The Guangdong Museum launched the "Night at the Museum" program, extending its opening hours to 8:30 pm and hosting special events for visitors every Friday this August.
The latest event featured an impression of the Qing Dynasty literati gathering and cultural performances.
The "literati gathering" and tea ceremony in the Guangdong Museum's show (Photo: Guangdong Museum)
The show wove together traditional instrumental performances, traditional literature, tea ceremony, and traditional Chinese painting through a fabricated story of Ruan Fu, the son of the Viceroy of Liangguang, attending the literati gathering. The show immersed the audience in the story and performances.
Traditional Chinese instrument performance in the Guangdong Museum's show (Photo: Guangdong Museum)
GDToday reporters also explored the current exhibitions in the museum, discovering a few popular highlights, such as the Guangning Jade-carving Chicken.
Guangning Jade-carving Chicken, one of the most famous exhibits in the Guangdong Museum (Photo: Chen Longyan)
The museum currently houses four temporary exhibitions featuring ancient Roman treasures from the National Archaeological Museum of Naples, British arts and crafts co-presented by the Guangdong Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum, shadow puppets in China, and traditional Chinese paintings by Hua Yan.
A corner in the DWilliam Morris: Invigorating British Arts and Crafts" exhibition (Photo: Chen Longyan)
The museum provides comprehensive services for visitors. You can join the scheduled guided tour and borrow an English or Chinese audio guide to help you understand the exhibitions better. Additionally, you can find food and water in the museum.
There will be more free events coming in the next few weeks, and reservations are required. You can make a reservation via Guangdong Museum's WeChat mini program, which offers an English version.
Upcoming "Night at the Museum" events
Reporter | Chen Longyan, Li Muzi
Editor | Nan, Nina, James
