木木美术馆(798)

M WOODS 798 occupies D-06 in the 798 Art District, No. 2 Jiuxianqiao Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, in the core of the district. The building was originally a 1950s military factory. The museum was founded in 2014 by collectors Lin Han and Lei Wanwan (Wanwan) and has three floors containing galleries, public and education spaces, a cafe and a bookshop. It received non-profit art institution status in 2015 and museum accreditation from the National Cultural Heritage Administration in 2020. M WOODS programmes both new work by contemporary artists and historical material; its collection also includes European Old Master paintings from the fifteenth to eighteenth centuries. It has given artists such as Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Hockney, Giorgio Morandi, Man Ray, Bruce Nauman, Richard Tuttle, Paul McCarthy and Martin Margiela their first institutional solo exhibitions in China, and has collaborated with Tate Modern and the British Museum. In 2018 Vector Architects made a lightweight renovation of the entrance, wrapping the industrial facade in a thin new skin. Exhibitions are regularly accompanied by performances, music, talks and other public programmes. M WOODS 798 is one of the most closely watched private contemporary art museums in Beijing and an anchor of the 798 district. The interior is deliberately flexible, allowing large installations and varied layouts.