Past Exhibitions

The Pure Heart of Art, The Nostalgia in Ink -- Exhibition of Su Gaoyu's Works No.3 Special Exhibition Hall, 3F 2024.08.17 - 2024.09.10 The Hunan Museum will hold the exhibition “ The Pure Heart of Art, The Nostalgia in Ink -- Exhibition of Su Gaoyu's Works” in the Special Exhibition Hall on the third floor from August 17, 2024 to September 10. The exhibition was jointly hosted by the Hunan Museum, the Hunan Artists Association, the Hunan Provincial Painting Academy, and co-organized by the Publicity Department of the CPC Xiangxi Prefecture Committee. The exhibition has selected more than 100 pieces (sets) of Su Gao Yu's works, covering Su's creative process of more than 40 years. It is a retrospective exhibition on stage-by-stage summary.To prominently showcase Su's artistic styles and creative concepts in different periods, this exhibition selected Su’s representative works from each period so that the audience can have a profound comparison when viewing. The curatorial team communicated and coordinated with Su himself many times during the preparation of the exhibition. As the works themselves are mainly expressive freehand painting themed on flower-and-bird, considering the limitation of the exhibition area, in order to maximize the presentation of the characteristics of the works themselves, this exhibition still broke the museum's conventional curatorial method of using time clues as the vein, and eliminated the unit descriptions, so as to allow the works themselves to go to the audience for a dialogue. In terms of the flow of visitors, the form designer, in accordance with the characteristics of the area itself, did not borrow too much from the exhibition wall to set up a diversion area, but took the audience's point of sight as the core, and created a visiting atmosphere in line with the tone of the works step by step. Despite the absence of large-scale thematic works, the expressive freehand paintings themed on flower-and-bird reveal a vast world within small details. The exhibition strives to foster innovation in contemporary Chinese freehand paintings themed on flower-and-bird and encourage a deeper understanding and preservation of China's rich cultural heritage.	She Walks in Beauty: Women of the Han Dynasty and Rome Empire No.2 Special Exhibition Hall, 1F 2024.06.15 - 2024.10.07 As two great civilizations that shine in the East and the West, the Han Dynasty and Rome have reshaped the ancient society structurally. During this prosperous period, the life picture of women has also presented a new look. They, with wisdom and ingenuity, weave a bridge connecting the two civilizations with their fingers; they overthrow stereotypes, challenge new roles in various fields, and shape new traditions; they are full of energy, light up the extraordinary in the ordinary, and look for the lovely serendipity in the world. This exhibition focuses on women in the Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire, which rose in the East and the West after the Axial Age, and takes the three main scenes of women's lives, such as family life, emotional life and social life, as the context. Through more than 200 exhibits (sets), the rich spiritual world and female power are presented with real objects, and the female in cultural relics are brought back to the historical society, politics and culture, which they belong to, reveal the disappointed female narratives in history, and reflect the general picture of women's life and social roles in the era of the prosperity of Eastern and Western cultures. "Who comes to mind? She walks in beauty". At this moment, as history and reality communicate, let us walk into the lives of ancient women under the glory of the empire, find the vivid personality and mission of the times they are endowed with, feel the style of women in the Han Dynasty and Rome, and appreciate the infinite charm of ancient civilization.	The Flavor of Hunan Ⅱ Art Hall, 1F 2024.02.03 - 2024.03.17 “The Flavor of Hunan Ⅱ” delves into the cultural artifacts related to liquor in the Hunan Museum. It combines local liquor customs, liquor culture, and liquor brands of Hunan Province. Through three perspectives — historical humanities, geographical conditions, and liquor customs — it interprets the profound history and tradition of Hunan liquor, its rich artisan culture, abundant revolutionary history, diverse cultural heritage, and intangible cultural legacy. The exhibition is divided into four major sections, including "Liquor Culture in Hunan Museum" "Brewing Fine Liquor in Hunan" "Brewing Techniques," and "Fragrant Bistro". Through a sensory experience that engages sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch, it guides the audience to appreciate the charm of Hunan liquor culture.
