The Tag Art Museum in the Qingdao West Coast New Area opened to the public on Aug 12.

The Tag Art Museum in Qingdao West Coast New Area [Photo/qingdaonews.com]

Designed by famous French architect Jean Nouvel, the art museum has 12 exhibition halls built along the coast. Spanning an area of 5,837.5 square meters, the art museum has a main building area of 17,000 sq m.

Located on the southern bank of Tangdao Bay, the non-profit art institution will present to the public a variety of art forms, including classic and contemporary creations, fashion and design, as well as music and performance works.

A poster for the exhibition Beyond [Photo/tagartmuseum]

The first exhibition of the art museum, titled Beyond, opened to the public on Aug 12. Curated by Fan Dian, president of the Central Academy of Fine Arts and president of the China Artists Association, and Zhang Zikang, curator of the Central Academy of Fine Arts Art Museum, the exhibition includes the works of 14 leading domestic and foreign artists. Most of the works are on show for the first time in China.

The exhibition will run till Jan 6, 2022.

If you go

Tag Art Museum

Address: 1111 Yinshatan Road, West Coast New Area, Qingdao

Bus: Take Development Zone Bus No 50 to Qingdao Tag Art Bay station

Parking: Free parking is available at the art museum

Contact: 0532-86671111

Opening time: Tuesdays to Sundays (closed on Mondays, except public holidays); 10:00--18:30 from May to October (admission closed at 18:00), 10:00--17:00 from November to April (admission closed at 16:30)

For more information, please follow the official website, the official WeChat account or Weibo account of Tag Art Museum.