China News Service, Shanghai, July 29th (Gao Zhimiao Wangji) On the 29th, as the first exhibition of the Shanghai Museum's "Why China" cultural relics and archaeology exhibition series, "Zhaizi China - Henan Xia, Shang and Zhou Civilization Exhibition" was held at the Shanghai Museum. opening.
At the same time, the digital collection platform "Museum of the Sea" developed by Shanghai Museum will be launched in the near future.
"Zhaizi China - Henan Xia, Shang and Zhou Civilization Exhibition" selected 217 cultural relics/group, with a total of 314 cultural relics, including 67 first-class items/group, which brought together Henan Museum, Henan Province cultural relics and archaeological research There are many important collections collected by 20 museums and archaeological institutions, including the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the Institute of Archaeology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, involving 89 archaeological sites.
On the 29th, the first exhibition of the "Why China" cultural relics and archaeological exhibition series "Zhaizi China - Henan Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties civilization exhibition" opened.
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The exhibition is divided into Xia, Shang and Wednesday sections, focusing on the exploration of the origin of Chinese civilization, taking cultural relics as the point, time as the line, and the capital as the face, leading the audience to return to the Central Plains during the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties to explore the origin of Chinese civilization. origin.
Fang Shizhong, director of the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism (Bureau of Cultural Relics), said that as an important part of the "Museum Project" exhibition, the "Why China" cultural relics and archaeology exhibition series has teamed up with major domestic museums to fully tap the high-quality and rich collection resources and the latest Archaeological discoveries show the origin, development and splendid achievements of Chinese civilization, highlight the important role of museums in the inheritance of Chinese civilization, and focus on the two major articles "Discussing History with Objects" and "Increasing Trust with History".
The Shanghai Museum's self-developed digital collection platform "Museum of the Sea" will be launched on August 5.
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Yang Zhigang, director of the Shanghai Museum, said that Henan is the core area of Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, as well as the origin of modern Chinese archaeology. We chose this as the beginning of the "Why China" series, and sincerely look forward to strengthening exchanges with colleagues from all over the country and working together to create It is a ten-year plan and synergy to create an exhibition event that highlights the "Chinese style" of archaeology in the new era and new journey, and also casts the style and temperament of the "big museum project".
The exhibition is guided by the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Cultural Relics, the Henan Provincial Bureau of Cultural Relics, and the Institute of Archaeology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, hosted by the Shanghai Museum and the Henan Museum of Art, and participated by 20 cultural and museum units including the Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology. The prelude to the series of "Why China" cultural relics and archaeology exhibition series jointly held by major archaeological provinces in China will tell the story of China with archaeological discoveries and pay tribute to the achievements of China's archaeology over a century.
On the opening day of the "Why China" series of cultural relics and archaeological exhibitions, the Shanghai Museum announced at the same time that the self-developed digital collection platform "Museum of the Sea" will be officially launched on August 5.
"Marine Museum" will realize the connection between virtual and reality through digital technology and cross-border integration; it is committed to using digital technology to promote the inheritance and activation of Chinese culture, making historical relics, works of art, etc. within easy reach, and Achieve permanent collection and social sharing.
Cultural relics will approach the public in a new form, communicate and interact with young people, and bring new cultural experiences.
It is understood that the "Museum of the Sea" is also a digital collection of the Shanghai Museum. Every time a digital collection is released, a collection will be collected in the museum, eventually forming an online cultural museum covering cultural relics, art, creation and other rich contents.
In addition, "Maritime Museum" will also focus on themes such as inheriting intangible cultural heritage, protecting nature, caring for special groups, and promoting Chinese excellent traditional culture, and giving back to the society in the form of public welfare digital collection distribution and benefit donation.
In this Shanghai Museum's "Zhaizi China - Henan Xia, Shang and Zhou Civilization Exhibition", two national treasures, Yang Fangsheng and Western Zhou Baoyou, will appear in the form of digital collections. In addition, they have been stationed at the South Gate of Shanghai Museum for more than 20 years. The eight mythical beasts will also appear one after another in the image of "Shanghai Bo META Youth".
The Shanghai Museum said that it expects to play a leading role, promote the healthy and sustainable development of the industry, strive to build a pioneering digital trading platform with international influence, and finally establish a global open Shanghai Museum in the Metaverse World, allowing cultural relics Live and work hard for the ultimate goal of the global circulation of Chinese IP.
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