The 10th Chinese Exposition of Museums and Relevant Products and Technologies was concluded in Hohhot, the capital of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on August 28, 2024. At this national museum industry event, museums in Hunan Province made their first group appearance and won 13 awards. Among them, one gold, two silver, and seven bronze awards were given for the best display, and two cases were awarded for the best educational activities. The Hunan Provincial Museums Society was honored the best organization award.

The awards ceremony.

Hunan organized 16 cultural and museum units to participate in the four-day expo. Themed "culture casting soul, science and technology empowerment", the Hunan pavilion featured comprehensive, red, and thematic museum areas. It mainly demonstrated academic research, public education, cultural and creative development, and digital construction of each museum, presenting the latest achievements in the deep integration and development of "culture plus science and technology" and "culture plus tourism".

A 3D design sketch of the Hunan pavilion.

1. Gold Award for Best Display: Hunan Museum (Hunan Provincial Cultural Relics Identification Center)

2. Two Silver Awards for Best Display: Shaoshan Mao Zedong Memorial Museum and Changsha Museum

3. Seven Bronze Awards for Best Display: Liuyang Museum, Hunan Museum of Geology, Changsha Jiandu Museum, Longshan County Liye Qin Slips Museum, Hunan CPC History Museum, Hunan Lei Feng Memorial Hall, and Memorial Hall of Liu Shaoqi

4. Two best cases of educational activities: "Bamboo and Wood Carrying Civilization - Jiandu Writing Experience" of Changsha Jiandu Museum, "Ming Umbrellas Drawing Experience" of Yiyang Museum.

5. Best Organization Award: Hunan Provincial Museums Society

This article is from the Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.

Translator: Yu Jiangjiang

Chinese source: Official WeChat of Hunan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism