Culture Beat: 2023 OLYMP'ARTS to be held in October

The Zappeion Palace in Athens, Greece Photo: Courtesy of Hou Ruiliang

2023 OLYMP'ARTS to be held in October

The OLYMP'ARTS 2023 will be held on October 5 at the Zappeion Palace in Athens, Greece, where art lovers from all over the world will be able to enjoy the great event. During the event, a variety of art disciplines will blossom and multiple artists will share their ideas with each other in an exciting way.

OLYMP'ARTS was founded under the support of the United Nations during the 1990s. It is a worldwide art event that aims to demonstrate the important role art plays in building a better world by bringing together people from different cultures to create works of art that reflect their unique values.

With the theme "Environment, Climate and Energy," this year's conference will focus on issues closely related to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Around the theme, the opening ceremony of the conference will come with exhibitions, forums and also other events. Through a series of activities, the conference looks forward to realizing the vision of lighting up the world with art.

Ming Dynasty ceramics exhibition in Beijing  

A Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) ceramics exhibition debuted in Beijing on Tuesday. The exhibition showcases 99 restored Ming Dynasty flower pattern ceramic works unearthed from the Jingdezhen imperial kiln site.

The exhibition is being co-hosted by the Prince Kung's Palace Museum and the Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln Institute. It cleverly incorporates the scenery of the four seasons at Prince Kung's Palace by providing a backdrop for the gallery space and establishing a connection between the surroundings and the artifacts on display. 

The exhibition aims to provide a dialogue that transcends time and space, with a particular focus on the floral motifs used to decorate the ceramics. The exhibition explores the different functions of these vessels, from their roles in drinking tea and wine to holding flowers or incense as part of the refined daily rituals of life. 

In order to keep up with the latest trends in museum field, the Prince Kung's Palace Museum has recently transformed itself into a first-class cultural relics exhibition hall with constant temperature and humidity. In the future, it will cooperate with a number of museums to continuously launch exhibitions of precious relics that match the historical and cultural connotations of the Prince Kung's Palace Museum.

The exhibition is set to run until August 27.