Jiangsu Art Gallery Explained

Jiangsu Art Gallery, usually known as Jiangsu Provincial Art Museum, is a museum in Nanjing, in Jiangsu province in China. It was founded in 1936, during the Nanjing decade, as China's first state level museum. In 1960, it was formally renamed as the Jiangsu Provincial Art Museum. In 2010 it re-opened in a new building designed by the German architect studio KSP Jürgen Engel Architekten.[1]

The museum hosts the Nanjing biennale.[2] [3]

The gallery is the largest in the Jiangsu Province, presenting traditional and contemporary art pieces of China.

Transportation

The building is accessible within walking distance east of Daxinggong Station of Nanjing Metro.

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Potash . Jennifer . Artistic Interpretation . 11 June 2019 . World Architecture News . 24 May 2010.
  2. http://www.hellonanjing.net/nanjing-directory/tourist-attractions/13 Jiangsu Art Gallery
  3. http://www.synotrip.com/nanjing/jiangsu-art-gallery Jiangsu Art Gallery