(new) Long Museum opens in Shanghai

After more than two years’ preparation, LONG MUSEUM will have its opening on December 18th, 2012. The museum, founded by couple collectors Mr. Liu Yiqian and Mrs. Wang Wei, is one of the largest domestic private museums in terms of collection funds and scope. Based on three featured collections on Chinese traditional art, Chinese revolutionary art, and modern and contemporary art, “THROUGH ALL AGES — Opening Exhibitions of LONG MUSEUM”, along with this brand-new private museum itself, will be presented to the public.

It has been nearly twenty years since the museum founders Liu Yiqian and Wang Wei began their art collection. By acquiring the important representative artworks in each historical period, they have gradually established three main subjects of collection, namely Chinese traditional art, Chinese revolutionary art, and modern and contemporary art. In June 2012, they were listed in The 2012 ARTnews 200 Top Collectors. This is the first time for collectors from Mainland China to be listed in this authoritative selection.

The couple Liu Yiqian and Wang Wei found LONG MUSEUM with their substantial collection. Mrs. Wang Wei is the museum’s chief curator, and the renowned art critics and professionals, such as Li Xianting, Shan Guolin, Chen Lvsheng, Wang Huangsheng, Lv Peng and Zhao Li are among the museum’s academic counselors offering advice and academic supports for its operation and development. There are four functional departments in LONG MUSEUM, i.e. Academy & Publishing dept., Collection & Exhibition dept., Business Development dept. and Administration dept. Following the principles of giving equal importance to art collection and academic research, LONG MUSEUM will play an active role in promoting art education, art exchange and culture inheritance. Meanwhile, LONG MUSEUM will endeavor to explore the development mode of private museums, promote art dissemination, and provide for the public more access to art.

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