(Xinhua News Agency, Canberra, March 29)-Guo Degang, a crosstalk actor from the Australian National Museum (National Museum of Australia), signed an agreement in Canberra on the 29th, and Guo Degang will serve as the "cultural ambassador" of the Australian National Museum in China. Promote the museum and its exhibition.
Guo Degang arrived in Canberra today to sign a letter of consent as culture ambassador. In the future, he will assist in the promotion of the Australian National Museum's cultural program in China. During his stay in Canberra, Mr. Guo also visited the museum's heritage restoration studio, where he witnessed some tree paintings in preparation for the tour.
The head of the museum, Dr. Mathew Trinca, said he was very pleased that Mr. Guo was able to become their cultural ambassador. "the National Museum is responsible for promoting Australian history and culture around the world," he said. We are glad to have Mr. Guo to help us reach out to the Chinese people. "
The Australian National Museum will hold an exhibition entitled "Old Master" in China from July 2 this year. More than 150 bark paintings of famous Australian indigenous artists will be displayed in Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Shenzhen, Taipei and other cities. This will be the first exhibition of the museum's collection of bark paintings outside Australia.
Guo Degang visited the paintings at the Australian National Museum on the same day. "Art has no borders," he said. "I think it is a very good bond for art to interact and interact with each other."
Matthew Trinka, director of the Australian National Museum, said that Guo Degang has a great passion for traditional Chinese art, and that the Australian National Museum is also committed to promoting Australian traditional art because of this common ground. The Australian National Museum invited Guo Degang to serve as the cultural ambassador. The more than 150 bark paintings to be displayed in China by the Australian National Museum are selected from the collection of more than 2000 bark paintings.
"people-to-people exchanges are the cornerstone of bilateral relations," he said. The Australian National Museum held its first exhibition in China in 2002. Since then, we have had frequent exchanges with our Chinese colleagues and Chinese galleries, museums and galleries. If both sides have a better understanding of each other's culture, then the foundation of bilateral relations will be deepened and expanded, and all aspects of bilateral relations will be better. "
The Australian National Museum in Canberra, the capital, was officially opened in 2001 to showcase Australia's social history and focus on collecting exhibits about Australian history, especially those related to Aboriginal populations.