李自健美术馆

Lizijian Art Museum stands at No. 385, Section 1 of Xiaoxiang South Road, Yuelu District, Changsha, on the Xiang River bank inside the Yanghu Wetland Park area of the Xiangjiang New Area, next to the Xie Zilong Image Art Museum. It was founded and funded by the Chinese-American painter Li Zijian and his wife Dan Hui, broke ground on 1 January 2015 and opened on 1 October 2016 at a cost of about RMB 220 million. In July 2017 the World Record Certification agency recognised it as the world's largest single-artist museum, and in November 2017 the couple donated the building to the Xiangjiang New Area on condition that its name and non-profit status never change; admission remains free. The building covers 15.3 mu (about 10,200 sqm) with more than 25,000 sqm of floor area, surrounded by roughly 180 mu of lake and lawn. The collection displays 17 series and more than 300 original oil paintings by Li Zijian under the theme "Humanity and Love"; Zone A holds four dedicated galleries of over 6,000 sqm plus a historical archive hall, while Zone B and the ground-floor C area provide nearly 5,000 sqm in five temporary galleries. Facilities include the Venerable Master Hsing Yun calligraphy hall and library, the multi-purpose "Soul Space", a waterside concert hall, an international art bookshop, cafes, a creative-goods shop and a lakeside restaurant that hosts banquets. The building was designed by Wei Chunyu's local studio at Hunan University's Design Institute. Metro Line 3 Yanghu Wetland station is about a ten-minute cycle away, with buses 26, 318 and 222 nearby. It opens Tuesday to Sunday 9:30-17:30 and closes on Mondays.