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44-774: The museum is housed in the China Pavilion building, formerly of the Expo 2010 Shanghai China . The Shanghai Art Museum was established in 1956 in a former restaurant on West Nanjing Road and was completely rebuilt in 1986. On 18 March 2000, the museum relocated to the former Shanghai Race Club building on People's Square , which had housed the Shanghai Library until 1997. With the move, its exhibition space increased from 2,200 to 5,800 square meters. Shanghai hosted Expo 2010 from 1 May to 31 October 2010. The China Pavilion received close to 17 million visitors. Owing to its popularity,

88-519: A city. In this exhibition, two seven-minute films are alternately shown in the 1,071 square metre 700-seat theatre of the pavilion. The films are shown on three 22m-long by 7.5m-high projection screens and a 24m-diameter overhead dome. Both films reflect the social and urban impact of China's economic transformation . A world of greenness symbolizes the harmony between the people as well as that between Man and Nature in future Chinese cities. The Chinese-style development strategy of urban-rural integration

132-484: A conductive experience. The square next to the museum displays six bronze allegorical sculptural groups in a row, originally produced for the Exposition Universelle : Sculpture was in high demand in the 19th century and became widely used as a way to display a person's social and political standings. The style and ideology represented by many of the sculptures were out of fashion by the mid-20th century, and

176-487: A government project that encourages artworks featuring Shanghai's historical and cultural development. The themes include people, historical events, folk customs, and architecture. The project lasted three years from 2010 to 2013. "The Picturesque China – Developing Chinese Fine Art in the New Century" (锦绣中华—行进中的新世纪中国美术) was a year-long exhibition that features 21st-century artworks created by more than 260 Chinese artists. It

220-538: A large population, is a rational target. The China pavilion was designed to accommodate up to 50,000 visitors over the course of any given day. Despite the fact that 73 million people visited the Shanghai Expo over a six-month, only 10 million visitors were able to see the China pavilion due to the huge numbers. The pavilion opened for nearly 13 hours a day. While most pavilions were temporary structures and dismantled after

264-437: A modern innovation for the time architects and designers alike expected a building that would embody the modern traits of this new mode of transportation. Gare d'Orsay instead gained inspiration from the past for the concept of the facade to the point of masking the cutting-edge technology within. It was the terminus for the railways of southwestern France until 1939. By 1939 the station's short platforms had become unsuitable for

308-633: A municipal museum for contemporary art . The China Art Museum, Shanghai and the Power Station of Art both opened on 1 October 2012, China's National Day . The Shanghai Race Club building, where the Shanghai Art Museum was previously housed in, which remained open until 31 December 2012, receiving more than 12,000 visitors in its last two days. The new building of the art museum, which is the China Pavilion from Expo 2010, spans 64,000 sq. meters and

352-638: A permanent exhibition that chronicles the development of contemporary and modern Chinese art, starting with the Shanghai School at the end of the Qing Dynasty . It is divided into three periods (Qing, the Republic of China, and the People's Republic of China) and ten units, covering two floors with more than 6,000 works of art. The exhibition is curated by Lu Fusheng (卢辅圣). The Exhibition for Noted Painters (名家艺术陈列专馆)

396-779: Is a museum in Paris , France , on the Left Bank of the Seine . It is housed in the former Gare d'Orsay , a Beaux-Arts railway station built between 1898 and 1900. The museum holds mainly French art dating from 1848 to 1914, including paintings, sculptures, furniture, and photography. It houses the largest collection of Impressionist and post-Impressionist masterpieces in the world, by painters including Berthe Morisot , Claude Monet , Édouard Manet , Degas , Renoir , Cézanne , Seurat , Sisley , Gauguin , and van Gogh . Many of these works were held at

440-401: Is a key message here. With an area of 3400 sq.m., excursion trains on a 340m-long track provide visitors with a 6-minute ride exploring urban wisdom and the dialogue between the past and present. The exhibits include "Gates of History", "Stone Bridges", "Dougong Matrix", "Tunnel of Planning" "Heavenly Garden and Garden City". An exploration of a lower-carbon future in China. It shows how China

484-550: Is a permanent exhibition that showcases works by some of the most famous modern Chinese artists. The first phase features the works of seven artists: He Tianjian , Xie Zhiliu , and Cheng Shifa from the Shanghai School; Lin Fengmian , Guan Liang , and Wu Guanzhong who pioneered the blending of Chinese and Western art styles; and Hua Tianyou , a founder of modern Chinese sculpture. This exhibition showcases artworks created for

