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| Established | November 2007 |
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| Location | 798 Art Zone, Beijing China |
| Coordinates | 39°59′21″N 116°29′17″E / 39.989057°N 116.48793°E |
| Director | Philip Tinari |
| Website | [1] |
The Ullens Center for Contemporary Art
(Abbreviation: UCCA; simplified Chinese: 尤伦斯当代艺术中心; traditional Chinese: 尤倫斯當代藝術中心; pinyin: yóu lún sī dāng dài yì shù zhōng xīn)
Art Museum
[edit]A non-commercial contemporary art museum situated in Beijing, China.[1] Founded by Belgian art collector Baron Guy Ullens and his wife Myriam,[1]
The UCCA was officially opened in November 2007.
With the first contemporary arts library in China and art galleries,[2] the center is annually visited by upwards of one million people.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kennedy, Randy (July 26, 2007). "A Belgian Couple Will Give Beijing a New Home for Contemporary Art". New York Times. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
- ^ Brendan McGetrick (February 4, 2008). "Big in Beijing: The Ullens Centre for Contemporary Art". Art Review. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
- ^ Everett-Green, Robert (October 24, 2012). "Is China building too many museums too fast?". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved October 30, 2012.