The new Dongguan Museum began trial operations and opened to the public on September 29.
Located at No. 10 Shizhu Road in Nancheng Subdistrict, the new museum was designed by a team led by He Jingtang, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. With a total floor area of approximately 40,000 square meters, the building has four floors above ground and one basement level. Designed around the concept of a "three-dimensional garden in a city of mountains and water," it houses 10 exhibition halls.
The museum is currently presenting nine exhibitions, including seven free public exhibitions and two ticketed special exhibitions. The free exhibitions are located on the second and third floors, while the two ticketed exhibitions are on the first floor.
Among the free exhibitions, the "Dongguan History and Culture Exhibition" has made its debut on the second floor. The museum has selected 2,557 objects from its collection for display, including 270 precious cultural relics. Combining a chronological overview of Dongguan's history with themed sections, the exhibition is divided into three chapters, tracing more than 5,000 years of the city's civilization.
Other free exhibitions include thematic displays of fine objects, traditional painting and calligraphy, Chinese tea culture, as well as digital, VR and contemporary art exhibitions. Together, they offer visitors a broader view of Dongguan's cultural heritage and new approaches to museum presentation.
The first floor hosts two ticketed special exhibitions.
"Bronzes Across Ten-Thousand Li: Special Exhibition on Bronze Civilizations of Southwest China and the Lingnan Region" is jointly organized with 18 museums and cultural institutions from Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Guangxi, Guangdong and Hunan. The exhibition features 202 cultural relics, including 43 first-grade national cultural relics, bringing together major bronze treasures from the Sanxingdui, Jinsha, ancient Dian and Yelang cultures.
"Enduring Splendor: The Song-Liao Treasures of Yixian" presents 524 cultural relics, including 463 precious cultural relics. Beginning with the story of a single pottery jar, the exhibition showcases a remarkable hoard of gold and silver objects from the Song and Liao dynasties.
Authors | Yao Mengyin, Zhang Qianqian, Ma Xinjie
Photos | Huang Weixing, Deng Hao