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528-673: Is also accessible via Yaohua Road Station on Line 7 and Line 8, and more than a dozen bus lines. Admissions are free except for special exhibitions, which cost 20 yuan . The museum is closed on Mondays, except for national holidays. In the first year of its operation, the China Art Museum received nearly 2 million visitors. China pavilion at Expo 2010 The China pavilion at Expo 2010 ( simplified Chinese : 中国国家馆 ; traditional Chinese : 中國國家館 ; pinyin : Zhōngguó guójiā guǎn ) in Pudong , Shanghai , colloquially known as

572-508: Is divided into three parts: "The Footprints", "The Dialogue" and "The Vision". Visitors are taken by lift to the uppermost level for the first exhibition before working their way down the building for the subsequent segments. This first part highlights the wisdom of Chinese urban practices in Chinese history , from the achievements of China's reforms in the late 1970s to the urban experiences of imperial China . This hall features iconic symbols of

616-495: Is inspired by nature and will develop innovative solutions to meet the challenges of urban growth and environmental protection. The exhibits are represented simply by one of the four main mathematical operations: addition , subtraction , multiplication and division (+, -, ×, ÷) The minus sign represents that reliance on fossil fuel shall be reduced and efficiency in energy consumption shall be improved to reduce waste. The addition sign represents that increase of carbon emission

660-588: Is more than ten times larger than the art museum's previous building. Construction for the China Pavilion of the Shanghai Expo began on 28 December 2007, and the building was completed on 8 February 2010. It was the most expensive pavilion at the Expo, costing an estimated US$ 220 million. The 63-metre high pavilion, the tallest structure at the Expo, is dubbed "the Crown of the East" due to its resemblance to an ancient crown. The building

704-412: Is threatening global environment and hampering the development of human society. Individual actions of reduced consumption can have a great effect, given the population of the country. The multiplication sign represents that individual actions can add up to a great effect, given the large population in the country. The division sign represents that the ambitious forest carbon sink plan, if divided by

748-618: The Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume prior to the museum's opening in 1986. It is one of the largest art museums in Europe. In 2022 the museum had 3.2 million visitors, up from 1.4 million in 2021. It was the sixth-most-visited art museum in the world in 2022, and second-most-visited art museum in France, after the Louvre . The museum building was originally a railway station, Gare d'Orsay , located next to

792-621: The Oriental Crown ( 东方之冠 ; 東方之冠 ; Dōngfāng zhī Guān ), was the largest national pavilion at the Shanghai Expo and the largest display in the history of the World Expo . It was also the most expensive pavilion at the Shanghai Expo, having cost an estimated US$ 220 million. The pavilion showcased China's civilization and modern achievements by combining traditional and contemporary elements in its architecture, landscaping and exhibits. After

836-536: The 1970s work began on building a 1 km-long tunnel under the station as part of the creation of line C of the Réseau Express Régional with a new station under the old station. In 1970, permission was granted to demolish the station but Jacques Duhamel , Minister for Cultural Affairs, ruled against plans to build a new hotel in its stead. The station was put on the supplementary list of Historic Monuments and finally listed in 1978. The suggestion to turn

880-541: The 2,000 or so paintings, 600 sculptures and other works. The museum officially opened in December 1986 by then-president François Mitterrand . At any time about 3,000 art pieces are on display within Musée d'Orsay. Within the museum is a 1:100 scale model created by Richard Peduzzi of an aerial view of Paris Opera and surrounding area. This model is encapsulated underneath glass flooring that viewers walk on as they proceed through

924-602: The China Pavilion was reopened for six extra months after the end of the Shanghai Expo. In November 2011, the Shanghai Municipal People's Government announced that the China Pavilion building from Expo 2010 would become the new home of the Shanghai Art Museum and would concurrently be named the "China Art Museum, Shanghai." Meanwhile, the Urban Future Pavilion would be converted into the Power Station of Art ,

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968-849: The China pavilion and on top of the Chinese Joint Provincial pavilion is known as "New Jiuzhou Qing Yan" The 27,000-square metre traditional garden contains modern landscaping techniques and technology including rainwater harvesting techniques and is decorated with distinctly Chinese-style landscaping inspired by the Jiuzhou Qing Yan in the Yuanmingyuan . It was designed to emulate natural Chinese landscapes with Chinese wisdom and oriental charm in mind. The garden provides space for public recreation and crowd evacuation. It uses nine landscaping features to symbolize nine characteristic topographies of China, namely, human habitat (here represented by

