Illumination exhibition

“Illumination • A Thematic Exhibition on the History of Illustration” is the first special exhibition in the country to systematically present the historical context of illustration. It selects more than 200 illustration collections from Shenzhen Truth-seeking Illustration Museum, including a large number of precious grass paintings, pictorials, prints, manuscripts, ancient illustrations, and physical ancient books.

This exhibition takes the perspective of looking back at the history of illustration, and extracts the representative scientific and technological progress, representative events, and representative illustrators in different regions of China and the West along the context of the times. It also traces the trajectory of illustration art from ancient times to the early 20th century across the long river of culture and history, and concisely presents the development and evolution of illustration art design in the context of various eras.

Dates: Through Nov. 3

Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (closed on Mondays)

Venue: Shenzhen Art Museum, Longhua District

Metro: Line 4 or 6 to Hongshan Station, Exit A1