Silk Road art museum alliance set up in Beijing

A Silk Road international alliance of art museums was established in Beijing on Tuesday.

The founding ceremony of the Silk Road international alliance of art museums and galleries is held in Beijing on June 19, 2018. [Photo/Xinhua]

The opening ceremony took place on the same day at the Beijing-based National Art Museum of China (NAMOC), attended by guests from national art museums and major art institutions of 18 countries and regions along the Silk Road, including Greece, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine and Vietnam.

"Different countries can improve their mutual understanding, friendship and win-win cooperation through the donation, collection and exhibition of unique art works," said Wu Weishan, curator of the NAMOC.

Wu Weishan, curator of the NAMOC, delivers a speech at the founding ceremony of the Silk Road international alliance of art museums and galleries in Beijing on June 19, 2018. [Photo/Xinhua]

The museum also held both a forum and a conference of the multi-cultural alliance on Tuesday.

The alliance has also opened an art exhibition featuring 17 art works from 14 countries along the Silk Road.