management for the museum. The museum also has a strong team in many European countries, which has laid a solid foundation for us to further enrich our collection.

Let art into life

The idea of the museum is to "let art into life". Therefore, salons, lectures, exhibitions, parties and other activities related to European culture and art will be held regularly to enrich the cultural life of citizens and create a popular cultural place for learning, leisure and quality improvement.

Since 2014, the museum has successfully held more than 30 activities, including Italian cultural tour, appreciation of French Antique culture and art, appreciation of European antique furniture, appreciation of European antique clocks and watches, hand-made works of art, and let art enter life. It has also held a five-month European antique clocks and watches Tour Exhibition "listening to time" in Qingdao governor's office, giving examples He has held several touring exhibitions of "enjoy the years: European antique furniture exhibition", which has been widely praised by the general public and collectors, and has also attracted the high attention of the media.

Promoting cultural exchanges between China and the West

It is reported that the museum will cooperate with a number of colleges and universities to build a learning and practice base for colleges and universities. It will provide college teachers and students, especially art teachers and students, with an opportunity and place to touch European culture and history in a close range, so that they can see the world with an open eye and better integrate into the world.

In 2015, the museum will also carry out research projects such as the impact of the Silk Road on the world and the restoration of European antique pianos and clocks to explore the stories and historical background behind the collection. The research on European antique art is still in its infancy in China, which needs to be improved by professionals and collectors. The research on European antique art will also greatly promote the research on the influence of Chinese culture on Europe, and has an excellent role in promoting the cultural exchanges between China and the West.

Address: 1 / F, Zhongnan apartment, 185 Shenzhen road, Laoshan District, Qingdao

Longitude: 120.461968

Latitude: 36.102235

Ticket information: free.