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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
From June 12 to 15, the Moscow Seasons were held in Beijing. This comprehensive event became one of the key projects implemented within the framework of the cross-cultural Years of China and Russia, and also dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the establishment of sister-city relations between Beijing and Moscow.
On June 13, as part of the business part of the festival program, a plenary session on the topic of “Cities of the Future. Synergy of the Strategic Partnership of Moscow and Beijing” was held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Beijing, dedicated to issues of tourism, culture, transport, innovation and industrial development.
Speaking in a section dedicated to the work of museums, the head of the Russian Cultural Center in Beijing, Tatyana Urzhumtseva, emphasized that the RCC acts as a connecting platform between Russian and Chinese museums, art galleries, theaters, art groups and other participants in the Russian-Chinese cultural dialogue.
According to her, the RCC also supports the exhibition activities of Russian museums not only by being present at the venues and participating in the opening ceremony of their exhibitions, but also by preparing and conducting a large information campaign that attracts Chinese visitors to the museum halls. The RCC also participates in recording video content on the social networks of Chinese partners.
In addition, Tatyana Urzhumtseva added that in the anniversary year for China and Russia – the year of the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War and the war against Japanese aggression – the RCC, together with the Beijing Society of Russian-Chinese Friendship, will hold an exhibition of paintings in August dedicated to the victory of the peoples of the two countries and Russian-Chinese friendship.
Zhang Jing, Director of the Resources Section of the Beijing Culture and Tourism Administration, also spoke in this section. He introduced ten new tourist routes launched by the Administration this year, including those related to museums: the “This is Shang Yin” exhibition, Beijing Central Axis Tour, Dunhuang Famous Art Schools Tour, Ancient and Modern Olympic Park Tour, Three Hills and Five Gardens Park Complex Tour, 798 Art Zone Contemporary Art Exhibition Tour, Zhoukoudian Human Site Walking Tour, and others.
Representatives of the Museum of Moscow, the Museum of Cosmonautics (Moscow), the State Historical Museum (Russia), the Capital Museum (Beijing), the Beijing Automobile Museum, the Museum of World Music Culture (Dalian) and others made presentations of their institutions.
Following the meeting, cooperation agreements were signed between several museums, which actively contributed to the development of Chinese-Russian inter-museum exchanges and humanitarian bilateral cooperation in general.
Text and photos: Tao Lijiao