Art Directory Museums China  

This well-known landmark of Chaoyang District in Beijing "Jiuchang (liquor factory)" was built in 1975, and has newly developed in 2005 as complex dedicated to art. Within the complex, there are several local and international galleries together with almost 100 artists studios in 5 buildings, occupying 3,000 square meters in total. Among them, 3 gallery spaces are dedicated solely for contemporary art exhibitions.

http://www.arariobeijing.com/en

Jiuchang Art Complex, Beihuqu Road, Anwaibeiyuan Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100012 P.R. China
Hours: Tuesday-Sunday 10am to 6pm

A9, Fuxing Road, Hai Dian District, Beijing, China
Hours: Summer 8am -6 pm; winter 9 am -5:30 pm
Admission Fee: 30 Yuan; concessions 20 and 15 Yuan ; free for retired carders and senior citizens over 75 years old.

The Guangdong Museum of Art consists of twelve indoor exhibition halls covering an area of 8,000 square meters as well as an outdoor Sculpture Garden that is 5,000 square meters in size. Each year, the museum hosts nearly sixty exhibitions. The museum hosts a variety of exhibitions from smaller intimate looks at the work of contemporary artists to exhibitions larger in scale such as that of sculptor Henry Moore. Recently, the Guangdong Museum of Art has initiated a Triennial Exhibition of contemporary art, both Chinese and international.

http://www.gdmoa.org/en_zhanting/

38 Yanyu Road, Er-sha Island, Guangzhou 510105, P.R.China
Opening time: 9am - 5 pm / Closed on Mondays
Admission: Full price ticket: RMB 15 / concession  RMB 7

Located in Xintiandi, Shanghai, LIULI CHINA Museum is a striking and relevant meeting point of the world. With one wall constructed entirely of 12,000 Liuli tiles, LIULI CHINA Museum has accomplished its goal to shake both the Earth and the Heavens

http://www.liulichinamuseum.com

158 Madang Rd, near Xintiandi
China 200021
Hours 10 am - 10 PM
Closed on last Tuesday of the month
Admission Tickets: general RMB50 / concessions  RMB35

Beginning in the 1960s, and following the onset of conceptual art, photography became an important media utilized by contemporary artists and likewise a popular medium for spectators to enjoy. At a time when Chinese photography is easily accessible in art institutions, MoCA Shanghai eagerly anticipates the launch of Unseen, a showcase of international photography that has yet to be exhibited in China.

http://www.mocashanghai.org/

People’s Park, 231 Nanjing West Road, 200003 Shanghai China
Hours: Monday to Sunday: 10am - 6pm
Every Wednesday: the museum open until 10 pm
Opening hours are also subject to change when exhibition installations and special events are held.
Admissions: general  20 RMB / concessions 10 RMB

The National Art Museum of China (NAMOC) is China’s national museum for visual arts, with its focus on collecting, studying and exhibiting of China’s modern and contemporary works of fine art. Construction of its main building started in 1958 and finished in 1962, and the Museum was officially open to the public in 1963, with its title-board inscribed by Chairman Mao Zedong himself. The main building of NAMOC follows the style of a traditional Chinese tower, roofed with yellow glazed tiles and surrounded by corridors and pavilions. Covering a space of 22,379 square meters, the building contains 21 exhibition halls on five floors, with a total exhibition space of 8,800 square meters. A modernized storeroom of 4, 100 plus square meters was also built in 1995.
The Museum now houses above 60,000 pieces of artwork.

http://www.namoc.org/

No.1 Wusi Dajie, Dongcheng District
Beijing China
Hours: Tuesday to Sunday 9 am - 4 pm

As a museum of ancient Chinese art, Shanghai Museum possesses a collection of 120,000 precious works of art. Its rich and high-quality collection of ancient Chinese bronze, ceramics, painting and calligraphy is specially celebrated in the world. The 29.5 meters high new building has a construction space of 39,200 square meters. Its unique architectural form of a round top with a square base, symbolizing the ancient Chinese philosophy that the square earth is under the round sky, is a distinguished architectural combination of traditional feature and modern spirit. The present Shanghai Museum has eleven galleries and three special temporary exhibition halls. It extends warm welcome to the visitors from all over the world.

http://www.shanghaimuseum.net

No 201 Ren Min Da Dao Shanghai, China
Hours daily from 9 am to 5 pm
Admissions: general 20 Yuan
Ticket A 50 Yuan (Shanghai Museum + Art Gallery and Theatre)
Ticket B 45 Yuan (Shanghai Museum + Shanghai Theatre)

The plan for the Capital Museum, located in the Confucius Temple, was prepared in 1953. The museum formally opened in 1981.
As a major cultural construction project in Beijing in the “10th Five-Year Plan”, the new Capital Museum, approved by Beijing Municipal Government in 1999, further approved by the State Council after being submitted by the National Development and Reform Commission in 2001, finally commenced its construction in December 2001.

http://www.capitalmuseum.org.cn/en/

6 Fuxingmenwai Road, west Beijing. China
Hours: Tuesdays through Sundays 9 am to 5 pm 
Admission: general (RMB)  ¥30; concessions (RMB)¥15

The mission of the museum is to educate about the arts and history of China. It is directed by the Ministry of Culture of the People’s Republic of China. The museum was formed in 2003 out of two separate museums that had already occupied the building, namely the Museum of the Chinese Revolution in the northern wing, and the National Museum of Chinese History in the southern wing.

http://www.nationalmuseum.cn/en/home/index.jsp

16, East Chang’an Street, Dongcheng district, Beijing 100006, China
Hours: daily 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Admission: Ticket price:  ¥ (RMB) 30

The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the mid-Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, China and now houses the Palace Museum. For almost five centuries, it served as the home of the Emperor and his household, and the ceremonial and political centre of Chinese government.

http://www.dpm.org.cn

Former palace of the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties, known as The Forbidden City
Hours: Open daily 8:30 am - 4:30 (winter)/ 5 pm (summer)
Admission: From November 1 through March 31, admission is 40 rmb
From April 1 through October 31, admission is 60 rmb

Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA) in Beijing is a not-for-profit, independent art center, one of the first to be developed in China. Recognizing multiple geographic and cultural perspectives, UCCA is creating a platform for dialogue around current social and artistic experiences. UCCA’s three galleries will present a variety of exhibitions of contemporary art from China and abroad, including major solo shows of mid-career and established artists, and group exhibitions that explore the recent developments in art practice.

http://ucca.clicngo.com

798 Art District, No.4 Jiuxianqiao Lu, P.O. Box 8503, Chaoyang District, Beijing, P.R.China, 100015
Hours: Tuesday to Sunday 10 am - 6 pm. Closed on Mondays 
Admission: Adult 30 RMB / Student 10 RMB (with a valid ID)