It is understood that on August 23rd, 20 1 1, the municipal party committee and municipal government officially decided to transform the China Pavilion into the China Art Palace, and the future museum in the city into the Shanghai Museum of Contemporary Art. Adhering to the Expo experience of "diligence, pragmatism and sustainability", the two museums were rebuilt on February 26th, 20 1 1.
It is reported that the renovation of China Art Palace will keep the 60-meter floor of China Pavilion and transform it into an activity place providing various services for the society. The original 49-meter-high central film and television hall of the National Pavilion will be appropriately transformed into a sunshine exhibition hall, and the multimedia version of The Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival will be retained.
At the same time, China Art Palace also demolished the 4 1 m small train track and transformed it into an exhibition hall, retaining the function of 33 meters of middle management and transforming the original "low-carbon future" exhibition area into an exhibition hall. The original 0-meter sequence hall of the National Pavilion will be transformed into an audience reception hall, and an art service area and a public education area will be set up. On the basis of the original area of 26,000 square meters, the provincial and municipal joint pavilions have a local area of 9,000 square meters to meet the exhibition needs of "famous pavilions". Retain the original "National Treasures" special exhibition hall, and display the "Fairy Birthday Map" 12 screen painted by Ren Bonian. China Art Palace also has multi-function hall, lecture hall, library and other spaces to meet the actual needs.
It is reported that Shanghai Museum of Contemporary Art has integrated the original buildings and facilities of the future museum of the city, transformed some spaces, built exhibition halls in ultra-high-altitude rooms, added necessary equipment rooms and freight elevators, and retained the big chimneys, thus becoming exhibitions and public spaces of contemporary art in due course. (Chushan. Com editor: Yan Ling)