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Annual Report 2008 Report Annual Museum the Palace of the Forbidden City Publishing House City Publishing the Forbidden Annual Report Annual Annual Report 2008 of The Palace Museum The Forbidden City Publishing House 2008 of The Palace Museum The Palace of The Forbidden City Publishing House City Publishing The Forbidden 定价: 78.00元 Annual Report 2008 of The Palace Museum Annual Report 2008 of The Palace Museum Director: Zheng Xinmiao (Vice Minister of Culture) Executive Deputy Director: Li Ji Deputy Directors: Li Wenru, Jin Hongkui, Ji Tianbin, Wang Yamin, Chen Lihua, Duan Yong ※Address: No. 4 Jingshan qianjie, Beijing ※Postal code: 100009 ※Website: http://www.dpm.org.cn 6 Annual Report 2008 of The Palace Museum Contents Summery of Work in 2008 8 Collection Management and Conservation of Ancient Buildings 12 Exhibitions 20 Academic Research 38 Education, Publicity and Public Service 52 Digital Palace Museum 60 International Exchange and Cooperation 66 Financial Statements 82 7 8 Annual Report 2008 of The Palace Museum Summary of Work in 2008 asdsadadsasd 9 n 2008 the Palace Museum continue its activities relating to cultural I heritage protection activities which included collection management, an- cient architecture protection, exhibitions, visitor services, research and pub- lishing, information technology and international exchange. These activities promoted preservation of the Forbidden City and the further development of a modernized museum facility. A quick overview of the Museum’s projects includes: In 2008, the museum received 9.49 million visitors from home and abroad. It carried on the work of ordering the collections, resulting in the compilation of four volumes on the museum’s painting collection in The Compendium of the Palace Museum’s Collection, which were the first to be published. As part of the large-scale ancient building maintenance, repair and con- servation project, the maintenance and repair of the Gate of Supreme Har- mony, the Hall of Supreme Harmony and the Gate of Divine Prowess — all located in the key tourist areas were completed in mid July and reopened to visitors. Efforts were made to strengthen research management, advance aca- demic studies and augment influences in academic circles according to the guidelines of Forbidden City Studies. 10 Annual Report 2008 of The Palace Museum The museum explored scientific means of exhibition toward improv- ing cultural heritage protection, fine-tuned exhibition arrangements and added to the exhibitions on display, thereby highlighting the uniqueness of Chinese court culture. In 2008, eighteen new exhibitions were held inside the museum. The museum continued to improve its public service capacities by providing lectures on the Forbidden City, organizing thematic tours and visitor questionnaires and building barrier-free access. The museum established a cultural exhibition information platform and completed the development of the Automated Office System 3.0 in an effort to advance information technology. It cooperated with other museums through joint exhibitions and col- laborations, participated in various international academic exchanges and sent groups to study foreign museums and world heritage sites. In this way, it broadened the scope of international exchange and further strengthened its ties and cooperation with foreign museums. Summary of Work in 2008 11 12 Annual Report 2008 of The Palace Museum Collection Management and Conservation of Ancient Buildings 13 Examining artefacts I. Collection Management ccording to The Palace Museum Plan for Sorting Collections, 2004 ~ 2010, A a total of 367,070 objects were examined in 2008. To date, 580,405 objects, or about 62% of the 940,000 total of recorded objects, have un- dergone this process. One of the major achievements of this work was the publication of four volumes on the painting collection in The Compendium of the Palace Museum’s Collection. In the meantime, meetings on cultural heritage administration were convened on a regular basis to keep those con- cerned with the project informed of the progress made in sorting the mu- Interface of the new Collections Manage- seum’s artifacts, to exchange views and experience and to ensure that the ment Information System work will be completed in 2010 as planned. The museum updated and improved its collection management sys- tem. On May 26, the new system for managing the flow of the museum’s objects and their movement in and out of storage was officially put into service. In order to strengthen the security of collected cultural relics, anti- seismic measures were taken in storage rooms and on cultural relics on dis- play and video monitoring devices were installed in storage areas. The museum accelerated research on cultural relics protection and strived to conserve its collections and ancient buildings by using advanced 14 Annual Report 2008 of The Palace Museum Published Volumes of The A Published Volume of The Compendium of the Palace The cover of An Overview Compendium of the Palace Museum’s Collection of the Palace Museum’s Museum’s Collection Collections in Beijing and Taipei technology. A total of 247 cultural relics were repaired and restored, in