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Art museums around China

Updated 5:48 AM EDT, Tue June 20, 2017
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The Oct Design Museum by Chinese architectural firm Studio Pei-Zhu, in Shenzhen. The interior features a continuous white curved surface designed to prevent shadows.
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The Oct Design Museum by Chinese architectural firm Studio Pei-Zhu, in Shenzhen. The interior features a continuous white curved surface designed to prevent shadows.
Studio Pei-Zhu
Billionaire Chinese businessman Lu Jun asked 20 of the world's leading architects and artists to design buildings for Sifang Art Park. This building was designed by New York architect Steven Holl and houses the main art collection.
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Billionaire Chinese businessman Lu Jun asked 20 of the world's leading architects and artists to design buildings for Sifang Art Park. This building was designed by New York architect Steven Holl and houses the main art collection.
Courtesy Steven Holl Architects
The San-He Residence in Sifang Art Park was designed by Chinese architect Wang Shu. It was inspired by a traditional Chinese courtyard house.
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The San-He Residence in Sifang Art Park was designed by Chinese architect Wang Shu. It was inspired by a traditional Chinese courtyard house.
Courtesy Sifang Art Museum
This house by Spanish architects Luis M Mansilla and Emilio Tunon creates the illusion of being outside in a forest clearing while indoors.
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This house by Spanish architects Luis M Mansilla and Emilio Tunon creates the illusion of being outside in a forest clearing while indoors.
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The Long Museum West Bund, in Shanghai, was designed by architect Liu Yichun of Shanghai firm Atelier Deshaus. It is owned by billionaire Chinese businessman Liu Yiqian and his wife, Wang Wei, who paid more than $170 million in November, 2015, for a painting by artist Modigliani.
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The Long Museum West Bund, in Shanghai, was designed by architect Liu Yichun of Shanghai firm Atelier Deshaus. It is owned by billionaire Chinese businessman Liu Yiqian and his wife, Wang Wei, who paid more than $170 million in November, 2015, for a painting by artist Modigliani.
Courtesy Long Museum
The Red Brick Art Museum, on the outskirts of Beijing, is funded by property developer Yan Shijie.
Red Brick Art Museum —
The Red Brick Art Museum, on the outskirts of Beijing, is funded by property developer Yan Shijie.
courtesy Red Brick Art Museum
While beautiful, the building remains largely empty of art. It was designed by Beijing architect, Dong Yugan.
Red Brick Art Museum —
While beautiful, the building remains largely empty of art. It was designed by Beijing architect, Dong Yugan.
courtesy Red Brick Art Museum
"Many architects have developed and transformed their practices due to the way they have worked on museums," says Jeffrey Johnson, architect and director of Columbia University's China Megacities Lab. "It's a very significant building type."
Red Brick Art Museum —
"Many architects have developed and transformed their practices due to the way they have worked on museums," says Jeffrey Johnson, architect and director of Columbia University's China Megacities Lab. "It's a very significant building type."
courtesy red brick art museum
The Museum of Handcraft Paper in a remote part of Yunan Province resembles a micro-village. The complex is made of several asymmetrical structures and was designed by Beijing-based Trace Architecture Office.
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The Museum of Handcraft Paper in a remote part of Yunan Province resembles a micro-village. The complex is made of several asymmetrical structures and was designed by Beijing-based Trace Architecture Office.
Courtesy Aga Khan Award for Architecture
The M WOODS Museum in Beijing's 798 Art District was founded by young local collectors Lin Han and Wanwan Lei and houses mainly contemporary art.
M WOODS Museum —
The M WOODS Museum in Beijing's 798 Art District was founded by young local collectors Lin Han and Wanwan Lei and houses mainly contemporary art.
M WOOS Museum
The museum was founded by by Chinese-Indonesian businessman Budi Tek, and designed by acclaimed Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto.
Yuz Museum —
The museum was founded by by Chinese-Indonesian businessman Budi Tek, and designed by acclaimed Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto.
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The Rain Room exhibition by the artists Random International.
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The Rain Room exhibition by the artists Random International.
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The Today Art Museum in Beijing was founded by businessman Zhang Baoquan. An old industrial boiler house, the building was transformed into a museum by Chinese architect Wang Hui.
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The Today Art Museum in Beijing was founded by businessman Zhang Baoquan. An old industrial boiler house, the building was transformed into a museum by Chinese architect Wang Hui.
courtesy today art museum
The interior of the Today Art Museum in Beijing.
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The interior of the Today Art Museum in Beijing.
courtesy today art museum
The Rockbund, Shanghai, is one of China's better-known private art museums. It is housed in an old art-deco building carefully renovated for its owners by British architect David Chipperfield.
Rockbund Art Museum —
The Rockbund, Shanghai, is one of China's better-known private art museums. It is housed in an old art-deco building carefully renovated for its owners by British architect David Chipperfield.
courtesy rockbund art museum
The Yinchuan Museum of Contemporary Art was designed by Chinese architects, we architech anonymous (waa). Yinchuan is an industrial city in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, northwest China.
Yinchuan Museum of Contemporary Art —
The Yinchuan Museum of Contemporary Art was designed by Chinese architects, we architech anonymous (waa). Yinchuan is an industrial city in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, northwest China.
We Architect Anonymous
The museum lies next to the Yellow River and was funded by MinSheng Real Estate Development.
Yinchuan Museum of Contemporary Art —
The museum lies next to the Yellow River and was funded by MinSheng Real Estate Development.
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