The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art |
Chinese
art put Kansas City on the map nationally and internationally in
the art world.
Since
opening in 1933, the Nelson-Atkins has actively collected, preserved,
studied and exhibited works of Chinese art. Even before the Museum
was built, its benefactors planned to include the first major museum
gallery dedicated to Chinese art in America.
Around
1930, the Museum began acquiring works of art from China to build
a collection that would represent this oldest continuous civilization's
highest achievements in every medium of art and from every historical
period. Thereafter, the Nelson-Atkins has been able to maintain
consistently high standards, making its permanent Chinese art collection
one of the finest in the world.
With
nearly 8,000 accessioned works of high quality, the Chinese collection
- as its benefactors envisioned - consists of masterpieces in each
of China's artistic forms and from every historical stage, beginning
with Neolithic times through to the 20th century.
The
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is recognized nationally and internationally
as one of America's finest general art museums.
~~~~~~~~~
Copyright(c) 2002-2011 Asia-KC.org. All rights reserved
Your Link to the Kansas City