Tianjin Cultural Center

　　Starting from May 19, 2012, the highly anticipated various cultural venues of Tianjin Cultural Center were opened to the public for trial, with the Tianjin Museum, Tianjin Art Museum, and the Cultural Center branch of Tianjin Library receiving visitors from all walks of life free of charge.

　　Tianjin Cultural Center is a people’s project aimed at promoting the great development and prosperity of Tianjin’s culture for the benefit of future generations, as well as the largest public cultural facility construction project in Tianjin’s history. The project covers a total area of 90 hectares, including eight sub-projects: the newly built Museum, Art Museum, Library, Grand Theater, Sunshine Amusement Park, Civic Plaza, underground transportation hub, infrastructure, and supporting landscape projects. The total construction area is approximately 1 million square meters, with the four major cultural venues accounting for 310,000 square meters. Construction began in September 2009, and after more than two years of hard work, a first-class, century-quality project was completed, delivering a satisfying result to the public and history.

　　The Tianjin Museum has a construction area of 57,000 square meters, with five floors above ground and one below, and an exhibition area of 14,000 square meters. It includes sections for Ancient History, Treasures, Modern History, Temporary Exhibitions, as well as 13 other exhibition halls featuring jade artifacts, calligraphy, paintings, ceramics, etc. The museum houses a collection of 200,000 cultural relics, 200,000 books and materials, and nearly 1,000 national first-class relics. The new museum will exhibit nearly 5,000 cultural relics, serving as a venue for Tianjin’s cultural relic collection and display, as well as a city hall for cultural dissemination, exchange, and sharing.

　　The Tianjin Art Museum has a construction area of 32,000 square meters, with four floors above ground and one below, and a total exhibition area of 10,000 square meters. It is Tianjin’s first comprehensive plastic arts museum dedicated to collecting, researching, promoting, and showcasing the works of modern and contemporary artists. It includes sections for Contemporary Art, Modern Plastic Arts, Multi-functional Art Galleries, and Chinese Art.

　　The Cultural Center branch of Tianjin Library has a construction area of 57,000 square meters, with five floors above ground and one below. Its main functions include lending, digital reading, book storage, academic exchange, social education, ancient book preservation and restoration, etc. It is a large-scale comprehensive public library integrating the collection, organization, storage, research, and service of documentary information resources. The library holds 6 million volumes and offers 24/7, fully free, self-service borrowing and returning services, becoming a paradise of knowledge and a venue for lifelong learning.

　　The Tianjin Grand Theater has a construction area of 105,000 square meters, with five floors above ground and three below. Its design concept is “the city’s stage,” featuring a simple, grand, harmonious, and rounded architectural form. The theater consists of an opera house, concert hall, and a small theater, with a total of 3,200 seats. It presents over 300 high-level domestic and international cultural performances annually, becoming a hall for citizens to enjoy high art.

　　Tianjin Cultural Center integrates public cultural venues, urban parks, citizen leisure centers, and youth activity spaces, serving as Tianjin’s center for showcasing high art and promoting culture and arts. It is a beautiful urban living room and a harmonious civic playground, playing an important role in enhancing the city’s cultural soft power, enriching the spiritual and cultural life of residents, and improving the cultural literacy of citizens.

　　Ticket Price: Free Admission

　　Scenic Area Level: Tourist Attraction

　　Address: Hexi District, Tianjin City, east of Youyi Road, west of Longchang Road, south of Leyuan Avenue, north of Pingjiang Avenue

　　Business Hours: Open All Day

　　Inquiry Phone: 022-12301 (Tianjin Tourism Service Hotline)

Tianjin Cultural Center