sup- port of exhibitions and other programs. It continued to strengthen its efforts in protecting and restoring textiles, in the scientific conservation of ancient buildings and mural paintings and in the fumigation of cultural relics. It Mounting and repair skills of ancient made progress on a diversity of projects, including the project for the pro- calligraphic works and paintings of the tection and restoration of relics related to imperial ceremonies, the research Palace Museum was named as China’s state-level intangible cultural heritage project on non-invasive inspection techniques of cultural relics with X-ray apparatus, the research project on the management of cultural relic storage and exhibition environments, the research project on the iron construction of the Crystal Palace and its protection and the keeping records on the pro- tection and restoration of artifacts. In 2008, the Palace Museum collated information for two reports: “Mounting and repair skills of ancient calligraphic works and paintings” and “Construction techniques of ancient official buildings” that were of- ficially included in the second round of China’s state-level intangible cul- Construction techniques of ancient offi- tural heritage. The Ancient Ceramics Test and Research Lab of the museum cial buildings of the Palace Museum was named as China’s state-level intangible was officially designated by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage cultural heritage (SACH) as its key research center for the conservation of ancient ceram- ics. At present, the Palace Museum is planning to make a TV documentary called Unique Techniques from the Palace Museum on cultural relics restoration techniques and use it as an opportunity to preserve and systematically col- late intangible cultural heritage. In 2008, the museum acquired 135 pieces of ancient stone tablet rubbings in forty-six groups and accepted seven donations of thirty-seven cultural relics. The Museum accepted the following donations: Collection Management and Conservation of Ancient Buildings 15 1. Mr. Wang Shiqing and his wife Shen Jiaying donated twenty paint- ings dating from the Qing Dynasty (1644 ~ 1911) to the Republic of China (1911 ~ 1949). 2. Three professors with Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute donated their own creations: Spring in the Air by Qin Xilin, A Silent Observer by Zhou Guozhen and A Family Blessed with Many Sons (jar in contending colors) by Shi Yuren. 3. Mr. Zhou Rongxin from Chengdu, Sichuan donated a Tang dy- A Qing boccaro teapot made by craftsman nasty vessel from the Qiong kiln. Yang Pengnian donated by Mr. Li Jun 4. Li Jun, president of the Asian Capital Forum, donated a Qing boc- caro teapot made by craftsman Yang Pengnian with an inscription by Chen Mansheng. 5. Mai Xiuwei, Board Director of Xindongyang Group in Taiwan, do- nated a fencai (famille-rose) large ceramic bowl made for export during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor (1736 ~ 1795). 6. Mr. Jao Tsung-I donated ten paintings including Emaciated Horse. 7. Blancpain, the Swiss watch manufacturer owned by Swatch Group, donated a one-of-a-kind version of its Carrousel Volant Une Minute — the Fencai Large Ceramic Bowl made for Blancpain Qiankun Carrousel wristwatch. export during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor Donation Ceremony of the Blancpain Qiankun Carrousel wristwatch by Blancpain, the Swiss watch manufacturer owned by Swatch Group The Blancpain Qiankun Carrousel wrist- watch donated by Blancpain, the Swiss watch manufacturer owned by Swatch Group 16 Annual Report 2008 of The Palace Museum Restoration pragram in 2008 repaired programs repairing programs Plan to repair II. Conservation of Historical Architecture The Palace Museum made steady headway in the conservation and maintenance of the Forbidden City in accordance with The Outline of the Master Plan on the Conservation of the Forbidden City. It convened the fifth meeting of the Advisory Committee on Repair of the Forbidden City and brought to full play the role of the engineering experts on the committee. To reinforce information transparency, it held press conferences to release information on major repairs in the renovation project. The maintenance and repair of the Gate of Supreme Harmony, the Hall of Supreme Harmony and the Gate of Divine Prowess — all located in key tourist areas — were completed in mid-July and reopened to visi- tors. Since this major repair project was launched in 2003, the tasks of its first phase, as specified in The Outline of the Master Plan on the Conservation of the Forbidden City, were accomplished. These repairs covered an area of 38,083 square meters and included ancient buildings like the Hall of Mar- tial Valor, the main structure of the Meridian Gate as well as the eastern and Collection Management and Conservation of Ancient Buildings 17 Restoration of the Palace of Longevity and Health Restoration Site western wings along the central axis of the complex and other buildings in the neighborhood, the Hall of Imperial Peace, the Storage of Opera Cos- tumes, the Gate of Supreme Harmony, the Hall of Supreme Harmony and the Gate of Divine Prowess.
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