3. Rembrandt and His Time: Masterpieces from The Leiden Collection
It is a must-see world-class exhibition at the National Museum of China in Beijing. The exhibition features 11 Rembrandts, the only privately owned painting by Johan Vermeer, and works by five generations of Dutch artists.
The Leiden Collection exhibition makes history by presenting the largest assemblage of Dutch Golden Age paintings ever to visit China.
If you go:
9 am - 5 pm, closed on Mondays, through Sept 3. 16 East Chang'an Avenue, Dongcheng district, Beijing. 010-65116400. 50 yuan
4. From Monet to Soulages
The evolution of modern Western painting is showcased at the exhibition. On show are dozens of paintings that exemplify artistic movements beginning from the early 19th century to the 1980s. The featured styles comprise realism, impressionism, symbolism, cubism and surrealism. The paintings are from the collection of the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Saint-Etienne Metropole. The exhibition is a highlight of this year's Festival Croisements, a Sino-French exchange event.
If you go:
10 am - 5 pm, through Aug 31, closed on Mondays. Tsinghua University Art Museum, No 1 Tsinghua University Campus, Haidian district. 010-62781012. 20-60 yuan
