Zhejiang Art Museum (ZJAM), with a coverage of 35000 square meters and floorage
of 32000 square meters, is located on No.138 Nanshan Road, Hangzhou, against Wansongling
and opposite to the West Lake. In the museum, there are 14 exhibition halls of different
sizes, taking up 9000 square meters, including 6 exhibition halls with constant
temperature and humidity; the storehouse area takes up 3000 square meters. Besides,
the museum is equipped with multiple supporting facilities such as the Central Hall,
Skylight Promenade, International Academic Reporting Hall, Multi-functional Hall,
Hall for Assessment and Appreciation, VIP Room as well as Center for Art Books and
Documentations, Children’s Fine Arts World, Arts Bookstore, Store of Arts Materials
and Supplies, and Coffee Bar. The museum, on behalf of the nation, is dedicated
to the exhibition, display, solicitation, and collection of art works and art literatures,
with which it aims to provide and present academic research, education promotion,
international exchanges and public cultural services.
Since its opening in August 2009, ZJAM has always followed the direction of “Focusing
on the Contemporary, Reviewing the History, Rooting in Zhejiang, Facing the World”
and the guidance of the academic principle of “Publicity, Variety and Sociability”.
With a firm belief in the “Chinese style”, ZJAM has successfully hosted numerous
excellent exhibitions such as “Major Exhibition of Arts Works on Important Historical
and Cultural Subjects in Zhejiang Province”, “Glory on the Divine Land --- Art Exhibition
of Huang Binhong”, “Exhibition of Works by Miro”, “Great Landscape of Huanghuang
--- Art Exhibition of Dunhuang”, “Across the East and the West - Art Review Exhibition
of Wu Guanzhong”, “Hangzhou•Biennial Exhibition of Chinese Painting” and “Triennial
Exhibition of Fiber Art in Hangzhou”, exerting important influence at home and abroad.
It became one of the first members of Committee of Art Museums in China (CAMC) in
2009. In 2011, it became a member of International Committee for Museums and Collections
of Modern Art, and in 2015, it became a key national art museum.
Now, ZJAM hosts about 50 exhibitions of different types and nearly 300 public education
activities every year, having become an important site for the public to enjoy public
cultural services. At ZJAM, visitors can not only appreciate exhibitions, but also
attend lectures, watch dramas, take part in educational workshops, water art films,
create works of art with artists and participate in various public education programs
for free, enjoying a life of high-quality art provided by a nonprofit cultural institution.
ZJAM is committed to collecting and exhibiting art works, cultural relics and documentations
that reflect the development of arts in Zhejiang, especially those created by modern
and contemporary artists who are either Zhejiang natives or engaged in significant
artistic events in Zhejiang. Early in the end of 2004, ZJAM has started to solicit
collections since the construction of the museum. The Provincial Party Committee
and the Provincial Government attach great importance to the collection construction
of ZJAM and have provided funding, institutional and system guarantees by setting
up a collection management committee, establishing a special fund that allocates
RMB 10 million every year, and introducing the Management Approach of Arts Collection
Solicitation in Zhejiang Province. Remarkable results have been made in the construction
of collections in ZJAM. The museum has developed a mature solicitation and collection
system and increased its collections year by year through a variety of means such
as offering incentives for donations, negotiating about procurement of collections,
organizing creation activities, buy auction, and providing custody services. Now,
ZJAM has nearly 20,000 art collections of different kinds.
Aiming to become an important site and nationally significant art museum that spreads
human civilizations, carries forward advanced cultures, and cultivates humanistic
spirits, the young museum has gradually built up a system of arts collection, arts
exhibition, academic researches and arts education, reflecting the development of
contemporary arts and the procedure of constructing Zhejiang as a great province
of arts.