On Sept. 27, the opening ceremony of European Art Museum was successfully held in Hangzhou Public Library. This ceremony was held by Embassy of France in Shanghai, Hangzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, TV, Film, Press and Publication and co-held by Hangzhou Public Library. Sun Yongrong, General Director of Hangzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, TV, Film, Press and Publication hosted the event.
Sun Yongrong
Paul Freches, cultural counselor of Embassy of French, Ed Kronenburg, ambassador of Embassy of the Netherlands, Olivier Hurstel, inspector general of Philadelphia Museum of Art, Cyrille Marie Patrick, director of Propaganda and Education Department of Louvre Museum and many other museum directors and artists from local and abroad attended the ceremony.
Paul Freches
European Art Museum covers nearly 3000 square meters with over a hundred of luxuriant paintings, scruples, etc. Most of these valuable items on show were produced between 18 to 19 century and each of them has a beautiful story. What’s more, the exhibition is open to public totally for free and will last for 3 years.
It is the first non-profit European Art Museum in China. Just like Chu shuqing, general director of Hangzhou Public Library emphasized: “it is our duty to create art atmosphere for our city and help our citizens improve their ability of art-appreciation.”
Chu shuqing
Last but not least, thanks to the devotion from Ms. Wu Jing (French collector) and Mr. Zhen lianjun (Chinese collector), citizens in Hangzhou can have an opportunity to appreciate these precious exhibits without going abroad and have a better understanding of French and European arts.
Ms. Wu Jing
Mr. Zhen lianjun
