The Guangdong Museum of Art was built in 1997 and is one of the first national key art museums. It is a modern multifunctional art museum that integrates six functions: collection, research, exhibition, education, exchange, and service. As an important window to showcase the cultural image of Guangdong and promote Lingnan culture, Guangdong Museum of Art has always adhered to the cultural mission of "inheriting the Lingnan art genes, exploring the development of art ecology, promoting international art exchanges, and enhancing the artistic literacy of the people". Based on local conditions, radiating to the bay area, paying attention to the whole country, and facing the international community, it constantly seeks breakthroughs in various work such as high-quality collection, high-level utilization, and high-quality services, striving to create a national and even world-class art palace.
Since its establishment, Guangdong Museum of Art has adhered to the academic attitude of "conscious autonomy, openness and diversity", taking "Chinese modern and contemporary art, especially Guangdong and coastal modern and contemporary art, international art and contemporary art" as the main academic research and collection direction, exploring diversified curatorial mechanisms, promoting modern and contemporary art research, and sorting out the contemporary art ecology. At present, Guangdong Museum of Art has a collection of over 40000 pieces (sets), covering traditional categories such as Chinese painting, oil painting, printmaking, sculpture, as well as contemporary works such as installations and images. It has established five major collection and research systems, including "Guangdong Art, Chinese Modern Art, Contemporary Art, Overseas Chinese Art, and International Art and Art Literature", and is the most important art collection and research base in South China; Established academic brand projects with international influence, such as "Guangzhou Triennale", "Guangzhou Image Triennale", "Guangzhou Design Triennale", "GDMoA Annual Artist Academic Nomination Exhibition", etc. The exhibition has won national awards for many consecutive years. Based on its own collection and academic direction, Guangdong Museum of Art has established research centers such as Guangdong Modern and Contemporary Art Research Center, Guangdong Contemporary Art Research Center, Art Literature Research Center, and Guangdong Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area Art Protection and Restoration Center. It has established influential academic propositions in a diverse academic atmosphere, witnessed and promoted the development of Guangdong art and contemporary Chinese art.
New era, new leap forward. The completion and opening of the Bai'etan Greater Bay Area Art Center has brought new development space and opportunities to the Guangdong Museum of Art, forming a new pattern of "one museum, two areas, staggered development" for the two major museum areas of Bai'etan and Ersha Island. The Bai'etan Museum Area is located in the eastern part of the Bai'etan Greater Bay Area Art Center, with a building area of 65000 square meters (excluding public areas) and an exhibition area of 25000 square meters. It has 21 exhibition halls and a vast public art area. The museum area focuses on the ecological research of Chinese contemporary art and international contemporary art development, explores international art exchange and cooperation, and strives to build a comprehensive contemporary art venue with international influence that showcases the achievements of Lingnan culture's "double innovation", promotes the construction of a humanistic bay area, and promotes exchanges and mutual learning between Chinese and foreign civilizations. The Ersha Island Museum Area is a precious historical building with a history of nearly 30 years, reflecting the changes of the reform and opening up era. It has a total area of 22000 square meters and 12 exhibition halls, with an exhibition area of about 8000 square meters. The museum area focuses on the research of modern Guangdong art since the 20th century and builds an important base for the study of Guangdong's modern art history. At the same time, the museum area focuses on promoting the protection and restoration of artworks in the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area and southern China, injecting new momentum and stimulating new vitality into the development of Guangdong's art and cultural heritage.
Guangdong Museum of Art will continue to focus on high-quality collection, high-level utilization, and high-quality services, strengthen research and collection, revitalize collections, and promote cultural benefits for the people. It will actively promote the cultural prosperity of the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area and contribute to the high-quality development of Guangdong culture and the construction of a strong cultural province in Guangdong.
The Guangdong Museum of Art was built in 1997 and is one of the first national key art museums. It is a modern multifunctional art museum that integrates six functions: collection, research, exhibition, education, exchange, and service. As an important window to showcase the cultural image of Guangdong and promote Lingnan culture, Guangdong Museum of Art has always adhered to the cultural mission of "inheriting the Lingnan art genes, exploring the development of art ecology, promoting international art exchanges, and enhancing the artistic literacy of the people". Based on local conditions, radiating to the bay area, paying attention to the whole country, and facing the international community, it constantly seeks breakthroughs in various work such as high-quality collection, high-level utilization, and high-quality services, striving to create a national and even world-class art palace.
