A classical Chinese painting receives digital treatment with 8K ultra HD technology and 4D motion imaging with 360-degree dome view. The immersive exhibition brings together historical research and technology in an interactive storytelling of life in ancient China. “Along the River During the Qingming Festival” is an iconic painting of 11th century China. Attributed to the Song dynasty artist Zhang Zeduan (1085-1145), the 5.28m scroll captures the daily life of people and the

​At the Forbidden City in Beijing, Chinese artworks from the Vatican Museum are displayed in a pioneering cultural collaboration between China and the Holy See. Titled “Beauty Unites Us: Chinese Art from the Vatican Museums”, the exhibition opens from 28 May to 14 July 2019. The exhibition is a collaboration with high symbolic value curated by Father Nicola Mapelli, head of the Anima Mundi Department of the Vatican Museums and Wang Yuegong, Director of Palace Life and Imperia

To date, only eight excavations have taken place within the Forbidden City which were all led by archaeologists from the Palace Museum. Member from Durham University's Archaeology Department will become the first UK team to excavate inside the walls of the Forbidden City. According to Heritage Daily: Durham University and China’s Palace Museum signed an agreement in December 2016, bringing together the two world-renowned centres of research and cultural excellence for the fir

The Palace Museum's Meridian Gate (Wu Men) plays host to an exhibition recounting the important role of the Maritime Silk Road in facilitating cultural communication between China and the West. "The Forbidden City and the Maritime Silk Road" (May 9 - August 13, 2017) explores how the imperial families of the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing dynasties interacted with the outside world. The cultural exchanges are presented in three sections, starting with items China sent to other cou

"Imperial Splendours: The Art of Jewellery since the 18th Century" (April 11 - July 2, 2017) at Beijing's Palace Museum explores the affinity between Chaumet and artistic practices in China. 'Vertiges' tiara by Scott Armstrong Led by Beatrice de Plinval, curator of Chaumet's museum and archives, with scientific direction from Henri Loyrette, former director of the Paris Louvre and Musee d'Orsay, the showcase brings together 300 works that extend beyond jewellery to paintings,