China News Service, Nanjing, May 18 (Xu Shanshan) "Since the" Thirteenth Five-Year Plan ", China has added an average of 2 museums every 2 days, reaching 250,000 people owning a museum." Liu Yuzhu, director of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage 18th in 2020 "5 · 18 International Museum Day" was introduced at the opening ceremony of the main venue in China.
On the same day, the opening ceremony of the "May 18th International Museum Day" China main venue in 2020 was held in Nanjing Museum. The theme of this year's "International Museum Day" is "Museums Committed to Equality: Diversity and Inclusion". The main venue is located in Nanjing Museum.
Live poem recitation. Photo courtesy of the organizer
As of the end of 2019, 5,535 museums have been registered nationwide, an increase of 181 from the previous year, including 1,710 non-state-owned museums. Throughout the year, 28,600 exhibitions were held, 334,600 educational activities were held, and the number of visitors was 1,227 million, an increase of more than 100 million over the previous year. The number of free museums reached 4,929, and the number of visitors was 1.022 billion throughout the year.
Liu Yuzhu said that since the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan", China has added an average of 2 museums every 2 days, and a total of 250,000 people own a museum. Inclusiveness has become a prominent feature of the development of Chinese museums. Multiple integrations have helped the museum to demonstrate its functions and functions and reform Innovation promotes the modernization and wisdom of the museum, and exchanges and mutual learning guide the museum to the world stage.
Medical staff representatives donated anti-epidemic witnesses. Photo courtesy of the organizer
Liu Yuzhu said that during the anti-epidemic period, the National Museum launched more than 2,000 online exhibitions, with a total of more than 5 billion visits, and started the collection of anti-epidemic witnesses, "collecting today for tomorrow" shows the spirit of the culture and industry together in the same boat Face and responsibility.
At the opening ceremony, there was also a special agenda-the donation ceremony of representative witnesses for the prevention and control of the new coronary pneumonia epidemic.
On March 26th, the Nanjing Museum released the “Announcement on Collecting Witnesses of New Coronary Pneumonia Epidemic Situation” to the public. 124 emails were collected through the Internet, including photos, audio, calligraphy and paintings.
Protective clothing signed with the names of medical team members. Photo courtesy of the organizer
On the scene of the event, Liu Yun, the vice president of Jiangsu Provincial People's Hospital, and the captain of the seventh batch of Hubei Medical Team in Jiangsu Province, and representatives of medical staff donated a batch of precious anti-epidemic witnesses to Nanjing Museum.
"This protective clothing is signed by all the first-line medical staff in Wuhan, and we wear protective clothing for an average of 4 to 6 hours without eating or drinking. When performing EMCO surgery, we must wear it for more than 10 hours." Liu Yun Introduction said.
The site also announced the winners of the “Most Innovative Museums in China” in 2020 and the selection of the top ten exhibitions of the National Museums in the 17th (2019).
This year's "International Museum Day" main venue is sponsored by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage and the People's Government of Jiangsu Province, and jointly organized by the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, the Jiangsu Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau, the China Museum Association, and Nanjing Museum. (Finish)