Since its establishment, Guangdong Museum of Art has adhered to the academic attitude of "conscious autonomy, openness and diversity", taking "Chinese modern and contemporary art, especially Guangdong and coastal modern and contemporary art, international art and contemporary art" as the main academic research and collection direction, exploring diversified curatorial mechanisms, promoting modern and contemporary art research, and sorting out the contemporary art ecology. At present, Guangdong Museum of Art has a collection of over 40000 pieces (sets), covering traditional categories such as Chinese painting, oil painting, printmaking, sculpture, as well as contemporary works such as installations and images. It has established five major collection and research systems, including "Guangdong Art, Chinese Modern Art, Contemporary Art, Overseas Chinese Art, and International Art and Art Literature", and is the most important art collection and research base in South China; Established academic brand projects with international influence, such as "Guangzhou Triennale", "Guangzhou Image Triennale", "Guangzhou Design Triennale", "GDMoA Annual Artist Academic Nomination Exhibition", etc. The exhibition has won national awards for many consecutive years. Based on its own collection and academic direction, Guangdong Museum of Art has established research centers such as Guangdong Modern and Contemporary Art Research Center, Guangdong Contemporary Art Research Center, Art Literature Research Center, and Guangdong Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area Art Protection and Restoration Center. It has established influential academic propositions in a diverse academic atmosphere, witnessed and promoted the development of Guangdong art and contemporary Chinese art.
New era, new leap forward. The completion and opening of the Bai'etan Greater Bay Area Art Center has brought new development space and opportunities to the Guangdong Museum of Art, forming a new pattern of "one museum, two areas, staggered development" for the two major museum areas of Bai'etan and Ersha Island. The Bai'etan Museum Area is located in the eastern part of the Bai'etan Greater Bay Area Art Center, with a building area of 65000 square meters (excluding public areas) and an exhibition area of 25000 square meters. It has 21 exhibition halls and a vast public art area. The museum area focuses on the ecological research of Chinese contemporary art and international contemporary art development, explores international art exchange and cooperation, and strives to build a comprehensive contemporary art venue with international influence that showcases the achievements of Lingnan culture's "double innovation", promotes the construction of a humanistic bay area, and promotes exchanges and mutual learning between Chinese and foreign civilizations. The Ersha Island Museum Area is a precious historical building with a history of nearly 30 years, reflecting the changes of the reform and opening up era. It has a total area of 22000 square meters and 12 exhibition halls, with an exhibition area of about 8000 square meters. The museum area focuses on the research of modern Guangdong art since the 20th century and builds an important base for the study of Guangdong's modern art history. At the same time, the museum area focuses on promoting the protection and restoration of artworks in the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area and southern China, injecting new momentum and stimulating new vitality into the development of Guangdong's art and cultural heritage.
Guangdong Museum of Art will continue to focus on high-quality collection, high-level utilization, and high-quality services, strengthen research and collection, revitalize collections, and promote cultural benefits for the people. It will actively promote the cultural prosperity of the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area and contribute to the high-quality development of Guangdong culture and the construction of a strong cultural province in Guangdong.
Wang Shaoqiang
Director
Professor Wang Shaoqiang serves as the Secretary, Director, second-class researcher of relics and museology of Guangdong Museum of Art. He is a doctoral supervisor, expert who enjoys special allowances from the State Council, councilor of China Artists Association, Director of Guangdong Art Museum Association, and Deputy Director of Guangdong Artists Association. He has been selected as one of the leading talents in publicity, ideology, and culture for the Guangdong Special Support Plan, and cultivated for Guangdong’s “Ten-Hundred-Thousand” Project, twice for “Art Power 100” and one of the Influential Figures by National Arts Magazine. He has won the 22nd Italy Naples Cultural Classics (INCC) Award, the 14th Golden Star Award for Chinese Artists: Face in Focus in 2023, and the 4th Premio Artis Suavitas 2023. He served as the Chief Curator of the Chengdu Biennale in 2023, was rated as International Promoter of Lingnan Culture in 2023, and was selected into the “Guangdong Artists’ Workshop” by Guangdong Federation of Literary and Art Circles in 2024.
