CHINESE STORY IN MUSEUMS will be launched on mainstream platforms
Santa Ana, CA (April 18, 2023) – Museums preserve and document human civilization, and every piece of art history can be found there in its traces of existence. Chinese cultural relics are well reserved in many museums in the U.S., and their stories are worthy to be told.
The documentary, in a title of CHINESE STORY IN MUSEUMS, is a newly-launch program with a theme in museums for the TV series THE GLORY OF GLOBAL CHINESE. It is governed by CGTN America and co-produced by China Television Corporation, Cultural Foundations of Zhendai He (USA), and Be An Culture Group. The public launch of this documentary is held on April 18, 2023 at 3 p.m. Pacific Time at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, California. Its first episode about The Metropolitan Museum of Art will air on JUBAOTV.com on May 1st, 2023.
As the first Chinese production team dedicated to filming documentaries about museums, the production team has spent over a year planning, filming, and production. Top museums in the U.S. open its door for exclusive filming at their workplace including the Metropolitan of Arts in New York, Boston Arts Museum, Asian Arts Museum in San Francisco, and Nelson-Alkins Museum in Kansas City. It has interviewed experts and scholars among presidents, chairs, and curators in museums. Over the past few years, these outstanding industry leaders have been endlessly promoting Chinese culture, advocating public education in arts and bridge-building cultural exchange between U.S. and China.
Chai Yun, Cultural Consul of the Chinese Consulate General in Los Angeles
Xin Zhang
“They have given us an opportunity to seek inspiration and wisdom from the artifacts of history hidden in museums. First, start from Chinese stories, and later from any culture and civilization. After all, we share a common fate – and we share the same origin”, said Xin Zhang, Executive Vice President of CCTV UN & CGTN America.
Tina He
“We have hosted more than 60 online seminars with 50 scholars about museums around the globe. We hope to tell more stories about Chinese culture in European museums in future. As we are devoted to becoming a culture bridge by blending traditional legacies with modern innovations, we strive to encourage the younger generation to continue advocating Chinese culture to the world”, said Tina He, founder of the Cultural Foundations of Zhendai HE USA. She looks forward to further developing a strategic partnership with China Television Corporation on content production.
Anne Shih (Left 3)
In addition, one of the episodes in the TV series THE GLORY OF GLOBAL CHINESE, which entitled “Spreading the Beauty of Chinese Culture”, has featured Anne Shih, the Chairwoman of the Bowers Museum. She was awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor which is presented annually to a select group of individuals whose accomplishments in their field and inspired service to the United States are cause for celebration. Anne is instrumental in Bowers Museum’s mission of enriching lives through the world’s finest arts and promoting Chinese culture.
The public launch is supported by Bowers Museum and the Chinese Culture Development Center.
Please click here to watch the documentary CHINESE STORY IN MUSEUMS on May 1, 2023.
