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China to mark International Museum Day with heritage exhibition
Xinhua
09 May 2021, 13:18 GMT+10
BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua) An exhibition on China s achievements in cultural heritage preservation will be held in Beijing in celebration of the upcoming International Museum Day (IMD). Under the theme of this year s IMD, The Future of Museums: Recover and Reimagine, the exhibition will take place from May 17 to May 18 at the Capital Museum of China in Beijing, the main venue for China s celebrations. The exhibition will bring together over 50 cultural artifacts from 23 cultural heritage institutions and museums nationwide, including the Palace Museum, to showcase China s latest practices and progress in cultural heritage protection and restoration, said Guan Qiang, deputy head of the National Cultural Heritage Administration.