Shoubo solicits cultural relics exhibits from all over the world [The scope of solicitation includes cultural relics and exhibits related to the history and culture of the Grand Canal, Beijing's history and culture, and urban development]
The preparation for the establishment of the east and west halls of the Capital Museum is inseparable from the support of all walks of life, and is now collecting cultural relics and exhibits from all over the world... On July 30, 2022, the main museum of the Capital Museum and the Beijing Grand Canal Museum (the East Hall of the Capital Museum) will hold cultural relics The press conference for the collection of exhibits will include cultural relics and exhibits related to the history and culture of the Grand Canal, Beijing's history and culture, and urban development. Donors will enjoy certificate recognition, public thanks, free visits, lecture seats, and discounts on consumption.
The collection of cultural relics exhibits involves three types
The announcement of the collection of cultural relics exhibits shows that the cultural relics exhibits to be collected are in a wide range of forms, including cultural relics, physical evidence, specimens, publications, rubbings, and audio-visual documents such as photos, videos, audio recordings, and 3D scans.
The contents of the collection are divided into three categories:
Cultural relics related to the history and culture of the Grand Canal.
The geographical scope of the Grand Canal includes the Grand Canal of Sui and Tang Dynasties, the Grand Canal of Beijing-Hangzhou and the East Zhejiang Canal.
The collection includes cultural relics and exhibits reflecting the important historical information of the Grand Canal in various eras; important figures involved in the construction, management and planning of the Grand Canal in the past dynasties, as well as related cultural relics and exhibits of historical celebrities who have traveled along the Grand Canal; , transportation, water transportation and commercial goods related cultural relics exhibits.
Exhibits of cultural relics related to Beijing's history, culture and urban development.
Such as cultural relics, specimens and exhibits reflecting Beijing's geographical environment, topography, mountains and rivers from ancient times to the present; cultural relics and exhibits reflecting Beijing's urban planning, construction and development from ancient times to the present; reflecting Beijing's urban cultural characteristics, literary and artistic achievements, and intangible cultural heritage Artifacts of the heritage of craftsmanship.
Cultural relics exhibits related to the coordinated development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei.
Such as cultural relics, specimens and exhibits reflecting the geographical environment, topography and landforms, mountains and rivers in the northern part of the North China Plain from ancient times to the present; cultural relics and exhibits reflecting the historical and cultural development and changes of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region from ancient times to the present; and other cultural relics exhibits of key national projects in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.
Contact number for the collection of cultural relics of the Capital Museum: 010-63370488 (9:00-17:00 on working days); E-mail: zhengjibu@163.com.
Donation deeds will be archived permanently
As donation feedback, Shoubo will issue a donation certificate to the donor or donating unit; the name and donation deeds of the donor or donating unit will be an important part of the collection archives, which will be permanently preserved by Shoubo; Shoubo will publish its thanks on the official website Announcement; every time the donated collection is used, Shoubo will indicate the name of the donor or the donating unit; the donor or the donating unit can refer to the donated collection once a year by making an appointment with the Shoubo Collection Collection Department.
In addition, donors can also enjoy many rights and interests by showing their ID cards, the donor unit's organization certificate, and the donation certificate: donors or donor units can visit the special exhibition held by the Capital Museum without reservation; the academic lectures held by Shoubo have VIP specialties Donors or donating units can use it after making an appointment with the collection department of Shoubo Collection; donors or donating units can enjoy a 10% discount on consumption (including shopping, tea, dining, etc.) at Shoubo (excluding vending machines); For donors or donation units in need, Shoubo will present books published in the library and cultural and creative souvenirs developed in the library as appropriate.
Famous photographers donate works on the Grand Canal
At yesterday's press conference, Mr. Liu Shizhao, a well-known photographer, donated his collection of works on the Grand Canal over the past decades - "The Flowing Epic Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal Ride" to Shoubo for free.
"I was very happy to hear that the Shoubo East Pavilion (Beijing Grand Canal Museum) will be opened in Tongzhou. As a photographer who rode a bicycle from Beijing to Hangzhou and ran twice, I felt very happy." Liu Shizhao introduced that in 1981 he partnered with a text reporter Starting from Beijing, take photos along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal by bicycle.
Thirty-five years later, in 2016, at the age of 68, he once again rode a bicycle from Beijing to Hangzhou to photograph the Grand Canal.
Liu Shizhao said that the Grand Canal has undergone great changes over the past 40 years, mainly in people's lives, water protection, cultural heritage protection and other aspects.
Of course, these changes are the product of social development, especially some buildings that are not listed as key cultural protection units or local cultural protection units, need our more attention and protection.
Text / reporter Cui Yifei