Three Joint Exhibitions at Meridian Gate
In January 2024, the Palace Museum launched three major exhibitions at the Meridian Gate Exhibition Hall, namely Al-Ula, Wonder of Arabia, Historic Encounters: Interaction Between China and West Asia in History, and The Glory of Ancient Persia.
The three distinctive exhibitions recount the glorious history of major civilizations along the Silk Road.
Based on relics from the Palace Museum, the Historic Encounters brings together 266 pieces (sets) of relics from 10 domestic and foreign archaeological and cultural institutions, including the National Museum of Iran, to tell a story of historical interaction and exchange between China and West Asia.
The Glory of Ancient Persia features 216 pieces of relics from various museums in Iran, most of which represent vivid evidence of the long-standing friendship between China and Iran.
The Al-Ula exhibition employed sound and light technology to recreate the magnificent oasis landscape of the northwestern Saudi Arabian city of al-Ula. It also features more than 230 pieces (sets) of relics that testify to the miraculous civilization created by local people over the past 7,000 years.
The joint exhibitions were an important move taken by the Palace Museum to implement the Global Civilization Initiative proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping, which aims to enhance mutual understanding between the peoples of various countries and explore the development of civilizations along the Silk Road by reviewing the history of exchanges and mutual learning between the ancient civilizations of China and West Asia.
午门三联展
2024年1月，故宫博物院在午门同期推出“埃尔奥拉——阿拉伯半岛的奇迹绿洲”“历史之遇——中国与西亚古代文明交流展”和“璀璨波斯——伊朗文物精华展”三大展览。
三大展览各具特色，经“历史之遇”展串联，勾勒出丝绸之路上重要文明的历史长卷。“历史之遇”展，以故宫博物院文物为基础，汇集伊朗国家博物馆等10家国内外考古文博机构266件（组）文物，讲述中国与西亚相遇相知、交往交流的历史故事。“璀璨波斯”展，汇集伊朗多家博物馆216件文物，多是两国友好往来源远流长的鲜活实证。“埃尔奥拉”展，用声光技术呈现沙特西北部城市艾尔奥拉壮丽的沙漠绿洲景观，用230余件（组）文物展示7000年来人类在此繁衍生息的文明奇迹。
此次联展，是故宫博物院践行习近平提出“全球文明倡议”的重要举措，通过回顾中国与西亚古代文明交流互鉴的历史，增进各国人民之间的相互了解，探寻丝绸之路上交流互鉴的文明发展之路。
