Museum · BEIJING
National Art Museum of China (NAMOC)
中国美术馆 · Zhōngguó Měishùguǎn
About
China's premier museum of modern Chinese art. Free entry; rotating exhibitions of 20th- and 21st-century painting, calligraphy, sculpture.
NAMOC was founded in 1963 and holds the most substantial collection of 20th-century Chinese art in the country, including the masters Qi Baishi, Xu Beihong, Zhang Daqian, Lin Fengmian. Rotating exhibitions cover modern painting, traditional ink, sculpture, ceramics. The 1958 Soviet-influenced building is itself a notable example of 1950s socialist-modern architecture.
How to get there
Metro Line 5 to Dongsi or Line 6 Beihai North.
When to visit
Weekday morning.
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- Accessible China — mobility-friendly 7 days in Beijing and Shanghai
7d · Seven days in Beijing and Shanghai planned for visitors with mobility limitations — step-free access, English-language signage, accessible transport and accommodation notes throughout.
- Modern architecture tour — Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou, 7 days
7d · Seven days focused on China's architectural output since 1990 — Shanghai's Pudong towers, Beijing's Olympic-era structures and Guangzhou's Zaha Hadid and Rem Koolhaas commissions.
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