1012-516: The Chinese roof bracket known as the dougong as well as the Chinese ding vessel . The dougong is a traditional wooden bracket used to support large overhanging eaves which dates back nearly 2,000 years. It symbolizes the unique charm of Chinese architecture and the unity and strength. The ding was a vessel used by Chinese emperors to make offers to the gods. It represents the union between heaven and earth. The China pavilion's four giant columns resemble

1056-486: The Louvre , state loans, and Musée du Luxembourg . The museum also obtained more than 200 sculptures before opening though donations of art connoisseurs, the lineage of artists, and people in support of the Musée d'Orsay. Since the grand opening in 1986 the museum has collected works from exchanges that other museums or institutions once showcased such as Nature Unveiling Herself Before Science by Louis-Ernest Barrias that

1100-568: The Seine river. Built on the site of the Palais d'Orsay, its central location was convenient for commuting travelers. The station was constructed for the Chemin de Fer de Paris à Orléans and finished in time for the 1900 Exposition Universelle to the design of three architects: Lucien Magne , Émile Bénard and Victor Laloux . The Gare d'Orsay design was considered to be an "anachronism". Since trains were such

1144-578: The art that has been donated, the Musée d'Orsay is scheduled to undergo a radical transformation over the next decade, 2020 on. This remodel is funded in part by an anonymous US patron who donated €20 million to a building project known as Orsay Grand Ouvert (Orsay Wide Open). The gift was made via the American Friends of the Musées d'Orsay et de l'Orangerie. The projected completion date is 2026, implementing new galleries and education opportunities to endorse

1188-425: The concept "unity with difference". The overhanging columns of the main China pavilion and exterior of the Chinese joint provincial pavilion are decorated with Diezhuan characters, calligraphic characters used on official seals. The characters for north, south, east and west are engraved on the red China pavilion, while 24 Chinese solar terms are carved into the silver facade of the provincial pavilion. The structure

1232-460: The contract which involved creating 20,000 square metres (220,000 sq ft) of new floorspace on four floors. The construction work was carried out by Bouygues . In 1981, the Italian architect Gae Aulenti was chosen to design the interior including the internal arrangement, decoration, furniture and fittings of the museum. The arrangement of the galleries she designed was elaborate and inhabited

1276-500: The early 1970s. In 2016 the museum complied to keeping the collection of about 600 art pieces in one collection rather than dispersed throughout other exhibits. Since World War II, France has not been donated a collection of foreign art this large. The collection favors mostly post-impressionist works. Artists featured in this collection are Bonnard, Vuillard, Maurice Denis , Odilon Redon , Aristide Maillol , André Derain , Edgar Degas , and Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot . To make room for

1320-757: The end of the Expo 2010, the building was converted to a museum. On October 1, 2012, it was reopened as the China Art Museum , the largest art museum in Asia. The building is located halfway along the Expo Axis on its eastern side in Zone A of the Expo Park. The pavilion lies directly to the east of the Theme pavilions and to the north of the Hong Kong and Macau pavilions. The chosen design

1364-831: The end of the Expo, the China pavilion, along with the theme pavilions, the Expo Cultural Center , and the Expo Axis are permanent buildings. The China pavilion was temporarily reopened on 1 December 2010 for half a year, with the same exhibits as those shown during the Expo. On 1 October 2012, the pavilion was reopened as the China Art Museum , the largest art museum in Asia. 31°11′11″N 121°29′25″E  /  31.18639°N 121.49028°E  / 31.18639; 121.49028 Mus%C3%A9e d%27Orsay The Musée d'Orsay ( UK : / ˌ m juː z eɪ d ɔːr ˈ s eɪ / MEW -zay dor- SAY , US : / m juː ˈ z eɪ -/ mew- ZAY -⁠ , French: [myze dɔʁsɛ] ) (English: Orsay Museum )

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1408-437: The legs of a ding vessel while the inverted pyramid body resembles the bowl of a vessel. The rooftop of the building is in the shape of a grid-like pattern reminiscent of Jiugongge when view from the air. Jiugongge was the basis of urban planning in ancient China. The exterior is painted in seven subtle shades of Chinese red , symbolizing Chinese culture and good fortune . The different shades combine effectively to illustrate

