National Art Museum of China
China DailyNational Art Museum of China 中国美术馆 Address: 1 Wusi Street, Dongcheng district, Beijing Hours: 9:00-17:00 Closed Mondays General admission: Free Tel: 84033500 Facade of the National Art Museum of China The National Art Museum of China is the only national museum of the plastic arts in China. Apart from fine art masterpieces by acclaimed Chinese artists active in every period of history, the museum's permanent collection also includes lively folk arts that still thrive across the country, such as clay figurines, paper cuts, and new year woodblock prints. Among the many donors to NAMOC were the German art collector couple Peter and Irene Ludwig, who generously donated 117 works by artists from Europe and the United States, including Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol and Gerhard Richter. Portrait of Peter Ludwig, by Andy Warhol, screen print, collection of the National Art Museum of China donated by Peter Ludwig