The Palace Museum hosts the first major exhibition in China dedicated to Minoan culture, organized in collaboration with the Heraklion Archaeological Museum. Featuring over 170 artifacts, the exhibition narrates the story of the Cretan Bronze Age civilization, renowned for its palatial architecture, frescoes, maritime trade, and ancient writing systems. Following the myth of Daedalus, visitors embark on a journey through art and archaeology, immersing themselves in grand architecture, painted pottery, bronze works, and engraved seals. A special section brings Chinese Neolithic and Shang and Zhou Dynasty artifacts into dialogue, highlighting connections between ancient civilizations. The exhibition celebrates the cultural encounter between Greece and China, offering new perspectives on humanity’s shared heritage.
Hu Gentian, the Modernist Who Transformed Art in Southern China
A trailblazer of modern art in Guangdong, Hu Gentian imported and reinterpreted Western modernist languages, founding schools, reforming education, and inspiring generations of artists.
Between Chinese tradition and Western modernity, Luo Min reinvents the bird-and-flower motif as vivid, tactile visions where memory and nature bloom anew.
A selection of over 200 artefacts, including bronze mirrors, statuettes, ceramics, paintings and works of art and calligraphy, tell the aesthetics, ritual and cultural aspects of Chinese art over a time span of two thousand years.
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