The Ministry of Culture of China reported that in 2009 in Beijing will begin construction in the country's largest museum of modern art

China's Culture Ministry announced that in the near future the country will be a new contemporary art museum, which will be the largest in China. The works will start in the first half of 2009 on the territory Yihaodi International Artbase in Beijing.

According to the Ministry of Culture of China, the initiative to set up the museum covers an area of about 66 thousand square meters, comes from the Center for International Cultural Exchange. The head of the center, Jun Lu (Lu Jun), said: «Many pieces of modern contemporary art, such as the huge statue, as well as the auction of work do not fit in the halls of the existing museums». The new building will also be exhibitions of modern artists from China and other countries.

The new museum will be erected on the draft 46-year-old architect Pei Zhu (Zhu Pei), the author of Building Digital Beijing - Information Center 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. «The museum will resemble something unfinished - told Zhu Pei - he would not like the sight or architectural monument. Artists will be able to transform it at will by the installations and statues, and objects can be delivered using the carts in any of the facilities building ».

Construction is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2010.

Sources: xinhuanet.com , artinfo.com