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“Chinese Xieyi – Masterpieces from the National Art Museum of China,” a temporary exhibition of contemporary Chinese art, opened on Tuesday at the Hungarian National Museum in Budapest.
The partnership between China and Hungary goes back several decades, and this year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of Sino-Hungarian diplomatic relations, said Balázs Hankó, Minister of Culture and Innovation, at the opening of the exhibition. He added that the relations between the two countries are strong not only in the economic and political areas but also in the field of culture, and the two sides are committed to further strengthening cooperation in academic, research, and innovation relations.
The minister pointed out that Hungary is a bridge between East and West in Central Europe. “Hungary is part of the West, but it is also open to the East. This is what the opening to the East is all about, starting from the economic side, but it also has visible results in the fields of culture, universities, and innovation,” he said.
The exhibition is open until January 5, presenting 58 works from the collection of the National Art Museum of China, and is organized around three main themes:
Several accompanying programs are planned to make Chinese culture even more tangible,
Balázs Hankó noted, stressing that the museum aims to not just be an exhibition space, but a living cultural agora.
An Yuanyuan, deputy director of the National Art Museum of China, explained that the exhibition will help to foster relations between the two countries’ art communities and strive to create a bright future of solidarity, cooperation, trust, and mutual assistance between the two peoples through art.
Photo: MTI/Lakatos Péter
Gong Tao, China’s Ambassador to Budapest, said that the National Art Museum of China is the only national-level fine arts museum in China, “the most magnificent palace of Chinese art.”
The exhibition focuses on modern and contemporary Chinese paintings, sculptures, and watercolors by some of the best-known artists in China,
he emphasized.
The exhibition has been shown in France, Greece, Belarus, Mexico, and South Korea. The exhibition in Budapest was organized in cooperation with the National Art Museum of China, the Hungarian National Museum, and MNB Arts and Culture.
Via MTI, Featured image: MTI/Lakatos Péter