Sea World Culture and Arts Center
| Sea World Culture and Arts Center | |
|---|---|
Hanyu Pinyin | Hǎishàng Shìjiè Wénhuà Yìshù Zhōngxīn |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Jyutping | hoi2 soeng6 sai3 gaai3 man4 faa3 ngai6 seot6 zung1 sam1 |
PRC | |
| Coordinates | 22°28′59″N 113°54′43″E / 22.483°N 113.912°E |
|---|---|
| Architect | Fumihiko Maki |
| Website | http://www.designsociety.cn |
Sea World Culture and Arts Center is a waterfront situated multi-use culture and arts center within the greater
Located in Shekou,
The park around the building was also designed by Maki and associates in collaboration with the landscape architecture firm Studio on Site.[3] In front of the building is a statue of Yuan Geng, a foundational figure for Shekou, with a bilingual inscription in Chinese and English.
The total cost was 1.3 billion yuan ($196 million
Museums & Galleries
One museum is the Shekou Museum of Reform and Opening Up, on the center's third floor.[7][8]
Another is the V&A Gallery, managed by Design Society, a group run jointly by the Victoria and Albert Museum and the SWCAC.
Education
The SWCAC hosts educational events for local schools, hosted by Design Society. These include annual events such as the Nanshan School Makerfaire and MakeFashion Edu Runway show, as well as ongoing classes such as Design Thinking classes and student gallery tours.
References
- ^ a b Adams, Cathy (December 1, 2017). "Shenzhen's new V&A-approved culture centre to showcase city's artistic side" – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ "Shenzhen Sea World Culture and Arts Center / Maki and Associates". 20 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Shekou Sea World Culture and Arts Center - Culture/Art Gallery - Shenzhen, Shekou Entertainment, Food and Lodging". www.shenzhenparty.com. 2 December 2017.
- ^ "How the Victoria and Albert Museum in China signals a new design for Shenzhen". WTVA News.
- ^ Fionnuala McHugh, CNN Graphics by Natalie Leung. "How the Victoria and Albert Museum in China signals a new design for Shenzhen". CNN.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ Tsui, Enid (2017-10-27). "New US$196m Shenzhen arts centre to open, but questions remain about future programmes". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- ^ Tsui, Enid (2017-12-04). "Shenzhen's new design museum should give Hong Kong food for thought as it awaits completion of M+ museum of visual culture". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- ^ Stuart Heaver (27 December 2018). "Unsung hero of China's opening up 40 years ago remembered at Shenzhen museum". South China Morning Post.