1452-505: The longer trains that had come to be used for mainline services. After 1939 it was used for suburban services and part of it became a mailing centre during World War II. It was then used as a set for several films, such as Kafka 's The Trial adapted by Orson Welles , and as a haven for the Renaud – Barrault Theatre Company and for auctioneers, while the Hôtel Drouot was being rebuilt. In

1496-483: The main building itself), farmlands, lakes, mountains, seas, forests, alpine meadows, valleys and deserts. The theme of the pavilion during the Expo was "Chinese Wisdom in Urban Development". To enter the pavilion visitors must ascend the giant staircase on the north-facing side. The sheltered courtyard space within the four main columns provides a large open space for waiting crowds. The pavilion display highlights

1540-458: The museum. This installation allows the viewers to understand the city planning of Paris at the time, which has made this attraction one of the most popular within the museum. Another exhibit within the museum is "A Passion for France: The Marlene and Spencer Hays Collection". This collection was donated by an Marlene and Spencer Hays, art collectors who reside in Texas and have been collecting art since

1584-506: The sculptures were put into storage and no longer displayed. It wasn't until the conversion of the Orsay railway station into the Musée d'Orsay museum in the 1970s that many sculptures from the 19th century were placed on exhibit again. The substantial nave inside the new museum offered a perfect area for the display of sculptures. During the grand opening in December 1986 of the museum, 1,200 sculptures were present, brought in from collections such as

1628-719: The station into a museum came from the Directorate of the Museum of France . The idea was to build a museum that would bridge the gap between the Louvre and the National Museum of Modern Art at the Georges Pompidou Centre . The plan was accepted by Georges Pompidou and a study was commissioned in 1974. In 1978, a competition was organized to design the new museum. ACT Architecture, a team of three young architects (Pierre Colboc, Renaud Bardon and Jean-Paul Philippon), were awarded

1672-444: The three main levels that are under the museum's barrel vault atrium. On the main level of the building, a central nave was formed by the surrounding stone structures that were previously the building's train platforms. The central nave's structures break up the immense sculpture and gallery spaces and provided more organized units for viewing the art. In July 1986, the museum was ready to receive its exhibits. It took 6 months to install

1716-446: Was built with a strong emphasis on sustainable and energy-saving practices with the exterior offering thermal insulation and natural ventilation . The inverted pyramid design and the lower courtyard offers a large overhang for self-shading. There is a 0.36 mega-watt solar energy system on the rooftop while the thermal panels and insulating glasses on the exterior are energy-saving initiatives. A high-tech rooftop garden surrounding

1760-408: Was commemorated by almost 1,000 people including the pavilion's designers and construction workers. Construction milestones : The 63-metre high pavilion, the tallest structure at the Expo, is dubbed "The Oriental Crown" because of its resemblance to an ancient Chinese crown. It was meticulously designed with profound meaning and symbolism. The architectonic feature of the building was inspired by

1804-502: Was designed by a team led by architect He Jingtang , who were inspired by the Chinese corbel bracket called dougong as well as the ancient bronze cauldron called ding . The China Art Museum, Shanghai has a collection of about 14,000 artworks, mainly of Chinese modern art . "The Bright Moon Rises from the Sea – Origin of the Chinese Modern and Contemporary Art" (海上生明月—中国近现代美术之源) is

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1848-562: Was divided into five units. The exhibition ended on 30 September 2013. The museum frequently hosts special themed exhibitions. In its first year of operation it hosted more than a dozen special exhibitions including Taiwanese art, the second Shanghai Photography Exhibition, and Gustave Courbet and Jean-François Millet from the collection of the Musée d'Orsay of Paris. The museum is located at 205 Shangnan Road in Pudong , Shanghai. It has an adjacent metro station on Shanghai Metro Line 8 . It

1892-457: Was initially commissioned for Conservatoire des Arts et Métiers , as well as The Thinker and The Gates of Hell by Auguste Rodin . The museum also purchases specific works to fill gaps and finish the collections already in the museum such as one of the panels of Be Mysterious by Paul Gauguin , the full set of Honoré Daumier 's Célébrités du Juste Milieu , and Maturity by Camille Claudel . There are currently more than 2,200 sculptures in

1936-590: Was selected from a range of 344 design proposals put forward by architects from all over the world. The chief architect of the pavilion was 72-year-old He Jingtang , the director of the Architectural Academy of the South China University of Technology . The construction of the China pavilion began on 18 December 2007 and was completed in November 2009. On 8 February 2010, the completion of construction

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