广东美术馆白鹅潭馆区

The Bai'etan venue of the Guangdong Museum of Art occupies 19 Bai'etan South Road in Liwan District, Guangzhou, forming the eastern wing of the Bai'etan Greater Bay Area Art Center, a three-in-one complex that also houses the Guangdong Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum and the Guangdong Literature Museum. The centre stands where three rivers meet at Bai'etan, designed by the team led by Academician He Jingtang, with about 145,000 square metres of floor area, more than 40,000 square metres of exhibition space and 35,000 square metres of shared public area; its form reads as an ocean liner moored on the Pearl River, carrying a cargo of Lingnan culture. It was named one of Guangzhou's ten cultural landmarks in February 2024, inaugurated on 28 April 2024 and opened to the public on 1 May. The museum's original building on Ersha Island dates from 1997 and is one of China's first key national art museums, holding more than 40,000 works and collecting modern and contemporary Chinese art, modern art of Guangdong and the coast, international art and contemporary practice. The Bai'etan building rises eleven storeys with 65,000 square metres excluding shared areas, 25,000 square metres of display space, twenty-one galleries and extensive public art areas, focused on Chinese and international contemporary art, while Ersha Island (22,000 square metres, twelve galleries) concentrates on modern Guangdong art, together forming a two-venue, differentiated programme. Opening shows included 'New Era, New Leap'. Hours are 9:00 to 17:00 Tuesday to Sunday, last entry 16:30, closed Monday except public holidays, and individual visitors no longer need to book; enquiries on 020-88902999 or 020-88902888 for Bai'etan and 020-87351468 for Ersha Island. As a regional public museum it suits large exhibitions, academic forums, cultural brand projects and opening events, with gallery heights and floor loadings built to museum standards.