Gala dinner celebrates French-Chinese cultural relations

The Louvre Museum will be celebrating its history with the exhibition “Invention of the Louvre: Eight Centuries of French History through the Museum’s Collections”, to be held later this year in China. The exhibition will show masterpieces from all departments of the Louvre, which will be held at the National Museum of China, in Beijing in December 2016.
A gala dinner was held in support of this significant project recently at Wynn Palace Cotai, Macau and was attended by over 500 government representatives and business leaders.
“The Louvre’s decision in choosing the enclave [Macau] to hold the Invention of the Louvre Gala Dinner to launch the exhibition campaign accentuates Macau’s role in the “One Belt One Road” route,” said Pansy Ho, China’s Ambassador of the Louvre Museum.
“It is a recognition and validation of Macau’s capability as a platform to bridge the East and the West, its important position in promoting international cultural exchange. […] I hope this event will further inspire exchanges between China and France, Beijing and Macau, and the exhibition will enrich the spiritual and cultural life experiences for China citizens,” said Pansy Ho.
Comprised of paintings, sculptures, prints and decorative arts spanning Europe, the United States, and Asia, “Invention of the Louvre” is intended to be an illustration of the museum’s on-going reinvention in carving new museological paths to nurture and deepen the appreciation of art and culture around the world.
“We are thrilled to be putting forward the history of the Louvre to audiences in China,” said Jean-Luc Martinez, President-Director of the Louvre Museum.