On the evening of May 18th

On the occasion of the 49th International Museum Day

Shenzhen Guanshanyue Art Museum

The theme is "Weiyang Nocturne: When Opera Meets Art Museum"

Opening the curtain for the "Art Museum Night" series of activities in 2025

This cross-border feast that integrates Western classical music, ancient poetry, and ethnic art not only interprets the profound connotation of the annual theme "Art Night Boat Enters the Boundless Art Museum", but also showcases the innovative practice of Shenzhen's culture benefiting the people.

As a series of activities for the 49th International Museum Day, Guan Shanyue Art Museum also held a "Mountain Moon Unlimited" series of activities such as volunteer guided tours and teacher co construction, to transform the achievements of museum school cooperation projects and share them with the public. The activities include inviting students and visitors to visit the permanent exhibition "People's Scenery" on the second floor of the art museum, inviting teachers from Futian District to explore the museum's curriculum, and art teachers leading visitors to visit the Lei Guiyuan exhibition and other rich content.

The most difficult thing to deal with in the world of knowledge is the night sailing ship, "said Zhang Dai, a talented scholar of the Ming Dynasty, in his knowledge sketch" Night Sailing Ship ". The "Art Night Boat" of Guanshan Yue Art Museum chooses to set sail on the annual International Museum Day, which undoubtedly corresponds to the future prospects of night art travel, aesthetic experience, and knowledge accumulation in the art museum night. In his speech, Chen Junyu, the director of Guan Shanyue Art Museum, said, "We hope to use diverse and cross-border nighttime activities as boats to transport audiences across time and space boundaries, and reconstruct aesthetic experiences in a flowing space

This year's' Art Museum Night 'will continue to explore the intersection of tradition and modernity in the long river of art through 8 themed activities. As the beginning of this series, on the evening of May 18th, the first event was held by Guan Shanyue Art Museum in collaboration with Shenzhen Song and Dance Theater to present "Weiyang Nocturne" and "When Opera Meets Art Museum". The art museum is no longer just a container for storing works, but has become a gateway for activating knowledge and grafting cross-border artistic awareness.

Special performance on International Museum Day that evening

The singing artists of Shenzhen Opera and Dance Theatre

Divided into three major chapters: "Breaking the Boundary," "Reconstruction," and "Guarding the Source

Presenting an auditory feast for everyone

In the "breaking boundaries" section, Yang Yuesha's "Chile Ge" and "Youlan Cao" incorporate poetry into music and convey emotions through music, combining Northern Dynasty folk songs and classical Chinese poetry with modern vocal music, fully demonstrating the roots of Chinese culture;

Following closely behind the "reconstruction" chapter, works such as Shi Guangnan's "Playing Hand Drums and Singing Songs" and Mongolian folk song "Wild Geese" have been innovatively arranged, bringing modern vitality to traditional melodies;

The finale of the "Guarding the Source" chapter features two artists, Yuan Shuai and Qing Pingle, passionately performing classic Western opera selections such as Verdi's "La Dame aux Cam é lias" and Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro", recreating the timeless charm of classical art.

This performance broke our inherent understanding of art museums, "said Ms. Li, an audience member. The performance that evening was held in the Round Hall on the first floor of the Guanshan Yue Art Museum. The audience could enjoy the "Salute to Design - Lei Guiyuan Design Literature Exhibition" currently on display, review the pattern life of Chinese design pioneers, and listen to the opera performance where tradition and modernity intersect. This experience of time and space interweaving brings wonderful feelings to the audience.

Guanshan Yue Art Museum is the first museum in Shenzhen

Systematically carry out night delay services

Public art institutions

Since the launch of night time delayed opening in 2023

The Guanshan Yue Art Museum has held a total of events

28 "Art Museum Nights" events

Attracted over 8000 spectators to participate enthusiastically

Delayed opening at night to receive over 20000 visitors

From the Chinese New Year Symphony to Hanfu Art Collections, from intangible cultural heritage experiences to poetry and painting dialogues, these activities not only set a record of 16000 nighttime visitors per year, but also received widespread praise from all sectors of society. In 2024, the event was nominated for the National Art Museum Excellent Public Education Project by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and related reports covered important media such as Study Strong Country and People's Daily Online.

What is the entry for the art museum in your mind, which includes "the companionship of aesthetic education for all ages, all domains, and all times, the treasure box of civilized time, and the kaleidoscope of art"? As a special event for the 49th International Museum Day, the "Night at the Art Museum" attracted a large audience with the "vinyl disc" check-in section. They held "vinyl disc" ballots and cast them on the exhibition board for the "My Art Museum Entry", reflecting the diverse expectations of the public for cultural spaces.

The theme of International Museum Day 2025 is "The Future of Museums in a Rapidly Changing Society". In the face of new tasks such as safeguarding, innovating, and reconstructing cultural identity in a rapidly changing society, how museums can clarify their roles, actively respond to various opportunities and challenges, and resonate with the times is becoming a common issue faced by many art museums and galleries. Art museums should not only be art halls, but also urban cultural living rooms, "said director Chen Junyu in an interview." By opening at night, art museums have shifted from static exhibitions to dynamic audience participation, providing audiences with a composite experience and elevating them from a simple physical field to an emotional bond, establishing deeper connections with audiences

The event venue on that day

As a cooperative unit for jointly building, sharing and benefiting the people

Chen Junyu, Director of Guanshanyue Art Museum in Shenzhen

Ma Teng, Assistant Dean of Shenzhen Opera and Dance Theatre

To jointly build and share beneficial services for both parties

Ma Teng stated that the cooperation between Shenzhen Opera and Dance Theatre and Guan Shanyue Art Museum is an important attempt at cross-border integration of art. In the future, both parties will take "art without boundaries" as the core concept, and jointly explore the immersive art experience of "blending sound and painting" and the path of co building urban cultural brands. We believe that this cross-border cooperation can not only broaden the boundaries of artistic expression, but also provide citizens with richer cultural nourishment, making art truly a bridge connecting the past and the future, the local and the world

With the departure of the 'Art Night Boat', the 'Art Museum Night' in 2025 will continue to deepen cross-border exploration, combining high-quality resources such as professional exhibitions and public education to provide citizens with higher quality and richer forms of nighttime public cultural services.