Longyuan Rose-The Exhibition of Painted Pottery in Gansu Province No.1 Special Exhibition Hall, 1F 2023.12.22 - 2024.03.31 Ancestors in the Gansu province took nature as basis, selected plants, animals, rivers and other natural objects in the nature as the source of creation. Through the expression of dots, lines and planes, they not only created vibrant and charming patterns on potteries, such as plant pattern, animal pattern, swirling pattern and geometric pattern, combining with human beings, they also created dance pattern, gods and men pattern which are rich in thoughts. The flamboyant and bold red and black, painting the sun, moon and stars, painting all living things, painting what were seen and thought, from depicting the shape to the full nature of objects, the naive stroke from straight lines to curves, from pictogram to geometric, from realism to ideogram, which are the origin of the great beauty of China. The painted pottery in Gansu province is the origin of the ornamental art in China, its colorful, simple and bright, bold and flexible features have left a strong mark in the history of Chinese art. In this exhibition, 210 pieces of Neolithic painted pottery from Gansu province are specially selected, including representative artifacts spanning 5000 years from the Dadiwan culture period to the Shajing culture period. Through the interpretation of various types of decorations on the painted pottery, the exhibition shows the changes in the aesthetic tastes of the ancestors, the advancement of knowledge and concepts, interprets the relationship between human beings and the natural environment, and then analyzes the initial features of the primitive religious beliefs and the formation of abstract symbols, aiming at tracing the childhood memories of the Chinese nation, and providing the deep driving force from the cultural genes for the success of the story of China.	The Greeks:From Agamemnon to Alexander the Great No.2 Special Exhibition Hall, 1F 2023.12.18 - 2024.05.18 Traveling through history, we sincerely eulogize "Glory to Greece". The ancient Greeks drew on the essence of Egyptian civilization as well as the Two Rivers civilization, and under the distinctive natural geography and human background of the Aegean Sea region, they created a regional culture that is remarkable in the history of mankind, and from which the whole of European civilization was nurtured. Moreover, up to the present day, the progress and development of Europe, western society and even the world are still absorbing the rich nutrients of ancient Greek civilization. The exhibits come from 14 museums and cultural institutes in Greece, a total of 270 pieces/sets, including gold ware,bronze ware, porcelain and sculptures, spanning a period of 7000 years. These treasures is in the form of physical evidence to show the ancient Greek civilization since prehistory to the "Hellenistic" era of the beginning of the political, economic and cultural landscape. “Splendid civilization owing to communication, rich civilization giving to mutual understanding”, let us enter this cultural feast together, enjoy the epic grandeur of ancient Greek civilization, roam in the rippling Aegean Sea, deeply understand the diversity and commonality of civilizations, and appreciate the important meaning of the human destiny.	Exhibition of High-quality Photographic Works of “A Beautiful New Era-the profound ties of Hunan, Hubei and Jiangxi Provinces” Art Hall, 1F 2023.12.12 - 2023.12.17 In order to adhere to the guidance of President Xi Jingping’s thought on socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, fully implement the spirit of the 20th CPC National Congress, thoroughly study and put Xi Jinping’s thought on culture into effect, and implement the requirements of the "14th Five-Year Plan for the Development of City Clusters in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River" approved and agreed to by the State Council, the Department of Culture and Tourism of Hunan Province, Hubei Province and Jiangxi Province jointly organized the exhibition of top-notch photographic works of “A Beautiful New Era-the Profound Ties of Hunan, Hubei and Jiangxi Provinces”. The exhibition aims to show the beautiful natural scenery, rich cultural heritage and the spirit of people's life in the new era of three provinces through a number of high-quality photographs, and to promote the exchange, unity and collaborative development of culture and tourism of three provinces. Photography is an art form to narrate through the lights and shades. Photographers capture brilliant moments by their unique artistic perspectives and insights. The water running throught Xiangjiang, Hangjiang and Ganjiang, winding and endless, eventually embraces at the Yangtze River, showcasing the splendid natural beauty. Hunan, Jiangxi and Hubei all possess profound humanistic culture and magnificent natural scenery. As the most of important provinces located in the central of China, these three provinces shoulder the historical task to promote the high-quality development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt. Hunan, Jiangxi and Hubei cling together, undoubtedly, will face this challenge and opportunity more vigorously. Visiting this exhibition can bring audiences a deeper understanding about the natural scenery, human history and people’s lives of three provinces, audiences can enjoy their distinctive charm and profound cultural heritage. The exhibition displayed 200 pieces(80 from Hunan Province, 60 from Hubei Province and 60 from Jiangxi Province) of photographic works. These photographic works, basically, reflect the local artists’ current situation and skill level of creation. With their own lens, they composed a beautiful melody one after another, singing the praises of this beautiful new era. This exhibition provides photographers of three provinces a superb display platform, envisioning to spark their creation interests, bring them a favorable creative environment and atmosphere. Following their lenses, audiences can appreciate a beautiful picture scroll full of vigor and charm, and feel the rhythm of this era with our hearts; let us firmly grasp the direction of advancement in the historical trend of the new era, move forward and create a promising future together.