China National Museum of Fine Arts

  China National Museum of Fine Arts is one of the 10 principal architectures built in the first ten years after the founding of the People's Republic of China. It was completedin 1962 under the solicitude of the late Premier ZhouEnlai and its signboard was inscribed by the late Chairman Mao Zedong in 1963. It is a state-level art gallery under the Ministry of Culture.

  The principal tasks of the gallery are:

  3. To establish archives of the history and works ofChina's modern and contemporary fine arts; to edit andpublish the gallery's collection of paintings and to organize academic activities.

  Since its establishment, China Art Gallery has held all the national exhibitions of fine arts, photography and calligraphy, such as art exhibitions held during the Chinese Art Festival. It has also held many exhibitions of foreign fine arts in China and exhibited for many times in foreign countries its collection and other art works to help people in other countries know China's achievements in cultural and art fields and to enhance international cultural and art exchange.

  China Art Gallery is a treasure house of the rare modern and contemporary Chinese art workS. It has edited and published the ColleCtion of China Art Callefy and collection of masterpieces of famous Chinese painters.

  China Art Gallery covers an area of 17,051 square meters. The floor space of its exhibition halls is 6,000 square meters. This magnificent structure with advanced exhibition facilities is a great hall of art well known throughout the country and other Parts of the world.

Telephone:   64017076

Post code:   100010

Fax:         64034953

Open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.(no entrance after 4:00 p.m.)

Close on Mondays