On the morning of September 1, the opening ceremony of the 9th “China Museum and Related Products and Technologies Expo” (“Expo”), under the guidance of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage and the People’s Government of Henan Province, and co sponsored by the China Museum Association, the China Society of Natural Science Museums and the People’s Government of Zhengzhou, was held in Zhengzhou International Convention Center. The theme of this “Expo” is “Museum of a New Era: Innovation, Development and Inheritance”. Gu Yucai, Deputy Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage, Liu Yujiang, Deputy Governor of Henan Provincial People’s Government, Liu Shuguang, Chairman of the China Museum Association, and He Xiong, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Zhengzhou Municipal Committee and Mayor, attended the opening ceremony and delivered speeches. Liu Yuzhu, Chairman of the China Heritage Protection Foundation, Cheng Donghong, Chairman of the China Natural Science Museum Society, Deng Lijuan, Deputy Director of the Second Bureau of the Central Civilization Office and Director of the Volunteer Service Promotion Center of the Propaganda Department of the Central Committee, attended the opening ceremony. The opening ceremony was presided over by Li Jinguang, Secretary General of China Museum Association. At the opening ceremony, Ms. Emma Nadi, the new chairman of ICOM, specially congratulated the opening of the Expo.
Gu Yucai pointed out in his speech that since 2012, China’s museum industry has gone through a decade of leapfrog development. A modern museum system with rich types and diverse subjects has basically taken shape, and is increasingly becoming an important force to serve national development, promote social progress, meet public needs, and enhance international exchanges. As one of the most influential events in China’s museum industry, the “Expo” has grown into an influential cultural and museum brand in the industry, playing an important role in displaying the development achievements in the field of museums, promoting the integration of cultural, museum, science and technology, promoting practical cooperation between domestic and foreign museums, and boosting the development of the cultural industry. This “Expo” is the first industry event in the field of cultural relics held after the National Cultural Relics Work Conference. It is not only a systematic review of the development level of national museums, but also a gathering of wisdom and enthusiasm for the development of museums in the future.
Gu Yucai pointed out in his speech that since 2012, China’s museum industry has gone through a decade of leapfrog development. A modern museum system with rich types and diverse subjects has basically taken shape, and is increasingly becoming an important force to serve national development, promote social progress, meet public needs, and enhance international exchanges. As one of the most influential events in China’s museum industry, the “Expo” has grown into an influential cultural and museum brand in the industry, playing an important role in displaying the development achievements in the field of museums, promoting the integration of cultural, museum, science and technology, promoting practical cooperation between domestic and foreign museums, and boosting the development of the cultural industry. This “Expo” is the first industry event in the field of cultural relics held after the National Cultural Relics Work Conference. It is not only a systematic review of the development level of national museums, but also a gathering of wisdom and enthusiasm for the development of museums in the future.
Liu Yujiang said that Henan is an important birthplace of the Chinese nation and Chinese civilization, the birthplace of modern archaeology in China and an important bearing place for the exploration of the origin of Chinese civilization. The origin, formation, development and prosperity of Chinese civilization are closely related to Henan. The 9th “Expo” is a grand event with rich exhibition contents, which is believed to be a grand event to publicize the achievements of Chinese museums and popularize Chinese excellent traditional culture. It is hoped that the exhibitors and guests can use the “Expo” platform to discuss the development plan of the museum industry, share the development achievements in the museum field, exchange information, share experience, deepen practical cooperation, promote more scientific research institutions and enterprises to pay attention to and participate in the development of relevant products and technologies, and expand new areas of cultural and museum industry development.
The Department of Museums and Social Cultural Relics of the State Administration of Cultural Relics, the Volunteer Service Promotion Center of the Publicity Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Chinese Society of Cultural Relics, the Chinese Archaeological Society, the Propaganda Department of the Henan Provincial Party Committee, the Department of Culture and Tourism of Henan Province, the Cultural Relics Bureau of Henan Province, the People’s Government of Zhengzhou City and other relevant units and persons in charge, the relevant leaders of the cultural relics administrative departments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government, the directors of the China Association Representatives of museums attended the opening ceremony. After the opening ceremony, the leaders and guests visited the exhibition area of this “Expo” and communicated with the participating museums and enterprises.
It is reported that this “Expo” was held after the National Cultural Relics Work Conference and on the eve of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, 645 enterprises and museums participated in the exhibition, with a total exhibition area of 60000 square meters. During this “Expo”, the “Second International Museum Youth Forum”, “Welcome to the Revival of the Twenty Powerful Countries, Let Me Tell You About Chinese Cultural Relics for Young People” and the museum volunteer service project experience exchange meeting will also be held, as well as more than 20 academic activities organized by the professional committees of the China Association for International Expositions.
The Expo will end on September 4.