arts
Poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for.
— John Keating
Welcome to this little “e-museum” — a personal gallery of snapshots featuring artistic wonders and cultural relics!
The “exhibits” here range from paintings and ceramics to sculptures and beyond — basically, anything that blew my mind during visits to museums. You might also stumble upon some of my own photography, when I felt inspired (or just lucky with the lighting 😎).
If you’re also a fellow art & history enthusiast, I’d be thrilled to hear about what’s captivated you too — feel free to share!
展厅布置中 / Exhibition Hall Under Preparation
Arts in Stillness - Adrift in Time and Land
- Fine Art -
Mauritshuis (莫瑞泰斯皇家美术馆), visited in Sep 2022; picture borrowed from museum website
British National Gallery, visited in Dec 2024; picture borrowed from here
Alte Pinakothek, visited in Dec 2024; picture borrowed from here
Albertina Museum Wien, visited in Feb 2023; picture borrowed from Wikipedia
*Госуда́рственный Эрмита́ж (圣彼得堡冬宫博物馆), Dec 2025; picture borrowed from here
Tate Britain, visited in Oct 2024; picture borrowed from museum website
Museum Escher in Het Paleis (埃舍尔博物馆), visited in Dec 2022; picture borrowed from museum website
《从城市撤退》作品局部; 天府美术馆藏, 参观于2024年1月
Koninklijke Musea voor Schone Kunsten van België (布鲁塞尔皇家博物馆&美术馆), visited in May 2024; picture borrowed from here
中华艺术宫, 参观于2024年4月; 图片源自网络
Ashmolean Museum, visited in Aug 2024; picture borrowed from museum website
- Cultural Relic -
苏州博物馆, 参观于2020年10月
舞女陶俑; 苏州博物馆 - 古希腊艺术特展, 参观于2023年10月
苏州博物馆, 参观于2023年10月
中国国家博物馆, 参观于2023年11月
Probably made by Sabah Ragab, Rames Wissa Wassef Art Center, Egypt; Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery, visited in May 2025; picture borrowed from here
From Mexico (1400s-1500s), an icon of Aztec art; British Museum, visited in Jul 2025
巴巴多斯总理2007年赠礼; 中央礼品文物管理中心藏, 参观于2025年7月
商代青铜仪仗兵器; 山东博物馆藏, 参观于2025年7月; 图片源自网络
香港故宫文化博物馆藏; 参观于2025年8月
- Miscellany -
摄于长白山登山的摆渡车上, 道路颠簸, 抓拍实属偶得之, 2017年7月
摄于南京明孝陵景区入口不远处, 2020年11月
摄于一次从洛桑回苏黎世的列车上, 抬头忽然见日落, 2023年6月
中国美术馆藏, 朱宪民摄; 参观于2023年12月
黄山, 摄于2024年4月
King’s College London, Jul 2024
Zollverein, visited during a conference at Universität Duisburg-Essen in Sep 2024; photo by Benchao Su
Tucson, Arizona, visited during the Arizona Winter School 2025 in March 2025
IHES, visited during a conference in Oct 2025
Let me also list below the museums I’ve enjoyed so far
碑林博物馆；秦兵马俑博物馆；陕西省历史博物馆；西安博物院；西安事变纪念馆
故宫博物馆；中国国家博物馆；中国国家大剧院；中国美术馆；中央礼品文物管理中心
南京博物院；南京六朝博物院；南京大屠杀遇难同胞纪念馆
上海博物馆；上海城市规划展览馆
三峡博物馆
山东博物馆
沈阳故宫博物院；九·一八历史博物馆
四川博物院；金沙遗址博物馆
伪满皇宫博物馆
扬州双博馆（扬州博物馆与扬州雕版印刷博物馆）；扬派盆景博物馆
碑林博物馆；秦兵马俑博物馆；陕西大剧院；陕西省历史博物馆；西安博物院；西安事变纪念馆
香港故宫文化博物馆
Ashmolean Museum; British Museum; Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery; Courtauld Gallery; Tate Britain; The National Gallery; Victoria and Albert Museum
Landesmuseum Zürich (瑞士国立博物馆); Kunsthaus Zürich (苏黎世美术馆); Zoologisches Museum (苏黎世动物标本博物馆); Opernhaus Zürich (苏黎世歌剧院);
Museum Sammlung Rosengart (罗森加特收藏馆); Gletschergarten Luzern (冰河博物馆); KKL文化会议中心
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam (荷兰国立博物馆); Van Gogh Museum (梵高博物馆); Mauritshuis (莫瑞泰斯皇家美术馆); Escher in Het Paleis (埃舍尔宫殿博物馆); *Louwman Museum (洛曼汽车博物馆)
Museo Nazionale Scienzae Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci (达·芬奇国家科学技术博物馆)
Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique (比利时皇家美术馆); Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent (根特美术馆)
Albertina Museum Wien (阿尔贝蒂娜博物馆); Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien (维也纳自然史博物馆); Möbelmuseum Wien (帝王家具展); Musikverein Wien (金色大厅); Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (维也纳艺术史博物馆); Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (奥地利国家图书馆); Schloss Belvedere (美景宫); Schloss Schönbrunn (美泉宫); Sisi Museum (茜茜博物馆)
Arts in Motion - My Post-memories of the 1990’s
- Movies -
- Edward Scissorhands (剪刀手爱德华) 1990
- Scent of a Woman (闻香识女人) 1992
- 霸王别姬 (Farewell My Concubine) 1993
- 重庆森林 (Chungking Express) 1994
- Pulp Fiction (低俗小说) 1994
- Mission: Impossible (碟中谍) 1996
- もののけ姫 (幽灵公主) 1997
- La vita è bella (美丽人生) 1997
- Titanic (泰坦尼克号) 1997
- Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (两杆大烟枪) 1998
- Eyes Wide Shut (大开眼戒) 1999
- Fight Club (搏击俱乐部) 1999
- TV Shows -
- シティーハンター (城市猎人) manga series 1985-1991; TV show 1987
- 编辑部的故事 1992
- 过把瘾 1994
- Friends (老友记) 1994-2004
- (Rock) Music -
- California Dreamin’, The Mamas & the Papas 1965
- 21st Century Schizoid Man; Epitaph, King Crimson “In the Court of the Crimson King” 1969
- Candy Says; What Goes On; Pale Blue Eyes…; The Velvet Undergound “The Velvet Underground” 1969
- Long Long Time, Linda Ronstadt “Silk Purse” 1970
- Heart Of Gold, Neil Young “Harvest” 1972
- Hotel California, Eagles “Hotel California” 1976
- I Want to Break Free, Queen “The Works” 1984
- With or Without You; I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For, U2 “The Joshua Tree” 1987
- 新长征路上的摇滚 (Rock ‘n’ Roll on the New Long March), 崔健 《新长征路上的摇滚》 1989
- Don’t Break My Heart; 无地自容 (Shameful), 黑豹乐队 《黑豹》 1991
- 挪威的森林 (Norwegian Forest), 伍佰 & China Blue 《爱情的尽头》 1996
- Viva La Vida, Coldplay “Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends” 2008 - not a pre-2000 song, but, you know, Coldplay formed in London in 1997…