From April 20 to 22, 2017, the preliminary review meeting for the 14th (2016) National Top Ten Museum Exhibitions was held in Beijing. Guan Qiang, Deputy Director of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage, and Duan Yong, Director-General of the Department of Museums and Social Cultural Relics, attended the meeting to provide guidance. The preliminary review panel—comprising judges randomly selected from the expert pool, including Bai Yuntao, Yu Jun, Wan Quanwen, Zhang Lizhi, Liu Ning, Li Zongyuan, Yan Hongming, Li Yuejin, Chen Kaiyu, Zhu Yajuan, and Song Xiangguang (listed in the order of their selection)—as well as two ex officio members, An Laishun and Li Yaoshen, from the event’s organizing body—conducted a preliminary evaluation of 71 exhibition projects that met the eligibility criteria, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the “Measures for the Promotion of the National Top Ten Museum Exhibitions” and the “Official Letter on Launching the 14th (2016) National Top Ten Museum Exhibitions Promotion Activity.”

Following on-site scoring by expert reviewers and statistical verification and cross-checking by a professional accounting firm, 20 domestic exhibition projects—including the “History of the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center” exhibit at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center History Exhibition Hall—and two international exhibition projects—such as the “Masterpieces of Italian Renaissance Drawings from the British Museum”—have advanced to the final round of evaluation.

This year’s promotion event features two new changes in its organizational framework: First, more specific requirements have been introduced for projects that, following a renovation of their permanent exhibits, are resubmitted—namely, “Permanent exhibitions that have undergone significant revisions may be eligible for consideration after the renovation; applicants must provide a detailed explanation of the changes and submit exhibition outlines both before and after the renovation.” Second, an online submission process has been added. The event’s organizing office received a total of 74 project applications, of which 71 ultimately passed the review and were deemed eligible for participation—69 domestic exhibitions and 2 cross-border exhibitions.

In accordance with the schedule of this year’s promotion event, the final review meeting and awards ceremony will be held in Beijing as part of the main venue activities for the 2017 International Museum Day on May 18.

Finalist Projects for the 14th National Museum Top Ten Exhibition Excellence Recommendation (2016)

Exhibitions within the territory (sorted by administrative division)