Major collaborations between top museums in China and UK

An item from the exhibition "Ming: 50 Years that Changed China" in the British Museum in London. [Photo/IC]

7. Exhibition "Ming: 50 Years that Changed China"

The British Museum and Chinese museums

Sept 18, 2014 - Jan 5, 2015

The Ming exhibition featured 108 cultural relics from 10 museums in China, plus items from the British Museum and collections in Japan, the United States and Europe. The pieces on display told the story of the rapid changes that occurred in Chinese society between 1400 and 1450, the early years of the Ming Dynasty. The exhibition attracted 121,000 visitors, making it the museum's biggest Chinese cultural heritage show in terms of numbers.