About
The Guangzhou Art Museum, known in Chinese as 广州艺术博物院, is an art museum in Yuexiu District, in the city of Guangzhou in Guangdong Province, southern China. Its address is 13 Luhu Lu, and it is well suited to a visitor who wants to spend a few hours with Chinese art in one place.
What you will see
The collection covers several strands of Chinese artistic practice:
- Chinese paintings, in the brush-and-ink tradition
- Calligraphy, an art closely tied to Chinese writing and scholarship
- Ceramics, showing the craft of shaping and firing clay
- Contemporary works, placing newer art alongside the older forms
Taken together, these give a sense of how traditional and modern Chinese art sit side by side, which makes the museum a useful introduction for first-time visitors as well as a rewarding stop for those already familiar with the field.
The setting
The museum is housed in a traditional Chinese architectural setting, so the building is part of the experience as much as the works inside it. Moving between galleries here gives a feel for the design of the place alongside the art it holds.
Planning your visit
Yuexiu District is a central part of Guangzhou, so the museum can be combined with other sights and neighbourhood walks in the area. For the latest visiting arrangements, you can call the museum on +86-20-81819630 before you go.
