On May 16th, the Department of Culture and Tourism of Guangdong released The 2022 Development Report on Museums in Guangdong Province (here in after referred to as the report). According to the report, by the end of 2022, the number of museums in Guangdong reached 377, with 82 of them being classified as national-level museums, ranking second in China. With a population of 126.568 million residents in the province at the end of 2022, Guangdong offers one museum for every 335,700 people.

Expansion of over 90,000 square meters to exhibition space

According to the report, the total museum area in the province expanded by over 90,000 square meters. By the end of 2022, there were 377 museums in the province, an increase of 10 from the previous year. Among them, 252 were state-owned museums, and 125 were non-state-owned. The total museum area in the province reached 2.0116 million square meters, an increase of 91,500 square meters from the previous year.

Furthermore, Guangdong Province boasts 82 national-level museums, ranking second in the country. The breakdown includes 10 first-tier national museums, 30 second-tier national museums, and 42 third-tier national museums.

The number of artifacts in Guangdong's museums has steadily increased. By the end of 2022, the province's museums housed a total of 2.5911 million artefacts, an increase of 71,300 items from the previous year. Among them, there were 87,042 precious cultural relics, with an additional 789 items compared to the previous year, demonstrating a continuous enrichment of museum collections.

360 museums open for free admission

As of 2022, there were 1,095 permanent displays in the province's museums, an increase of 87 from the previous year, along with 1,645 temporary exhibitions. The Guangdong Museum's exhibition, "The Three Cities: Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and Silk Export in the Ming and Qing Dynasties", was awarded the "International and Chinese Hong Kong, Chinese Macao, and Chinese Taiwan Nomination Award" at the 19th National Museum Exhibition Awards.

In 2022, Guangdong's museums welcomed a total of 34.1618 million visitors. Out of the 377 museums in the province, 360 of them offered free admission.

3,250 cultural and creative products

According to the report, in 2022, museums across Guangdong rolled out a total of 3,250 cultural and creative products, marking a 41% increase from the previous year. A wave of distinctive cultural and creative products quickly gained popularity.

The Guangdong Museum (Guangzhou Lu Xun Memorial Hall) took inspiration from the salvage and archaeological excavation of the ancient ship "Nanhai I" to create an innovative "Underwater Archaeology Blind Box". This cultural and creative product showcases a replica of the archaeological operations of the "Nanhai I" excavation.

The Foshan Zumiao (Ancestral Temple) Museum introduced cultural and creative products such as the Lion Dance-themed bus card, Lingnan-style mooncakes and ice cream with lion dance motifs, and a series of jewelry inspired by the temple's sacred beads.

The Nanyue King Museum collaborated with the Guangzhou Museum, Guangdong Folk Arts Museum, and Guangzhou Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology (Southern Han Dynasty Two Kings' Mausoleum Museum) for the first time to create a geometrically cool and futuristic digital project called "Museum Planet". This project showcased the facades of the four museums and was distributed for free, allowing visitors to experience the architectural splendor of renowned museums in Guangzhou.

The Guangdong Museum (Guangzhou Lu Xun Memorial Hall) launched digital collections such as the "Yuan Dynasty Cizhou Kiln Brown Glaze Xuanzang's Journey to the West Pillow" and "On the Bell Tower". The Guangdong Hakka Museum of China presented the digital collection "Hakka Twin Handles Pot".

广东博物馆新增10个馆、7.13万件/套藏品

5月16日，广东省文化和旅游厅发布了《广东省2022年度博物馆事业发展报告》（以下简称《报告》）。该《报告》显示，截至2022年年末，广东全省博物馆数量达377家，其中定级博物馆数量达82家，保持全国第二位；按2022年末全省常住人口12656.8万人计算，全省每33.57万人拥有1家博物馆。

馆舍面积增9万多平方米

《报告》显示，截至2022年年末，全省博物馆达377家，比上年增加10家；其中，国有博物馆252家、非国有博物馆125家。全省博物馆馆舍面积达201.16万平方米，比上年增加9.15万平方米。

同时，广东全省有国家一、二、三级博物馆82家，数量保持全国第二。其中，国家一级博物馆10家、国家二级博物馆30家、国家三级博物馆42家。

广东博物馆的藏品数量稳步增长。截至2022年年末，全省博物馆藏品达259.11万件/套，比上年增加7.13万件/套；珍贵文物87042件/套，比上年增加789件/套，博物馆藏品不断丰富。

360家博物馆免费开放

2022年，全省博物馆设有基本陈列1095个，比上年增加87个；设临时展览1645个。广东省博物馆《三城记——明清时期的粤港澳湾区与丝绸外销》获得第十九届全国博物馆十大陈列展览精品“国际及港澳台入围奖”。

2022年，广东全省博物馆接待观众3416.18万人次。全省377家博物馆中，有360家免费开放。

开发文创产品3250款

《报告》显示，2022年，广东全省博物馆开发文创产品3250款，比上年增长41%，一批特色文创产品火速“出圈”。

广东省博物馆（广州鲁迅纪念馆）以“南海I号”古沉船打捞与考古发掘为设计灵感，创新推出“水下考古盲盒”，以文创复刻“南海I号”考古打捞作业。

佛山市祖庙博物馆推出醒狮公交卡、狮舞岭南文创月饼和雪糕、祖庙灵珠系列首饰等文创产品。

南越王博物院发起联合广州博物馆、广东民间工艺博物馆、广州市文物考古研究院（南汉二陵博物馆）首次跨馆以四家博物馆建筑外立面原生创作出几何化的酷炫的数字文创——“博物馆星球”并免费发行，再现广州多家知名博物馆建筑风采。

广东省博物馆（广州鲁迅纪念馆）推出“元磁州窑褐彩唐僧取经图枕”“在钟楼上”数字藏品。广东中国客家博物馆推出“客家双系壶”数字藏品。

文｜羊城晚报全媒体记者 黄宙辉 通讯员 粤文旅宣
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翻译｜刘佳慧
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