New Chinese Galleries

Rediscover four thousand years of the art of China in the PMA's newly reimagined and reinstalled Chinese galleries. 

Go deeper into the stories behind the objects, grouped thematically in four eye-opening sections: Belief in the Afterlife, Nature and Self-Cultivation, Exchanges with the West, and Order in the Imperial Court.

The new installation features recently conserved works, improved lighting, and a wide variety of objects, including a stunning collection of costumes and textiles, photographs, and contemporary art on view together for the first time.

Credit: Exhibition overview from museum website

Image: Tomb Guardian Creature (Zhenmushou), Artist/maker unknown, Chinese. Early to mid- 8th century, Earthenware with three-colored (sancai) glaze. (97.3 × 35.4 × 24.6 cm), Gift of Charles H. Ludington from the George Crofts Collection, 1923