Professor Wang Shaoqiang has presided over and curated over 200 professional exhibitions with significant international and domestic influence. He has solidified and enhanced the brand status and international influence of the “Guangzhou Triennial”, refined and deepened the authority and influence of the “Guangzhou Image Triennial” in the industry. And the "Guangzhou Design Triennial", which he acted as initiator, has vigorously promoted academic research and practical exploration in the field of design. His projects have won “Award for Outstanding Exhibitions of Nationwide Art Museums”, the supreme award for art exhibitions, three times, the “Excellent Project Award of Outstanding National Museum Collection Exhibition” for six years, and “National Art Collection and Donation Program” four times, leading China with Guangdong’s fine art undertakings. His public education activities such as “Art Museum Classroom” and “Art Treatment, A Flower in Ward” have been rated as excellent projects by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. He undertakes multiple scientific research projects such as scientific testing and restoration of art collections in Guangdong Province, as well as talent cultivation. Mr. Wang undertakes multiple scientific research projects such as scientific testing and restoration of art collections in Guangdong Province, as well as talent cultivation. He actively promotes the construction and completion of the Baietan Greater Bay Area Art Center, Baietan Section of Guangdong Museum of Art, injecting new vitality and connotation into the art ecology of Guangdong and even the whole country.
Hu Ruitao
Deputy DirectorHu Ruitao is the Deputy Director and Secretary General of Guangdong Museum Development Foundation (GMDK), and a researcher of relics and museology. He graduated from the School of Economics & Management of South China Normal University in 2003, and once served in the Display Department, Administrative Office and Mobile Museum of Guangdong Museum successively. He was appointed the Deputy Director of Guangdong Museum of Art in September 2019.
Jiang Fei
Deputy DirectorJiang Fei graduated from the School of Humanities and Law, Nanchang Hangkong University in 2010. From 2010 to 2022, he served as staff member, senior staff member and principal staff member of Administration for Industry and Commerce of Lufeng City, Guangdong Tourism Bureau, and the Department of Culture and Tourism of Guangdong Province. He was appointed the Deputy Director of Guangdong Museum of Art in September 2022.
Wang Shaoqiang
Director
Professor Wang Shaoqiang serves as the Secretary, Director, second-class researcher of relics and museology of Guangdong Museum of Art. He is a doctoral supervisor, expert who enjoys special allowances from the State Council, councilor of China Artists Association, Director of Guangdong Art Museum Association, and Deputy Director of Guangdong Artists Association. He has been selected as one of the leading talents in publicity, ideology, and culture for the Guangdong Special Support Plan, and cultivated for Guangdong’s “Ten-Hundred-Thousand” Project, twice for “Art Power 100” and one of the Influential Figures by National Arts Magazine. He has won the 22nd Italy Naples Cultural Classics (INCC) Award, the 14th Golden Star Award for Chinese Artists: Face in Focus in 2023, and the 4th Premio Artis Suavitas 2023. He served as the Chief Curator of the Chengdu Biennale in 2023, was rated as International Promoter of Lingnan Culture in 2023, and was selected into the “Guangdong Artists’ Workshop” by Guangdong Federation of Literary and Art Circles in 2024.
Professor Wang Shaoqiang has presided over and curated over 200 professional exhibitions with significant international and domestic influence. He has solidified and enhanced the brand status and international influence of the “Guangzhou Triennial”, refined and deepened the authority and influence of the “Guangzhou Image Triennial” in the industry. And the "Guangzhou Design Triennial", which he acted as initiator, has vigorously promoted academic research and practical exploration in the field of design. His projects have won “Award for Outstanding Exhibitions of Nationwide Art Museums”, the supreme award for art exhibitions, three times, the “Excellent Project Award of Outstanding National Museum Collection Exhibition” for six years, and “National Art Collection and Donation Program” four times, leading China with Guangdong’s fine art undertakings. His public education activities such as “Art Museum Classroom” and “Art Treatment, A Flower in Ward” have been rated as excellent projects by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. He undertakes multiple scientific research projects such as scientific testing and restoration of art collections in Guangdong Province, as well as talent cultivation. Mr. Wang undertakes multiple scientific research projects such as scientific testing and restoration of art collections in Guangdong Province, as well as talent cultivation. He actively promotes the construction and completion of the Baietan Greater Bay Area Art Center, Baietan Section of Guangdong Museum of Art, injecting new vitality and connotation into the art ecology of Guangdong and even the whole country.
