Datong Art Museum
大同市美术馆
A half-sunken art museum designed by Foster + Partners, with a folded roof resembling mountain ranges. It is an architectural landmark of Yudong New District.
The Datong Art Museum was designed by the British firm Foster + Partners and opened around 2018. Most of the building is set partly underground. Its roof is made of four staggered pyramid-shaped volumes, which echo the mountain outlines around Datong and traditional roof forms. The museum hosts contemporary art and calligraphy and painting exhibitions. Its galleries are tall and open, with plenty of natural light. Admission is free, and reservations are usually required. The museum is closed on Mondays. Together with the Datong Museum, the concert hall and the library, it forms the Four Halls complex, and architecture enthusiasts can visit all of them on foot.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 09:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Datong Museum
- Wenying Lake Ecological Park
- Datong Fantawild Adventure
- Datong Confucian Temple
- Northern Wei Mingtang Site Park
- Datong Guandi Temple
- Prince Dai's Mansion
- Nine-Dragon Wall