Hu Ruitao
Deputy DirectorHu Ruitao is the Deputy Director and Secretary General of Guangdong Museum Development Foundation (GMDK), and a researcher of relics and museology. He graduated from the School of Economics & Management of South China Normal University in 2003, and once served in the Display Department, Administrative Office and Mobile Museum of Guangdong Museum successively. He was appointed the Deputy Director of Guangdong Museum of Art in September 2019.
Jiang Fei
Deputy DirectorDeputy Director of Guangdong Museum of Art Jiang Fei graduated from the School of Humanities and Law, Nanchang Hangkong University in 2010. From 2010 to 2022, he served as staff member, senior staff member and principal staff member of Administration for Industry and Commerce of Lufeng City, Guangdong Tourism Bureau, and the Department of Culture and Tourism of Guangdong Province. He was appointed the Deputy Director of Guangdong Museum of Art in September 2022.
organizational structure
1. Office: Responsible for comprehensive administrative coordination, document handling, archival management, procurement and supply of office and living supplies, vehicle management, lunch supply management, administrative reception, physical management of fixed assets, bidding plan preparation, and Party affairs.
2. Human Resources Department: Responsible for position management, personnel allocation, recruitment and hiring, labor salaries management; attendance management; professional and technical title evaluation and appointment; employee training and assessment; labor insurance benefits, public medical care, family planning, employment contract management, social insurance; and exit application.
3. Finance Department: Responsible for preparing the institution’s budget and year-end financial reports, accounting and reimbursement for fund accounts, management of state-owned assets and fixed assets, participation in major economic decision-making, review of economic contracts with external organizations, and internal audit of expenditure items.
4. Academic Affairs Department: Responsible for coordination of the Research and Curatorial Department, Exhibition Design Department, Collection Department, Public Education Department, Information Communication Department, Humanities Library, and Art Development Department; comprehensive management of exhibition scheduling and contracts; management of external affairs, public relations, exhibition coordination, academic and professional receptions, and opening ceremony organization.
5. Research and Curatorial Department: Including Modern Art Research Office, Contemporary Art Research Office, and Modern International Art Research Office. Responsible for organizing, planning, and implementing exhibitions and academic activities. An Editorial Office is also included, responsible for the publication of exhibition catalogues, exhibition information, magazines, yearbooks, and collected works planned by the museum.
6. Exhibition Design Department: Responsible for exhibition setup and dismantling planning and implementation; exhibition project initiation, supervision, and check and acceptance; management of exhibition venues, exhibits, warehouses and equipment; exhibition display design; design and printing of journals, posters, invitations and promotional materials.
7. Collection Department: Responsible for acquisition, collection, preservation, restoration, and mounting of collections; management of collection archives and information; research and display of collections; and daily work of the Academic Committee.
8. Public Education Department: Responsible for planning and hosting of academic lectures, visitor guides, interactive visitor workshops, and other public art education services; recruitment, organization and management of museum volunteers; and front desk management.
9. Information Communication Department: Responsible for communication with the media for the establishment of museum image and promotion of exhibitions through news, advertisements, and reports; management of the official website and WeChat account; and production of audio-visual and image materials.
10. Art Development Department: Responsible for management of the Art Training Center; development and management of extended business projects of the museum’s main operations; conversion of existing resources, development of derivative products; and the seek of legitimate sponsorship from various sectors of society.
11. Humanities Library: Responsible for public reading room management; book storage management; book and document preservation; and collection and archiving of materials related to exhibitions and academic activities.
12. Logistics Management Department: Responsible for cleaning and sanitation, landscaping, pest control, water supply, electricity supply, and property maintenance; operation and maintenance of air conditioners, elevators, lightings, telephones, computers, and networks; property leasing management; and renovation and expansion projects follow-ups.
13. Security Department: Responsible for comprehensive internal security, fire safety, and civil defense; security team management; central control room duty management; security technology and fire safety equipment management; and fire safety education and inspections for the entire museum (leased areas included).
